Creación De Figurín (Ingles)

FIGURIN
Sketching children for retail advertising is entirely-different from other fashion sketching, but the fashion artist must be qualified to do both.
Never sketch children in sophisticated poses, but strive for natural, pert, impudent attitudes and expressions. They look more natural when engaged in some game, or when running or occupied with a toy or other trivial. Get a peppy childishlook to them, a few freckles across the nose may aid that impudent look.
There are a few general characteristics of children to bear in mind. Their faces are round and chubby; their eyes are set far apart; their lips are full and pouty; their noses, short and turned up; their chains, small and undeveloped; cheeks, round and full; and the space between the nose and mouth is far spaced. The legsand arms of small children are fat and chubby and usually shapeless.

The Mannequin Type of fashion figure, because it is very-extreme and abstract in feeling, is unpopular in retail advertising and is confined almost exclusively to magazine illustrating and poster work. However, the alert fashion artist must be familiar with the general proportions of this figure and should practise on severalto acquire familiarity with the type. To do so,
Draw a vertical line, lengthwise, about ten inches long and mark off each inch.
In the first inch draw an egg-shaped oval for the head.
Drop down one-third of the second head for the shoulder line or pit of the neck. Draw a horizontal line three-quarters of a head wide on each side of this line for the width of the shoulders. The arms extend alittle over this line.
The bust line is located at the second head mark. Youthful figures are sketched with high, pointed bust lines. Mature figures require a lower bust line.
One-half head down from the bust line is the waist line, which is seven-eighths head wide.
The hip line is at the three-and-one-half-head mark and is one and one-quarter heads wide. Decide upon the length of the figure atthis point and start the legs at the fourth head.
The knees are half way between the hip line and ankles, and the two knees together are two-thirds head wide.
Half a head from the knee line are the calves of the legs which are about the width of the hip line..
This Mannequin Type of figure may be as tall as twelve heads, but is usually about nine or ten heads

The lower limb, like the upperlimb, is composed of three masses, the thigh, the leg, and the foot. The thigh extends from the hip to the knee, like the upper arm it has only one bone. The leg extends from the knee to the foot and like the fore-arm it has two bones. In the leg the bones are immovably united, while in the fore-arm they move freely, one on another. The thigh and leg diminish in thickness as they descend to thefoot.
There is the presence of a reverse curve in the lower limb, extending the entire length from hip to foot.
The bones of the toes, like the bones of the fingers, are attached to a common center, like the ribs of a fan.
The inside of the foot is straighter than the outside. It is arched but follows a straighter line. The inside ankle is higher than the outside ankle.
The length of the footand the fore-arm is the same.
The calf of the leg is the same width as the neck.


It is advisable for the student of fashion sketching to be familiar with the anatomical construction of the human figure. He should know the skeleton structure of the limbs , the trunk, and the hands and feet. A few skeleton sketches are included in this book but a more extensive knowledge may be gainedthrough the study of anatomy books and life sketching.
The upper limb is composed of three masses, the upper arm, the fore-arm, and the hand. The upper arm extends from the shoulder to the elbow. It has only one large bone. The forearm extends from the elbow to the wrist and has two bones. The bones of the fore-arm are jointed together in such a way they can move freely, one on another in certain...