Basic Figures for Urban Sketches Tips & techniques

Do avoid drawing figures in your streetscapes because you're afraid how they will look? Discover a simpler way to approach them which will give you credible figures to support your buildings and streets.

[@mell5111]

This is the best explanation I've ever heard for how the principle of distance works by observing the feet while the heads are hanging on the horizon line. Thank you!!

[@stephentraversart]

Great to know it was really helpful Mel. Thanks. 😀

[@aztecacastaneda9322]

Esos sketchs parecen puros grabados en agua tinta son excelentes gracias

[@stephentraversart]

Gracias. Eres muy amiable😀

[@nathankoski5426]

The videos you make are so helpful. I really appreciate them, please keep up the good work.

[@stephentraversart]

Very kind of you to tell me Nathan. Please tell your friends who draw about my channel if you think it could help them as well. 😀

[@Drakoa85]

I really love your videos. Thanks to you I've started to draw again. So big thanks Mr. Travers!

[@stephentraversart]

I am always excited to hear this Gianluca. All the best with it. 😀

[@anick6265]

Thank you so helpful video. I subscribe for sure💕

[@ranger2316]

Thank you. I'm going to try this!

[@stephentraversart]

Great. I have another more recent video in this as well if you’re interested 😀

[@alexch5106]

I was waiting for this tutorial. Thank you

[@stephentraversart]

Hope it’s helpful Alex. 😀

[@geoffreydowen5793]

Thank you, wonderful touches

[@stephentraversart]

My pleasure Geoffrey 😀

[@jcepri]

This is excellent!! Thank you!! Subscribed!

[@stephentraversart]

Awesome, thank you Jeff. 😀

[@MP-th4nx]

Thanks Stephen ... terrific video.

[@stephentraversart]

Glad it was helpful. Thanks. 😀

[@Anders.B]

Great tips. Thank you

[@stephentraversart]

You are so welcome!

[@nicoleweddepohl]

Thank you 😊

[@stephentraversart]

You're welcome 😊😀

[@MusicforBalletClass48]

SUPER!!!

[@stephentraversart]

Thanks. Great to hear!

[@MusicforBalletClass48]

@@stephentraversart my pleasure!

[@karenkaren9526]

Well done

[@stephentraversart]

Appreciate that Karen. All the best with putting people in your scenes. 😀

[@dross2036]

Excellent, as always. Thank you. However, I'd love to see more real-time drawing speed. Speeded up drawing is less useful and perhaps even misleading to a beginning drawer. I often slow down the playback speed and that helps tremendously, but then I have to mute the audio.

[@stephentraversart]

Thanks Ross I do hope to post a few more real time videos. I archive the real-time video for most of the drawings. 😀

[@carolinafernandez-quintani9114]

Fan-tas-tic!!

[@stephentraversart]

Appreciate that Carolina. 😀

[@Liliphant_]

What exactly do you mean by one pose per figure? I don't understand

[@stephentraversart]

I mean don’t try and draw a complex pose where different limbs bend and the torso twists etc. These are support acts in this sort of overall scene, and we can draw a more simple pose more realistically more easily. 😀

[@Liliphant_]

@@stephentraversart got it, thank you!

[@alma-wi]

WHY on earth do my heads alwys turn out tooo big ?

[@stephentraversart]

Sounds like you’re drawing them too big. That would do it!😆 Try drawing them too small. That way they might be just right!😀

[@jcepri]

being aware of it is step #1