In the real world, although men are generally taller and broader than their female counterparts, men’s and women’s proportions are about the same. But in the fashion illustration world, things get a little more complicated. Both men and women are 9 heads tall, but you must distribute the height differently: Women have longer legs, whereas men have longer torsos.
MALE CROQUIS
Here is a drawing exercise of a male croquis compared to a female croquis: (Note: We are using nine heads)
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The main one being that closings on men’s clothes are form right to left on the drawing (left to right on the body). Suits are often drawn worn with formal shirts and ties. When drawing the shirts, make sure that the shirt collar covers most of the neck and is placed above the jacket collar. In front view, little, if any at all, of the neck and is placed above the jacket collar. In front view, little if any at all, of the neck is visible between the jaw and the top of the collar: long, elegant necks do not feature in fashion poses for men. The same attention to detail, precision of line and symmetry are present in men’s tailored garments as in women’s
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1. The male head is slightly larger than the female head. It is squarer, with flat planes and more prominent features. The jaw is wider, the nose stronger, the forehead more prominent, cheekbones higher. The mouth is wider and the lips particularly the upper lip, are not as full as in the female face; the eyes are less rounded. The neck is thicker than the females’.
2. Men’s shoulders are wider and straighter than women’s closer to two heads wider as opposed to a woman’s one and a half heads. In contrast to women the shoulders are also wider than the hips. The arms are thicker and more muscled and the hands are larger.
3. The chest is wider than a women’s, as is the back.
4. The torso is slightly longer than a woman’s. The waist is lower and not as tapered; the hips are prominent and the pelvis area is smaller.
5. Male legs are slightly shorter than women’s, with much larger muscles, knees and feet. Hands are wider and fingers thicker than women’s.
Here are drawing exercises of Male croquis
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| Male croquis three-quarter back, front S curve |
Male Face
1. Drawing the Face Shape
Generally, men have longer and larger faces. When drawing a male portrait, adding square aspects to it gives sharpness to corners of the male face, jawline, and neck line.
2. Drawing the Eyebrows
Generally, men have longer and larger faces. When drawing a male portrait, adding square aspects to it gives sharpness to corners of the male face, jawline, and neck line.
2. Drawing the Eyebrows
Men tend to have thicker eyebrows as opposed to women. You can accentuate male features further by drawing the eyebrows without curves, opting for sharp corners instead of giving eyebrows soft curve which soften the face more.
3. Drawing the Eyes
For the eyes, the main thing that can make a female drawinng more feminine, is by giving her long lashes that curl outwrds, helping to give the impression of bigger eyes. But for the males, keeping the lashes very short (or sometimes, not drawing any lashes at all) will help the eyes appear more masculine. Another thing you can do to give the eyes a more masculine effect, you can base them off rectangular shapes, and draw sharper corners and use straight lines. Drawing the eyes on a square/rectangular base will give a sleeker appearance.
3. Drawing the Eyes
For the eyes, the main thing that can make a female drawinng more feminine, is by giving her long lashes that curl outwrds, helping to give the impression of bigger eyes. But for the males, keeping the lashes very short (or sometimes, not drawing any lashes at all) will help the eyes appear more masculine. Another thing you can do to give the eyes a more masculine effect, you can base them off rectangular shapes, and draw sharper corners and use straight lines. Drawing the eyes on a square/rectangular base will give a sleeker appearance.
4. Drawing the Nose
Tricks to make a nose look more feminine would be to make any focus on the nose to a minimum, this is mainly so that the viewer looking onto the portrait would direct their focus on the eyes and lips. The main thing that could be suggested would be to focus the details along the nostril shape and the tip of the nose, along with the nostrils, leaving the definition and depth of the bridge and ridge of the nose to a minimum. This is the opposite with males when wanting to add a more masculine feel to the portrait. Use angular shapes and sharp edges create a more chiseled look. Drawing a nose with sharp edges and straight lines will give it a chiseled appearances.
5. Drawing the Cheekbones and Cheeks
The main way to shape cheek definition would be through the light source and how the shadow hits those areas, but you can add thin lines to show where the cheekbone would be. For a man you are more likely to draw the line of where the bottom edge of the cheekbone is, this will allow it to define the area where the cheek would shape the lower part of the face, giving it a sharp cutoff. Like the nose, drawing sharp corners and straight lines to define the cheeks and cheekbones will give the face a more chiseled look.
6. Drawing the Mouth and Lips
The mouth can really help make a portrait more masculine or feminine. You can sometimes leave out the upper lip entirely. For a more realistic look, you can give the indent centered between nose and mouth extra detailing so it helps clarify where the upper lip would start and give the bottom lip more detail. Otherwise, if you wish to draw the lips entirely, you can give the male a very thin upper lip. Or you can give him a wide mouth. By drawing quite a thin upper lip, you could lose focus on the mouth, but by making it wider, you'll even out the loss of the upper lip definition. Applying next to no definition on the upper lip on a man's portrait will help give it a more masculine aspect.
7. Drawing the Chin and Jaw
The chin and the jaw go hand on hand. Much like all other areas of a face, to make a face appear more masculine, you'd aim to draw a very strong jawline and square chin. For a masculine feel, allowing a lot of focus and detail to go in the chin and jaw, would be very important. So far we have been making the male features very sleek and sharp. The jawline and chin wouldn't have to be. They can be a bit rougher and prominent as those two areas will be one of the main things that will help make a portrait more masculine. The moment you give a male portrait a small, none prominent chin and no definition in the jaw line, the other details added to the eyes, eyebrows, nose and mouth won't be as effective. The jawline and chin are probably one of the most handy features to accentuate masculinity in a portrait.
8. Drawing the Neck and Throat
Naturally the first thing you'd want to do is give the male portrait an Adam's apple. Another thing that can really help pronounce masculinity is by giving male drawings shorter and thicker neck.While thicker necks could give an air of stoutness, it also brings an aspect of added muscle.
9. Drawing the Hair
The most obvious way to make a portrait look more masculine, would be to add facial hair of course. Even a five o'clock shadow can do the trick without actually needing to draw any hairs. If the facial features are prominently masculine, giving a male portrait longer hair won't take that away. The hairline for a man is further back than a woman, giving the appearance of a larger forehead.
10. Shadows
For men, no matter where the light source is coming form, giving the shadow sharper edges and more of a square aspect, will help add extra definition to the straight lines and sharp corners you've drawn for the lines. For men, highlighting the edge of the draw will help draw attention to that area. The sharp edges of the shadows pronounce the straight lines of the face.
Tricks to make a nose look more feminine would be to make any focus on the nose to a minimum, this is mainly so that the viewer looking onto the portrait would direct their focus on the eyes and lips. The main thing that could be suggested would be to focus the details along the nostril shape and the tip of the nose, along with the nostrils, leaving the definition and depth of the bridge and ridge of the nose to a minimum. This is the opposite with males when wanting to add a more masculine feel to the portrait. Use angular shapes and sharp edges create a more chiseled look. Drawing a nose with sharp edges and straight lines will give it a chiseled appearances.5. Drawing the Cheekbones and Cheeks
The main way to shape cheek definition would be through the light source and how the shadow hits those areas, but you can add thin lines to show where the cheekbone would be. For a man you are more likely to draw the line of where the bottom edge of the cheekbone is, this will allow it to define the area where the cheek would shape the lower part of the face, giving it a sharp cutoff. Like the nose, drawing sharp corners and straight lines to define the cheeks and cheekbones will give the face a more chiseled look.
6. Drawing the Mouth and Lips
The mouth can really help make a portrait more masculine or feminine. You can sometimes leave out the upper lip entirely. For a more realistic look, you can give the indent centered between nose and mouth extra detailing so it helps clarify where the upper lip would start and give the bottom lip more detail. Otherwise, if you wish to draw the lips entirely, you can give the male a very thin upper lip. Or you can give him a wide mouth. By drawing quite a thin upper lip, you could lose focus on the mouth, but by making it wider, you'll even out the loss of the upper lip definition. Applying next to no definition on the upper lip on a man's portrait will help give it a more masculine aspect.
7. Drawing the Chin and Jaw
The chin and the jaw go hand on hand. Much like all other areas of a face, to make a face appear more masculine, you'd aim to draw a very strong jawline and square chin. For a masculine feel, allowing a lot of focus and detail to go in the chin and jaw, would be very important. So far we have been making the male features very sleek and sharp. The jawline and chin wouldn't have to be. They can be a bit rougher and prominent as those two areas will be one of the main things that will help make a portrait more masculine. The moment you give a male portrait a small, none prominent chin and no definition in the jaw line, the other details added to the eyes, eyebrows, nose and mouth won't be as effective. The jawline and chin are probably one of the most handy features to accentuate masculinity in a portrait.
8. Drawing the Neck and Throat
Naturally the first thing you'd want to do is give the male portrait an Adam's apple. Another thing that can really help pronounce masculinity is by giving male drawings shorter and thicker neck.While thicker necks could give an air of stoutness, it also brings an aspect of added muscle.
9. Drawing the Hair
The most obvious way to make a portrait look more masculine, would be to add facial hair of course. Even a five o'clock shadow can do the trick without actually needing to draw any hairs. If the facial features are prominently masculine, giving a male portrait longer hair won't take that away. The hairline for a man is further back than a woman, giving the appearance of a larger forehead.
10. Shadows
For men, no matter where the light source is coming form, giving the shadow sharper edges and more of a square aspect, will help add extra definition to the straight lines and sharp corners you've drawn for the lines. For men, highlighting the edge of the draw will help draw attention to that area. The sharp edges of the shadows pronounce the straight lines of the face.
MALE CROQUIS WITH CLOTHING
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1. Outfit for the weekend. For the weekend, pullovers are ideal during this type of weather. Since we're entering the rainy season, layering up with a pullover with polo under gives you a casual look and at the same time, a semi-formal feel. Whether going out to work or hanging out to catch up with friends, this outfit is comfy and stylish.
2. Business Meeting Outfit. Once the weather starts to change, it can be difficult to maintain your style standards. There are still leaves on the trees, in the middle of the day is still relatively warm and public transport can still be sticky, sweaty challenge. But there is now unexpected rain showers, cold gust of wind and sudden temperature drops to contend with. One way to solve this problem is to do the layering style, it allows you to quickly add and remove garments. It's a simple but effective way of combating unexpected shifts of climate. For business meetings, the phrase "formal attire" is badly misunderstood in modern society. Formal attire does not mean suits and ties! It is a substantially higher dress code, requiring clothes that most men don't own. You can pair your trousers with a roll neck jumper and layer it with a notch neck suit and put that penny loafer shoe on and you're good to go!!!
3. Travel Outfit. When travelling, ideally men will benefit from a lightweight linen or cotton shirt or t-shirt whilst on their travels especially to hotter climates. Thinner materials like these are dense enough to protect the skin from sun rays but ate also light enough to keep you cool. You don't have to stick to the usual, casual white linene shirt, with a wide range of color and pattern choices available is easy to get yourself noticed. If your destination is cooler on the evenings why not add a light jacket to your shirt? This will not only add layers and depth but will also keep you warm on chillier evenings. You can layer your sleeveless top with a shawl neck cardigan and pair it with a jeans and put your boots on. Adventures are waiting for you!!
4. Sports Outfit. Let's say that the male in trunks is going to participate in a swimming competition. Ready to compite and to the other swimmers in a let's in a designer trunks. Now, trunks are designed from hydrophobic materials, fibers or fabrics. Meaning they are either made from synthetic materials or light material that could easily and could quickly dry when they are out of the water. If u try to use local materials or fabrics like cotton or denim they would just hinder the swimmer. Since like this two example; they are comfortable and light. But both could heavily absorb water or any type of liquid and would annoyingly cling to the skin. For a swimmers case; more weight and less boyancy. And trunks and/or swimsuits are made from lighter and hydrophobic materials in which a swimmer could easily glide and skim through water. They are also made in such a way to either saw great assets and complete access to movement. Trunks are breifs or even loos-sitting shorts. They are also known as swimming trunks or even bathing trunks, but are shorter than a board that reach down to the wearers knees. Though they varied in style and design, they are made nylon and could easily and could quickly dry.
5. Club Outfit in Denim or Leather. A nightclub is where fashion people go out and have fun. A leather jacket is one common fashion for men when going in clubs and it’s very popular apparel. The leather jacket reflects the disco lights into the jacket that makes it more attractive. To those who have worn the garment for protective or fashionable reasons, and occasionally to create a potentially intimidating appearance. Going out wearing leather jacket looks cool and chic. Pair with an oversized shirt under the leather jacket would be perfect. The oversized shirt can be paired of any styles. It’s a unique kind of style but it depends on how the wearer would wear it in style. A very good pair for the leather jacket and an oversized shirt is denim jeans. It’s comfortable to wear in style. Jeans remain a popular fashion item, and they come in various fits, including skinny, tapered, slim, straight, boot cut, cigarette bottom, narrow bottom, bell bottom, low waist, anti-fit, and flare. Same as the leather jacket, denim jeans is also very popular around the world. It was created for casuals but could also be fitted in some occasion but it depends on how you wear it. It’s a very good combination of leather jacket and denim jeans. Then pair it with an oversized jacket. About the shoes, for me this kind of shoes looks good in any kind of styles.
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Sources:
Peters, N. (August 30, 2013). The Differences Between Male and Female Portraits. Retrieved July 2, 2016, from http://design.tutsplus.com/articles/the-differences-between-male-and-female-portraits--vector-14954
Sanchez, L. (n.d.). Men and Men's Clothing [PPT].
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