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  2. Figure drawing - Wikipedia

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    Figure drawing by Leonardo da Vinci. A figure drawing is a drawing of the human form in any of its various shapes and postures, using any of the drawing media. The term can also refer to the act of producing such a drawing. The degree of representation may range from highly detailed, anatomically correct renderings to loose and expressive sketches.

  3. Model (art) - Wikipedia

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    A life class for adults at the Brooklyn Museum, under the auspice of the New York City WPA Art Project (1935). An art model is a person who poses, often nude, for visual artists as part of the creative process, providing a reference for the human body in a work of art.

  4. List of human positions - Wikipedia

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    There are several synonyms that refer to human positioning, often used interchangeably, but having specific nuances of meaning. [1] Position is a general term for a configuration of the human body. Posture means an intentionally or habitually assumed position. Pose implies an artistic, aesthetic, athletic, or spiritual intention of the position.

  5. Body proportions - Wikipedia

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    One version of the proportions used in modern figure drawing is: [4] An average person is generally 7-and-a-half heads tall (including the head). An ideal figure, used when aiming for an impression of nobility or grace, is drawn at 8 heads tall. A heroic figure, used in the depiction of gods and superheroes, is eight-and-a-half heads tall. Most ...

  6. Artistic canons of body proportions - Wikipedia

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    The figure represents the Roman Emperor Trajan (ruled 98–117 CE) making offerings to Egyptian Gods, Dendera Temple complex, Egypt. [ 1 ] An artistic canon of body proportions (or aesthetic canon of proportion), in the sphere of visual arts , is a formally codified set of criteria deemed mandatory for a particular artistic style of figurative ...

  7. Contrapposto - Wikipedia

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    Greek art emphasized humanism along with the human mind and the human body's beauty. [8] Greek youths trained and competed in athletic contests in the nude. A great contribution to the contrapposto pose was the concept of a canon of proportions, in which mathematical properties are used to create proportions. [9]

  8. Figure study - Wikipedia

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    A figure study is a drawing or painting of the human body made in preparation for a more composed or finished work; [1] or to learn drawing and painting techniques in general and the human figure in particular. By preference, figure studies are done from a live model, but may also include the use of other references [2] and the imagination of ...

  9. File:Anterior view of human female, retouched - transparent.png

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    English: Model name: (preferred not to be stated) At time of photograph: Age: 40; Height: 166 cm; Weight: 47 kg; BMI: 17.1; Ornaments: Ear piercing, ring on left ring finger (not in retouched images), nail polish on toe nails. There is some tilting of the upper trunk towards the left of the body, which may be positional or anatomical.