In this lesson we continue drawing the human knight. We give the knight some form and fill.

Now add the shading to finish up the drawing - this is where you look at the light cast on your subject and use shading to give a three dimensional look to the figure.

Accentuate the musculature of the figure and use strokes with your pencil that go in the direction of the fibers of muscle. Look for low spots on the body and darken these in. Use an eraser to take out the graphite at the highest points of the muscles. The thighs are a good example of this.

This drawing is just a rough sketch to help you understand the process of drawing a human body. With practice and time you can draw some great figures but you have to understand that any good drawing takes a bit of time and concentration. The example shown on the next page of a male torso took about three hours for me to draw. It is a good example of how you will be drawing if you have the patience and do the practice.

Take a look at the more detailed male torso

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