Walking person drawn in black and gray marker on pale cream textured sketchbook paper, with a complete silhouette and open margins.
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Walking person marker study

One complete adult walking in side three-quarter view, one leg forward and the other behind, opposite arm swing, plain clothing and shoes. Practice structure, perspective and developed values in black and gray marker.

PeopleChallengingMarker70 min, at your pace
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A way into the drawing

  1. Establish the main shapes

    Map the head, torso lean and stride.

  2. Connect the structure

    Connect the opposite arm swing and both shoes.

  3. Develop the drawing

    Resolve the connected planes and overlaps, then build layered details and a full range of local values. Preserve clear paper highlights.

A small thing to tryBalance the torso above the supporting foot.