Hey everyone. In this final video lesson, we're going to take everything that we discussed in the previous videos, and we're going to title together. So I'll be drawing a full male character, while talking about the gesture of the pose as well as basic proportions. I'm also going to detail the sketch at the end by tightening up the liner. And also stay tuned for the end of the video when I'll be discussing the class project. Alright, thank you guys so much, and let's do this.

Okay, guys, let's get started here. Before we move on, though, if you're still having any trouble with any of the concepts covered in previous video lessons, I would advise to go back and watch them again. And continue practicing until you've got the concepts nailed down. Before moving on to constructing the full pose. We're going to make this pose a bit dynamic rather than just a static standing pose. We're also going to tilt the hips a little bit to put more of the weight on that right leg.

Next, we're going to lightly rough out the overall gesture before we start building the forms and muscles. One thing to keep in mind when you're sketching the pose. If you jump into details too quickly, the overall pose is going to look very stiff and static. But if you focus on the gesture first, you can then build the details on top of it and the overall pose is going to look a lot more smooth and fluid. Okay, after the rough guidelines are placed in and the gestures looking good, start by constructing the torso with the rib cage, pectorals shoulders, abdominals, oblique muscles and the hips. After we built up the torso here, we're gonna then Move up to the head and build the muscles, the neck, and then the head itself using everything that we covered in the head and facial features lesson.

And I'm also going to give this character here a little bit of an expression, but I'm going to cover expressions in a lot more detail in a future video lesson. Then move down to drawing the arm muscles along with the hands. Again, like we did with the overall figure, make sure that the gesture in the arms is smooth and fluid before adding any details. The last thing that we're going to do here gets the leg muscles and also construct the feet. And remember, forms follow gesture, so be sure the gesture is fluid and smooth before moving on to building any of the forums. Now that we've completed the entire pose, we're then going to measure to make sure everything is proportional.

So when you're sketching a fully grown male figure, it's going to be about eight headlights tall. So I'm just going to measure on the side here, and I'm going to sketch in red, the head up top, and then I'm just going to duplicate that circle eight times. And we're just going to check our work to make sure that everything is proportioned out correctly. And then now what I'm going to do here is simply turn the sketch layer on a lighter opacity and create a new layer over it, where I'm going to then refine and detail the liner. And I'm going to speed this up a bit to save some time, but I just wanted to show you guys what my process is after the sketching stage. amazing job.

Congratulations on completing this course. Thank you guys so much for watching. And I hope you learned a lot from these video lessons on drawing the male figure. while putting these concepts into action yourselves. Just keep in mind that when you're practicing, you may not get it done the first time, or the 10th time, or the 30th time or maybe even the 50th time. But that's the point.

Artistic progress is supposed to be a marathon, not a sprint, and change and progress will not happen immediately. It's a long process that requires you to be patient, and always continue trying consistently. But if you can learn from your mistakes, persevere and be in it for the long haul, then you will see improvement eventually. So stick with it. Always try one more time and never quit. Now with that being said, I have a little assignment for you.

I want you guys to take everything that you learned in this course and create your own character. You can be as creative as you'd like with the appearance and outfit, you can draw your own superhero or maybe a character from your favorite TV show. Or you can draw a character that's completely made up. After you've completed your work, please upload your file to the class project gallery so that way myself and other people can leave constructive feedback. upload your file as a JPEG, whether it's a digital file, or whether it's a photo of your work, and you choose to complete the project conditionally. Again, thank you guys so, so much for watching.

It really means a lot to me. And until next time, keep persevering.