4th Nov - dailies - 10 min - 35 min
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Although the person in the middle has some shadow areas drawn, the muscles still look rather *flat*. The person on the right has a missing left shoulder, an elongated right shoulder, and the muscles are also not properly represented. (The person on the left is unclear, so I won’t comment on them.)
Knowledge of human anatomy—bones and muscles—can help you understand the body and shadows in an image. For example, the shape of the ankle comes from the two bones of the lower leg (the tibia and fibula), which create a protrusion that casts shadows. When the shoulder is raised (as the upper arm bone connected to the collarbone and shoulder blade moves around the ribcage), the triceps are stretched and compressed, forming a mound-like bulge. The spine runs from the skull all the way down to the pelvis, forming the “line” that appears along the neck and the middle of the back.
It might feel discouraging to see so many unfamiliar terms, but I don’t want to make them seem difficult. The main point is that this knowledge helps you understand *why* the human body in an image looks the way it does, so you can observe and draw more accurately, rather than just imitating surface details.
Knowledge of human anatomy—bones and muscles—can help you understand the body and shadows in an image. For example, the shape of the ankle comes from the two bones of the lower leg (the tibia and fibula), which create a protrusion that casts shadows. When the shoulder is raised (as the upper arm bone connected to the collarbone and shoulder blade moves around the ribcage), the triceps are stretched and compressed, forming a mound-like bulge. The spine runs from the skull all the way down to the pelvis, forming the “line” that appears along the neck and the middle of the back.
It might feel discouraging to see so many unfamiliar terms, but I don’t want to make them seem difficult. The main point is that this knowledge helps you understand *why* the human body in an image looks the way it does, so you can observe and draw more accurately, rather than just imitating surface details.
Does anyone else struggle to not be really harsh on themselves as they draw, I can get really angry at myself once I start making to many silly mistakes.