Why start with a stick figure?

The stick skeleton sets the height and the pose, so the body shapes and clothes are placed on a correct frame.

What is the blue pencil style?

It is drawn like an animator's construction sheet: the shapes and guide lines are in light blue pencil, and the finished outline is inked over them in bold black.

Can I ask for a different pose?

Yes. Type a different pose, such as running or dancing, and the page is built to that request. The result is not guaranteed to match the nine shown.

Are these hand-drawn?

No. They are illustrations made for this page, not scans of hand drawings.

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How to draw people: a standing figure, a walking figure, a figure on a chair

How to draw people — a six-panel step sheet drawing a standing person, a stick figure eight heads tall with joint circles, then the body shapes, the clothes and the face, the numbers "1" to "6" in the box corners, drawn in graphite pencil, the guide lines light and sketchy, the final contours pressed dark, soft pencil shading only in the last box

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Step sheets for beginners who want to draw the whole figure in proportion. Each picture starts with a stick skeleton and joint circles, then adds the body shapes, the clothes and the face. The three poses are a standing figure, a figure walking mid-stride and a figure sitting on a chair. Type a different pose, such as running, dancing or a child, and the page is built to that request.

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Frequently asked questions

Why start with a stick figure?: The stick skeleton sets the height and the pose, so the body shapes and clothes are placed on a correct frame.
What is the blue pencil style?: It is drawn like an animator's construction sheet: the shapes and guide lines are in light blue pencil, and the finished outline is inked over them in bold black.
Can I ask for a different pose?: Yes. Type a different pose, such as running or dancing, and the page is built to that request. The result is not guaranteed to match the nine shown.
Are these hand-drawn?: No. They are illustrations made for this page, not scans of hand drawings.

About toile

This page is a showcase and a starting point: nine samples already rendered, three readings of the pack crossed with three styles, each shown at the size and ratio it was made for. Take any of them further on the wall with a few words, or ask for all nine again under your own direction; a sign-in keeps what you make, and it is free while Toile is new. The recipe behind each sample — the subject, the style, the palette, the framing — travels with the image rather than staying private to the render: it is in the alt text of every sample and in the page's own structured data, so a search engine reads the same handles a person would.