Vertically, the main changes are a shorter torso and longer legs. Click here to see a larger version of this image 1. Just scribble in some ovals like the ones in the diagram to rough out the form, keeping it as lose and light as possible. If your not sure about something you can use the proportional diagram to check. Once you have the figure all roughed in you just need to draw the nice smooth contours of a person over the bubbles.
Breasts can be just simple partial circles, most defined on the lower outside edges.
Now you have the basics of proportion to work with. When you're trying to draw a complicated pose, or elaborate clothes, it can be really helpful to find a picture in a magazine that's close to what you want, or get a friend to pose for you. That way, you can see where one arm crosses the other, or how a leg would look foreshortened from that angle, or whatever. It also makes figuring out how clothes fold or pull a lot easier. This page is part of Akemi's Anime World .