How to Draw the Torso Using the Bean Shape

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In today's video I am sharing a lesson from my course, "Figure Drawing - The Body in Action!"
In this video you will learn how to use the bean shape to draw the torso of your figures. This is a great way to think more organically about the mid section and get the twisting and contorting in your pose.
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Robert A. Marzullo
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99,9% of artists on the anatomy art block stop watching tutorials before they instantly become the greatest artist of all time

[@ultmatepotato]

Yes im sure that if i watch like two or three or sixty other tutorials i will find the true method for anatomy and become the anatonmy god!

[@breeze5459]

all these years of ignoring this method, never thought this would be the key for my brain of understanding gesture and figure drawing uggh! more fluidly and accurate (tho the knowledge of muscle and anatomy helps a ton!). Its just that using squares as guidelines makes me unable to see the whole figure. We really do have unique ways of learning & understanding.

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I love when there's a perfectly drawn torso. The muscles and volume are so on point and nice to look at. It's like a life-size statue. Fantastic work. 👌

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[@animewaifulover1337]

The bean is some black magic for gesture drawing. Like, the perfect shape for literally every gesture

[@yael_is_yes6212]

All my life I'd always spend 20 minutes figuring out how to make the ribcage have a cohesive connection to the waist and this just helped me alot. My style is chibi style but with a hint of basic anatomy and this helps me make more dynamic poses. Always loved your channel. Thanks!! 💕💕💕🌝

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[@alphaghoul6842]

I have studied how to draw/sketch the beans but I've realized that I didn't learn how to use it for what I want to use the method for! Luckily I've found this channel to help me with the issue plus learning how to draw female anatomy! Especially for comics! 👍🏾

[@richsj1106]

This is great. I watched Prokos's video on the bean and this just refreshes it and tailors it more for comic aesthetic.

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[@A-Pinecone]

I've known about beans for torsos for a long time, but only seen it in reference to animation and stylized character designs. And in those instances they didn't really use the bean as a guide, but for the whole complete torso.
So seeing it in this context helps a ton! I finally know how to properly apply this technique. Thank you for the awesome video, so much great advice!

[@vanessad2873]

This bean shape is a great tutorial. I think I might end up picking up this course.

[@RobertMarzullo]

Thank you and I'm happy you like the content. More on the way!!

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[@AngryecksButActually]

I don’t know how but using the bean as a base to put all the anatomy onto helped so much with my torsos, thank you so much! 😭

[@BulgarianOrthodocx]

Bean gang for life 🗣️🔥

[@RobertMarzullo]

LOL

[@Paopao621]

This helped me a lot, i would absolutely recomend using this technique and then draw boxes over it.

[@serthiag7373]

YESSSSSSSSSS THANKS SO MUCHHH trying to represent the body as the shape of the hip and a shape of the ribcage just didnt click with me at all, but this flour sack method is sooooo much better for me!! god thank you so muchhhh

[@GalaxyStandard77]

i fucking kneel, this helped so much. My brain just couldn't wrap around the connection between the rib cage and waist, but this method helped so much. ill definetly subscribe.

[@fallenreaper4064]

This actually helped with the muscle placement for me which I struggled with when it came to the bean method. Thank you.

[@mr.rednose8933]

Wow, this helped me so much. I drew three more torsos and they look better than what I was doing before this video. BIG THANK YOU!!

[@LeonbarbosaArt]

That's the best shape that i ever saw, completely functional and practical.

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[@fenston]

Nice method, very easy to comprehend, it helped me a lot when I started drawing bodies, a year ago. I made some impressives improvements (for me) very quickly thanks to that method.
I think I'll take the course, it may be just what I need right now, and you are a good teacher, I can't go wrong :)

[@RobertMarzullo]

Thank you very much for the awesome comment! I hope you find the course to be very helpful. I will do my very best to pack it with lots of information. More on the way soon! 😊🙌

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How did that course go?

[@fenston]

@@deflexionsz It went well. The course is full of informations, but, as always, you have to work hard to reap the fruits of your labor :)

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[@LTRX_]

I love this tutorial! I just realized that we have pretty similar ways of sketching the ribcape, the abs and the pelvis but I just discovered the bean method. Thank you so much for this!

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[@ibelf2465]

This is a great video. I have been working on figures for what seems to be many many months. I can draw them however they are straight stiff figures. I came across this video & finally something that clicks. I will work on the torso alone for now. Thank you for sharing your knowledge & talents!

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Ty I been having trouble draw because I quit but I came back now I watch video trying to go back yours help me a lot!

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probably one of the most helpful tutorials I could find recently, thanks

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i can already feel the improvement, thank you!

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Very cool! Looking forward to picking up the course and following through the lessons.

[@RobertMarzullo]

Thank you very much Eric! I can't wait to see what you come up with! :)

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amazing stuff, really practical way to get past the boring parts of figure drawing and go straight into the fun ones

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[@pandoraedwin1222]

What a great tutorial. There are tutorials and books out there tell you the names of bones and muscles, but, after learning them, I still cannot draw a good figure. This "bean" method is just like "loomis" method in head drawing, giving me a general way of learning present figures and constructing my own character figures. I am joining the udemy right away. Big Thanks.

[@sakurabas]

this helped me out so much better than other tutorials, ive been searching for hours and its currently midnight, thank you

[@lisacoelhoo]

jezzz this was the best explanation of the torso I've ever seenn

[@darkphanthom8741]

Thanks for the lesson.

[@RobertMarzullo]

My pleasure!!

[@Danny-nm9sn]

Fascinating thought process, idea to think of it in new way

[@roboheart7835]

This really helped me understand the bean method.

[@richarddunn7017]

Yes!!!! I use the bean extensively+

[@mickaelonier3181]

Thanks so much!

[@RobertMarzullo]

You’re very welcome and best of luck with your progress!

[@judgearts_five]

Really helpful 😊

[@kannonfps]

i tried so many different ways and maybe all theses method led to this one but so far it's the easiest one idk why but it clicked for me :D

[@renamamiya158]

Thank you, I was really struggling and tried a lot of stuff but this one works the best, I'vw got new motivation to continue art.

[@1MightyR]

Awesome. Now i gotta try this bean shape method! 🔥🔥

[@RobertMarzullo]

Go for it! 😁🙌

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[@StreetMarker]

beautiful form

[@mattjohns-mv8cl]

Really helpful! Thanks for this- the bean shape definitely helps me to visualise the figure in motion. I also love the way you link the delts to the torso then fit the arm in under it- looks spot-on -so useful! Cheers!👍

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wow, this was very easy to digest and understand, will definitely utilize this as a beginner, thanks!

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Very helpful. The fundamentals really helpful to us beginners. Thanks .

[@thatguyxenin]

Been doing figure drawing for 2 months now and I was struggling pretty bad to understand but this helped a lot so thanks!

[@Its-j]

Thank you I don’t know how else more I could thank you

[@_livedeth7076]

THIS HELPS A LOT THX!

[@ForestTekkenVideos]

I've always struggled with torsos! Thanks

[@mireyaserrano9596]

Exelent work

[@bozoclown2098]

Had not used the center line for direction . Will focus more. Thanks

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yo this was super helpful keep up the good work.

[@RobertMarzullo]

Thank you for watching and happy to share!

[@БуддаБрот]

This bean shape is a great tutorial. I think I might end up picking up this course.
Very cool! Looking forward to picking up the course and following through the lessons. If anyone wants a further explanation of this method, Proko breaks it down and explains it in far more detail.

[@RobertMarzullo]

Thank you and I hope you enjoy the content. I will be adding a lot to this course over the next few weeks. I agree, Proko has some awesome content and well worth the time to watch!

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[@ultrafighter8007]

of all the methods to draw the torso this is my favorite.
its not perfect and needs work, there is a sense of illusion that the mind plays a trick on you dont knwothe anatomy of the torso

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oh my god this helps me understand proportion better

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Ram..good video thanks..

[@Galeggamer]

Ive been using squares all this time, I think I might have to pick up that shape because It seems like it might help me out a ton

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Same

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my sketches has become a wee bit stiff lately. thank you kind sir fur this tutorial 😁

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[@marblesense]

Yoooo! I didn’t know anyone else used beans! I use boxes when really emphasizing the anatomy, but bean torsos have always been easier to pose

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I'm subbing for that shape language alone, great video

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Awesome vid. Very helpful

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Thank you very much for taking the time to say so!

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thank you for this video,

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Always my pleasure!

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[@QwerpOS]

Very nice, very useful, and came out just as I was looking into how to draw the torso.
Will you show us how to connect the legs to the waist as well?

[@RobertMarzullo]

Thank you! Yes, more on the way for attaching the legs and arms. I appreciate the request! 🙌

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Thank you very much! I love making it. :)

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Parabéns amigo.
Suas artes são ótimas.

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Thank you very much!! :)

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Very Great Explanation and Guide ,Thank You!

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I think I sort of did it 🙏 thank you

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well needed

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Thanks for sharing keep it up

[@RobertMarzullo]

Always!!

[@nighthawkwarriorcomics]

@@RobertMarzullo have a great weekend and can u do a tutorial on shadows on characters in dynamic poses at some point?

[@RobertMarzullo]

@@nighthawkwarriorcomics Yes but only because your name is so cool and because it's a great request! I hope you have a great weekend as well! ;)

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@@RobertMarzullo thank you

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You can use samsung galaxy buds as reference for base bean shape! really helpful!

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Very helpful dude, my inking is on point but I still struggle with construction

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Thank you very much!!

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Thank you Robert, I am full of beans now :)

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Thank you!

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This is very useful, thank you

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Thankyou so much for creating this video! its helping me soo much :D

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I guess it was a damn good video! It was over way too quickly and left me wanting more!

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Exelente.

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Oh my god, this tutorial helped me a lot! my anatomy looks better and more fluid! thank you, my man!

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[@KingFluffs]

If anyone wants a further explanation of this method, Proko breaks it down and explains it in far more detail.

[@RobertMarzullo]

Proko's videos are amazing!! Thanks for watching!

[@KingFluffs]

@@RobertMarzullo You're welcome, Robert.

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@@RobertMarzullo You're very gracious. I am not sure why someone would watch your video on a subject and then direct someone to another's videos. Seems a bit off. Just my opinion. Like your videos a great deal.

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You've got a link?

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helpful tx!

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I;m thinking about thos Beans

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I was just searching for a torso tutorial and this popped up

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It was fate!! lol

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sabe muito

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Most excellent old bean!
(I always wondered where that saying came from LOL)

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Okay great this is very helpful…. Now I just need to learn how to draw a bean

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Very nice:)

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9:28 collarbone note for me

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[@Eve_fromgarden]

Thanks for the video? Is there a book that talk about that please?

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Owh ichika

[@unfunnydave5485]

I don’t know why this was recommended to me, but now I know how to draw torsos better