For beginning artists, it is a great challenge to draw the human figures so varied. They tend to focus on details, which causes them to lose sight of the whole. The human body seems complicated, but is made up of simple shapes. When you see the relationships between them, you understand how the different volumes are connected and how they change according to movement and perspective. That is the basis for drawing a realistic human figure. All models in this book are depicted in characteristic poses and dissected in two to seven simple steps. In addition, various finishing techniques are discussed, from pencils to graphite markers and from ballpoint pens to Chinese ink, with which you can give each figure relief and dynamism.