How to Sketch a Standing Man
From constructive drawing, we progress to outlines and tones. The edge of the triceps borders the edge of the widest muscle of the back, just below the armpit. Along the edge of the big round muscle of the shoulder blade, there is a border between light and shadow. The area below the shoulder blade has deeper tonal values. This place can be smudged with a finger to shade it more evenly. The outline below the armpit goes down along the mass of the widest muscle of the back and then splits into two ends—one following the muscle and the other around the ribcage. Anything outside the outline can be erased to keep lines clean.
