Leonardo da Vinci(1452-1519) created the Vitruvian Man around 1492. It depicts the ideal proportions of man. It is also one of the most important drawings in western art, if not, the most significant.
I purchased a small poster of the Vitruvian Man shortly after the New Year. This is a pen sketch I did with my fountain pen inspired by Leonardo's drawing. It sits in a sketchbook on my bureau which I pass by several times a day.
Each time I pass by my bureau I am struck at how simple of a sketch this really is. Also, how powerful this experience can be.
One can readily locate the facial features on our head with reference marks and then draw a face. Before long you begin to have a believable face with gender, emotion and some sense of age evident. Ultimately, you can begin to look into the sole of an individual through this exercise.
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