<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/18c707a6-2e16-4b29-8847-b8bb6d46e576/EFBC1BCE-AC9C-4294-A1D0-57E10B92ECB9/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.foxprints.com/tracy/misc/tutorial/char_drawing.html" href="http://www.foxprints.com/tracy/misc/tutorial/char_drawing.html" style="font-size: 11px;">www.foxprints.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.foxprints.com/tracy/misc/tutorial/char_drawing.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.foxprints.com/img/8B80D9EA-1E03-4C1D-8CA1-512E74080342" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.foxprints.com/tracy/misc/tutorial/char_drawing.html"><FONT size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">So how does one go about drawing a character? When asked, my usual advice is something to the tune of <I>sketch guidelines first</I>. What does that mean? Well, if you'll bear with me, I'll explain and illustrate.</FONT></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.foxprints.com/tracy/misc/tutorial/char_drawing.html"><DIV>Keep in mind, there is no precise 'correct' way to go about drawing. Over time, most artists will develop their own personal techniques that suit their own personal style. The following is simply a method I find effective for drawing characters when no live, nude models are available to stand around and pose for me (which is usually).</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.foxprints.com/tracy/misc/tutorial/char_drawing.html"><FONT size="3">What are guidelines?</FONT></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.foxprints.com/tracy/misc/tutorial/char_drawing.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.foxprints.com/img/075C8747-A544-431C-82E6-60E8C2086496" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.foxprints.com/tracy/misc/tutorial/char_drawing.html"><B>Why use guidelines? </B></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.foxprints.com/tracy/misc/tutorial/char_drawing.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.foxprints.com/img/51BAAF6E-9221-4392-9462-3F767C13AA8F" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.foxprints.com/tracy/misc/tutorial/char_drawing.html"><B>More guideline propaganda. </B></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.foxprints.com/tracy/misc/tutorial/char_drawing.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.foxprints.com/img/58FD9101-5F85-469F-8FA1-1D4F6E9A7C89" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.foxprints.com/tracy/misc/tutorial/char_drawing.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.foxprints.com/img/EC35680E-76AD-4431-9F47-691D86499D60" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.foxprints.com/tracy/misc/tutorial/char_drawing.html"><B>Los Esqueletos.</B></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.foxprints.com/tracy/misc/tutorial/char_drawing.html"><FONT size="3" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Basic Shapes. </FONT></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.foxprints.com/tracy/misc/tutorial/char_drawing.html"><FONT size="3" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Connect the Dots. </FONT></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; 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