You can further extend this line or erase the end of it once you add the horizontal guidelines.

Make the distance between the bottom circle and the chin about 1/3 to 1/4 of the length of the circle.

Do this until you have 7 horizontal lines.

Now you can go back and mark where key parts of the body fall in relation to one another. For example, you’ll make a waistline, hipline, and line for the knees.

It might help to label each of the lines you’re drawing for reference. For example, write “shoulder line. "

If you’d like to label the very bottom line, you could mark “feet” on the line that’s halfway below the seventh guideline from the top.

Draw your rectangle so it extends 1/2 of a head’s width at both ends.

The top of the lower oval is the waistline.

Remember to draw the opposite line for the neck as well.

You can draw a detailed hand with fingers or simply make the outline of a fist. Remember to repeat this on the opposite side of the female’s body.

Repeat this for the other side so the stopping points form the crotch just above the fourth guideline.

Leave the feet as rounded basic shapes if you plan on drawing shoes or sandals over them. If not, sketch individual toes to include more detail.

Use the eraser on the end of a mechanical pencil if you want the most control when erasing in small spaces.