Richie's the last chance sketchbook

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Here how i propose to approch life drawing

Start with a rectangle that would frame the person you drawing
Create 2 diagonal starting from each corner of the rectangle to get the middle of the rectangle 
Draw 1 horizontale line that pass throught the center of the rectangle
Draw 1 verticale line that pass throught the center of the rectangle
You now have created a 4 cadran grid that will really make the job easier to do.
Each quadran is a useful tool to compare against when you want to find the angle of an element inside the rectangle

I suggest the first element you put in to be the head because it a pretty easy to draw a cercle it also will rapidly tell you if you have the right proportion as you move to other part of the body.

One tips i like to do is to go really simple when dealing with the first stage of drawing the leg and arm
I like to use triangle that represent the rotation point of the arm and the leg to deal with the foreshorting

Here what i like to think of when i do life drawing 

How much of the face is facing us:Front view,Profile,3/4 etc?
What is the angle of the shoulder?
How close are the arm to the side body of the body?
What are the arm doing twisting,supporting,relax?
How are the leg are they bend or straight ?
How are the hand open or close?
Can i find any negative shape that i can use to draw the silouhette of my character?