Hey everybody, in this video lesson, I'm going to be walking you through my process for sketching the female torso and hips. I'll be showing you how I break down the anatomy and structures using simple and basic shapes. what some of the key differences are between the female body and the male body. And I'll be showing you the torso in several different dynamic twisting motions. So with that being said, let's get right to it. Okay, guys, we're going to start here by sketching the female torso from the front view.

So first, we're going to begin with a vertical line. This is going to be the central line of action. Next, draw a line for the shoulder placement up top. Then after that sketch an oval for the rib cage and then draw a upside down triangle for the lat muscles in the back. After we've done that, we're going to sketch two circles for the shoulder placement. Draw the midsection and sketch the hips.

Keep in mind, the female figure is going to be more curvy than the male figure. So the hips are going to be very wide and curved. Okay, now the next steps are going to be to define the abdominal section, as well as the breasts along with the traps and neck up top. Okay, now we're going to define the rib cage, abdominal muscles and sketching the obliques on the sides of the midsection. Then we're going to define the shoulders and throw in the upper arms and legs, you guys can get a brief idea of how they connect to the torso overall. Okay, now the last thing that I'm going to do here is lightly sketch in the head so that way we can measure out the torso and head lines to make sure it's correct proportionally.

And the female torso should be less than three headlights tall. So we're going to measure that out here on the side real quick. All right, next we're going to sketch the torso from the side view. From the side, the torso is going to appear curved, it's not going to stand straight up and down. So we're going to start with that line of action, and we're going to sketch a curved line here. Next, draw an oval for the rib cage along with a circle to show the shoulder placement.

We're also going to sketch in the spine just to get a sense of the flow from the top of the torso down to the hips. Then we're going to sketch the midsection and the hips. Next, we're going to draw in the abdominal section, the breast, trap muscle and neck on top of the torso. And then we're going to sketch the lat muscle in the shoulder blade in the back. I'm also going to throw in the head real quick to show the placement Then we're going to define the ribcage and draw the small surface anterior muscles beneath the breast, along with the oblique muscle in the midsection, and then I'm just going to quickly throw in the shoulder, upper arm and upper leg. Now remember the shoulder, otherwise known as the deltoid is going to be split into three main sections of muscle.

So you want to make sure you define those clearly here. Okay, and example three, we're going to sketch the female torso from the back. So to begin, we're going to repeat steps one and two from example one from the front view. Although this time we're going to exclude the breast and the abdominal section since we're viewing it from the back this time. Okay, after we've done that, we're going to quickly sketch in the upper arms, legs as well as the head Next, we're going to sketch in the trap muscles, the shoulder blades and the shoulders. Followed by the Latin muscles and obliques.

And finally, the lower back area tailbone and the gluteus maximus muscles. Okay, now that we've sketched the torso from those three points of view, we're now going to move into exploring some dynamic twisting motions. So what I like to do when thinking of the torso twisting to the side, is I like to picture the torso as a three dimensional rectangle. And then what you want to do is take this 3d rectangle and twist it. This is just an easy way to simplify the complex structures and the motion and movement of the different limbs and muscles when the torso is in this motion. And now we're going to sketch the first example here showing the torso twisting with one arm extending out in front, and the other in the back.

And I'm going to follow all the steps that we covered in the first three examples of this video when building this pose. And now, when the torso twists, it's usually as a result of the limbs in motion. So usually when an arm is reaching forward and back, and then when the legs move the leg opposite to the arm that's reaching out is going to be back and then the other leg is going to be facing forward. sketching the torso from this kind of dynamic angle really takes a lot of practice. And it can be frustrating at first but don't give up because Cuz once you get a grasp of just how easy it is to construct the pose, you're going to have a lot more fun doing it. Okay, so we're going to sketch one more example here showing the torso twisting.

And this time, it's going to be shown from the back view. So again, we're going to picture the torso looking like a 3d rectangle that's twisting. And once you get this simplified concept down, it's going to be a lot easier to construct the actual pose itself. So here, we're going to start sketching the pose, and we're going to follow all the steps that we covered in the third example, showing the torso from the back view. As I always say when doing these sketches, forms follow gesture, so you want to make sure the overall gesture of the pose and the limbs is nice and smooth and fluid before the To build upon them with all the muscle structures, that way your pose is going to look nice and fluid rather than static and stiff. fantastic job.

Congratulations for completing lesson two. By now you should have a much better grasp on drawing the female torso and hips. Now before we move forward, I want to do a quick little recap of what we covered here. So you always want to remember that when you're starting your sketch, always begin with basic and simple forms and shapes. This will help simplify the structures a lot more easily so that way you can build upon them. And you also want to remember that the female torso is going to be a lot curvier than that of the male.

And you also want to expand your knowledge a bit by practicing sketching the torso in different dynamic twisting emotions. Well, thank you guys so much for watching. I really appreciate it. And I'll see you in the next lesson. Take care