How to Draw the Male Torso, Chest, Arms- Step by Step

[15Protech]

im a 3d modeler so shading comes easy to me, but i have real trouble with shapes, espessialy of objects where the perspective is at an angle

[BurakCelikbilek]

your pretty fast at drwing...

[ghostvillage1]

perfect

[alphafem75]

Ha I'm tired lol bad typing

[alphafem75]

Well I did it. Lol. Took forever buy after 3 hours I stepped away and came back and ot actually looked like something akin to what you were drawing. major.progress for me - thank you so much foe your time and willingness to share your tremendous talent.

[jordanworld321]

after i complete the drawing ima addd my face in:D

[Yacovsup]

I just got an ArtGasm

[richardhalo]

I can clearly see that you draw after a picture and there's a huge lack of proportions and construction knowledge. You just draw what you see but you're not aware of what you draw.

[81LoisLane]

This was so helpful,Thanks for Uploading!

[mentallystressed]

★★★★★ star video =D

[IchHeisseKatzin]

FINALLY!

[MiistaManj]

make an bodybuilder front view

[HawtEdits1]

Yip, everyone torso looks like that, except mine

[MOOEMAN]

Some of the proportions are a bit off but it did help a bit

[NaomiNoMiko]

The hand looks weird.. but that torso looks awesome

[88riddlemethis]

Why do all these people keep saying DRAWR!!! It's DRAW!

[3UnderlandWonder3]

Why is it whenever I click pause to see all the points I need to draw- it skips back to the beginning? :(

[weeelittleninja]

that is an amazing tutorial and drawing! i used the wool thingy but the paintbrush is way better so you could still see my pencil strokes. but anyway thnx so much for the tutorial! i will put up a video of my drawing. im 10 yrs old so plz dont swear and merril plz could u comment to help me draw better thnx so much!

[DarkHeartHideka]

hey what is that tool you used to shade ive never seen that before.and also ididnt even no hb went up in numbers .ive never seen a pencil with 3b and other stuff on it. could you tell me exactly all the tools you use .ive been collaberating so i can become the best damn artist there is

[MyScorpio1995]

@DarkHeartHideka You mean that white thing? It's called "Paper Spreader" actually, it varies in names. Instead of using your finger to spread & soften,u use this. & the 3b thing- the higher it goes,the darker & softer the lead it gets. [the average: from light to dark: 4H 3H 2H H B 2B 3B 4B 5B 6B 7B 8B 9B]

[ponyong2009]

you rock! you draw wihout scaling,,, cool!!

[WeAreHelloAcoustic]

Thannks I have never Drew a drawing Before And it came our greatt You are a great teacher Better Than My Art teacher your a legend Thanks man

[sennypenny]

Hi there, I have a question... I'm a beginner and i would love to know which types of pencils you need to use for diffirent kind of drawing that you make. I hope you can do a tutorial about that? It will help alot! Thanks! Keep up the good work. Sen

[petraNEON]

you are so great. thank you! god bless ya! *_*

[joFerrowArt]

great vid thanks!!

[babydolltrix92]

you do shade too much

But I guess depends on taste

[nathanmazariegos34]

Thanks Merril! Just wanted to ask if you can draw David Ortiz from Boston and Tori Hunter and Jered Weaver from LAA. Any is good. Thanks!

[MissKatt56]

Im SPEECHLESS, you have helped me sooooooooooooooo freaking much lol thanks :3

[pinkeyepork]

Sorry stupid question but when you/he used the brush what was the effect of using the brush on the paper?

[hey99neul]

@pinkeyepork it's used for blending, just like when you use the pen-of-paper to blend the shades you made ^^

[pinkeyepork]

@hey99neul That brush technique is genius

[HALOREACH2258]

did you use a paper towel to rub some pencil marks?

[albaner30]

 you are unbelivable mann!!!!

[xPuff1]

can someone tell me,what brush is he using?

thanks :)

[xabotage93]

I can't decide if I'd rather draw like that or look like that.

[kgsaigon1]

Don't forget to squint your eyeballs, if you feel your lost, you'll see atleast 3 primary shades, dark, grey, white. (usually i do anyway lol)

[F3RGIE]

awsome 

[361983200]

very helpful.

[poissonCHA1]

is this you ? :P very helpful ! thx ! :D

[965Nenad]

Can you make tutorial how to draw Novak the second tennis player in ATP list and in the World???

[Warningsondeafears]

the average man's torso

[ekolekua123]

dis is cool

[ekolekua123]

it is of the hook i never draw and dis is cool

[Kasen717]

What type of paint brush and paper are you using? (Great video, by the way)

[shanil857]

i drew this almost perfectlybut my shading sucks im only 13 years old

[shanil857]

hey i drew it :) im proud lol it took me 30 mins

[ivory1991]

i was wondering if u are just using a regular brush to fade you shading???

but i am a real fan of yours and used a lot of tips and guides and somewhat combined them with the lessons i learned in my own art classes to come out with my own unique style of drawing.

Two Thumbs up for all your videos tyvm and i really appreciate your skill and work

[GTM1983]

how long did this take u to complete?

[GeeksInHats]

Very nicely done, you are a very talented artist. I am young, so I hope when I become older and more experinced I can be half as good as you. Winslow Homer would be proud.

[mfirebird3000]

ok you won my sub button..

[Tedsta101]

When he was painting me, he told me to stop flexing because he couldn't fit my muslces on the paper.

[DDADROVIC]

man i would double subscribe you :) ure the best !

[MaTaRu39]

I was actually the model for this

[GR3B3N]

Soft pencils ... meh

[sxephlI]

what are you using to blend your shading? thanks

[LukaSInSane19]

@sxephlI lol phil i'm surprised you're interested in drawing (pleasantly of course); he's using a soft brush and cotton, you can always use a tissue also; from personal experience i've noticed that tissues are preferable for a more strong blending... for more dark areas, and cotton or brush for the softer areas, so you get a smooth lighting effect. oh and always keep the hand you're drawing with on a piece of paper so you don't get fingerprints on it.

[DDADROVIC]

@sxephlI u have got a picture at 1:45

[BlueLotusSC]

I would just havve fun with it and draw my own face on the body lol.

[misslovelett]

bom chika wa wa lol this is hecka good though :)

[misslovelett]

bom chika wa wa

[cenation1able]

Make female chest torso and arms

[LukaSInSane19]

sorry to say this but your drawing technique is wrong. even if you re only using the technique to help others draw it's the wrong way. study anatomy, every part of the body has unique lines and proportions that MUST be regarded when drawing... using just shapes that you think are accurate doesn't work and don't lead to a correct graphite drawing - or any type of artwork that is. learn watchers to use lines and geometrical shapes to draw the body... that's what graphics is all about.

[iLovPASTAAA]

@LukaSInSane19 u remind me of my art teacher...he says stuff like that ALOT

[LukaSInSane19]

@iLovPASTAAA well he's doing it for the right reasons, believe me, i found out the hard way :D cause i drew like that a lot before going to college :)

[iLovPASTAAA]

@LukaSInSane19 cooleo 8D

[Aranel1200]

@LukaSInSane19 i dont know what failure you see, but it looks pretty awesome to me

[LukaSInSane19]

@Aranel1200 yeah the shading is good, great even... but look at the hand.. it looks dreadful!

[NewSuperGamer]

do you have a step by step tutorial on how to shade

[perlamaria30]

hi can you let me know what pencils do you use? and also I just an't get to know how to the shadows

[perlamaria30]

hi can you let me know what pencils do you use?

[alto886]

this is so good

[MrTadeq]

very helpfull, great job. Thanks!!!

[farawlla94]

That's great

[MrAguafiesta]

inspiring

[Nibbius1]

You're awesome man! I drew after you like you said in the vid and it was not so bad for being me! This encouraged me to draw more!!

I have a question if I might ask?

How to get the stance of the body? Do you look at photoreference or what?

Thanks

[rodirodi1000]

it s perfect ^_^

[junglejunglefervor]

hello, first off thank you for the tutorial. I'm pretty good at drawing when I copy off of photos but when I try to draw without a reference photo I have a hard time understanding how the light hits the body and what shadows the light creates. It seems inaccurate to me. I was just wondering if you used a reference photo to do that picture and if you have any advice.

[SuperPlumpsklo]

if i would be gay, i would say he´s sexy.... xD joke :D DUDE THETS FUCKING AWSOME

[Izzazy]

Hey, great vid! could you please tell me how you made this vid, with a camcorder or something? that would be awesome! Thank you :))

[clara9300]

i hope i can shade like this someday

[wallhackergotdammit]

If I were this in school I would surely be called fag or something.

[5916284]

love when u use that brush

[curameng09]

i want michael jackson portrait i wanted in the closet pic step by step

[godinhorosa]

Thanks this is very helpful

[No0sAndJunk]

where's his hand lol

[mik2215]

what kind of pencil did u used???

[darkatom123]

errrrm oooook before the shading it looks stupid then when its shaded looks alot better

and i cnt shade so my pic looks stupid lol hehhe but good vid

[CtE4m]

I was kinda left missing the physiology part - I mean it's usually better to get the idea of the musclestructure and how muscles go and it was a bit disturbing that this vid only showed how to copy simple shapes that in the end form the body. I'm not saying I didn't learn anything though: Your shadowing style is absolutely gorgeus and you really know what you're doing with those pencils there :D

[Bimbodeoro]

what kind of brush is that? the one you use to shade. Thanks.

[beepsbobby]

cool stuf

[enigma098]

i started sketching few weeks back and your videos really helped me a looooooooot!! thx for sharing your skills and helping beginners like me...

[mgbb121lwww]

thanks!!!!!the hand is to small.

[mgbb121lwww]

thanks!!!!!

[guitrplayr98]

please do nick jonas

[kaypeejones28]

your work speaks for it's self, wounderful work !!!!

[TheSamuraiArtist]

Awesome Work as Always Yo

[GIfish7]

What's that blending tool you use to soften the skin?

[MTERM775]

@GIfish7 you can just use facial tissues to blend the shadings to soften it.

Check out my drawings:)

[GIfish7]

@MTERM775

Facial tissues? 0_o

[ThelastSpartan234]

you are awesome!!! i'm a great drawer too but i'm only 12 years old... :( anyways thanks!!!!

[GermFreeEagle]

your videos are so good i dont know why they dont have more views.

[tallboywitshortpants]

thnks so much for these im soo much better and im workin on the kevin durant response too:)

[OnetreehillLUVR123]

i love how you achieve contrast and how you go so from light to dark, its not too harsh but it has great tonal value :] soooo awesome

[me1ization]

ugh can I stop posing now lol

[ManOfSteel2627]

your getting better and better at shading but one thing(personal opinion) i think your not to good at the shapes... again that's just my opinion after all what does a 15 year old boy know?

[Kwink95]

Thanks alot!!!!!!!!!!

[jason1300]

thanks for this great video, i find it really helpful

[latina084life]

are your reference pictures back and white too or color and then you shade or what?

[TheRucaSama]

my god, it seems to be sylvester stallone's body XD

[MsVersZsatile]

Gorgeous!!! Another great video!! Thumbs up from me!! .-°0)

[fortum100]

you are very talented and thanks for sharing this

[jsantis91]

you have no idea how much I wanna be able to shade like this....guess i'll just keep practicing...

[kazanjianm]

@jsantis91 Just be willing to make mistakes.....or shade too much. Usually people are too conservative when they shade. Push it to the threshhold and if you mess it up, learn from it. Thanks for checking out my channel jsantis91!

MK

[Renegade2895]

@kazanjianm how long did it take you to get this level?... I want to be an artist to but i'm having trouble with bodies and faces still. I've been doing this for some months now but i don't understand why am i not making progress like other students are. any suggestions?

[mvcfitz33]

@kazanjianm also jsantis dont forget if youre using a pencil you have an eraser, and if youre using charcoal you can use white charcoal, so just like kazan said even if you shade too much you can always erase or highlight

[Siinzx0]

awsome VERY HELPFUL

[kazanjianm]

@Siinzx0 Thank you :) Im glad it helped!

[ElementSid115]

Awesome!

[kazanjianm]

@ElementSid115 Thank you :)

[whiteb011]

nice to see u get away from the face a little bit and go to other body parts so to speak . nice work

[kazanjianm]

@whiteb011 Yeah, I was looking at my channel and almost everything was a face , a hand or a disturbing artmorph! Thanks whitebo11!

[arrggparrot52]

this is great thnx for uploading

[kazanjianm]

@arrggparrot52 Thank you also for checking it out :)

[lenimay]

I have learned so much from your tutorials... Thanks!

[kazanjianm]

@lenimay You are welcome!!!! :)

[Spunkied32]

even with instruction i am hopeless!! lol :) nice video tho! very instructional - i gave it a shot! :)

[kazanjianm]

@Spunkied32 Oh come on!!!! This video has only been out for five minutes.....and it took me an hour to draw it. Dont give up, my friend!

[Spunkied32]

@kazanjianm lol, really!! i'm a lost cause when it comes to drawing!!! i even suck having to trace things!!! tee hee ;)

[kazanjianm]

@Spunkied32 Its all good! If you ever want to try another of my step by step videos....do the eye (the one that has a lot of hits)...Its a good place to start. Thank you for checking out my stuff!

MK