Measurements!

[valid trench]

Just got a few rulers and decided to finally follow measurements for figures. With a simplified art style (Going for anime/manga), I went for 7/7.5 heads length. I was told that the hips would be somewhere in the direct middle of such, and went with that without much of any other guideline. Are there other points of measurement that I can follow to come up with more accurate proportions in the future? (Like where the shoulders should be, or chest.) I am relatively a beginner, so tips of any kind would be helpful. :)

[valid trench]

Made another thing with it

[cloud anvil]

i think this part should be a bit longer

a good technique is using the “head ratio”

where depending on the character’s height, they will be X heads tall

if you search it you can find and choose the one that matches your drawing’s height

[valid trench]

Ah I see, I was using this one

[cloud anvil]

oohh i see

i think what made it smaller than it should was the head size

the top of the head should be bigger.

[candid wing]

A nice way to tell if the torso is the right size for non children (like tiny kids) is for from the top of the head to the crotch to be about half the height

Children have a whole other ratio

[cloud anvil]

and also, i noticed the reference lines you did are a bit off place

[patent wagon]

there are different proportion canons for different kinds of figure drawing. For instance, for fashion illustration, figures may be 12 heads tall, and 3/4 of the height will be in the legs. Super heroes also have crazy exaggerated proportions. Some cartoon and anime have their own rules. For example Bugs Bunny is about 41/2, or 5 heads high. So when I saw your drawing, I thought it was fine, depending on what you want to use it for.

[cloud anvil]

the space between the lines in uneven, but i did it based on >where< in the body they should be going through

[valid trench]

O sht, thanks

[cloud anvil]

that based on the bigger model from the image you used as reference, since i believe that’s the one you used

[valid trench]

Just a manga style, I think I can get away with it being a little styalized but it's good for me to know what exactly I'm altering

T a l l

[cloud anvil]

it prety much depends on stylization, but standart body measurements follow a similar ratio depending on height

and gender

[patent wagon]

people on here are drawing all kinds of things, for different reasons, and some style things their own way. I think it just depends on what rules you pick to follow and strictly you want to adhere to them

Just be consistent with what you pick

[valid trench]

Right that makes sense, tysm

[cloud anvil]

hope we could help