I know people are always saying to study anatomy around here, but I just can't seem to understand the concept of studying anatomy and I feel like this is really putting me behind. Could someone care to explain how one would really study anatomy?
Also, bonus question, how long did it take you to get where you are now?
I could be dumb and say watch lots of porn, but actually, it works surprisingly well.
Think about it.
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Also, taking time to notice small details can go a long way.
[QUOTE=slayer20;33823360]I know people are always saying to study anatomy around here, but I just can't seem to understand the concept of studying anatomy and I feel like this is really putting me behind. Could someone care to explain how one would really study anatomy?
Also, bonus question, how long did it take you to get where you are now?[/QUOTE]
You repeatedly draw different parts of the human and the full body of different humans over and over until it is seared into your brain and then you keep going.
Might wanna learn to build figures by adding onto a stick figure using cylinders and spheres and cubes before you start going into anatomical details.
Study doesn't always mean textbooks
Just draw naked people, learn from the mistakes you made, repeat
It's like a snowball rolling down a hill, the knowledge of how to construct the body will build up if you persevere
Studying anatomy make you understand how the body works and how to draw dynamic poses to make your characters more alive and that don't look like abominations.
It depends of the person how long the studies can last though (to its capacity of analysing and reproduce a figure for example).
You have to detect the flow in the human body very easyily. thus when u see a few scribles on paper you should be able to make out a shape
I suggest starting with 30 second poses from Posemaniacs and draw very basic lines
Maybe this will help?
[url]http://www.posemaniacs.com/[/url]
Posemaniacs poses are very stiff, and the models they use are a little bit off anatomically I think. Pictures of actual people will serve you better
Try standing in front of a mirror naked for a few minutes a day. It really helps.
Also, after I started working out, I found that my level of understanding of anatomy skyrocketed. You pay much greater attention to which muscles are where, how they move, and how that cling to the body.
[url]http://www.pixelovely.com/gesture/figuredrawing.php[/url] I prefer this way more than pose maniacs. Great variety of poses and people with options to set timers. It has helped me greatly.
[QUOTE=Haunted;33882183][url]http://www.pixelovely.com/gesture/figuredrawing.php[/url] I prefer this way more than pose maniacs. Great variety of poses and people with options to set timers. It has helped me greatly.[/QUOTE]
[url]http://lovecastle.org/draw/[/url]
This is a similar site but also with these options.
Female/male: nude drapery and heads.
Other: big cats, horses and hands.
You have a timer which you can pause if you like and you have an option to force greyscale.
I prefer to use this site. [url]http://www.artsyposes.com/[/url]
It has lots photos and models. It even has some videos for tips/tutorials, and a gesture drawing tool. (that for some reason doesn't work for me.)
Pick up a copy of Gray's Anatomy or another illustrated anatomy reader
understanding the underlying structures should help you take your work to the next level, allowing you to accurately depict the musculoskeletal aspects of the human form
Books.
This guy: [url]http://torsor.deviantart.com/[/url]
Suggested this one to me: [url]http://www.amazon.com/Figure-Drawing-Invention-Michael-Hampton/dp/0615272819/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1322488885&sr=8-1[/url]
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Late... Above poster beat me to it :P
Ok I gotta say some of these advises aren't the best for a beginner. You need to focus on the fundamentals of art, you need a book that tells you what you need to do - written by someone who knows what he is doing.
The best and probably only books you need in order to start are Andrew Loomis 6 books that can be found here, totally free!
[url]http://www.placidchaos.com/AM/index.php/2006/02/21/andrew_loomis[/url]
I suggest you start with "Fun with a Pencil", then with "Successfull Drawing" (for the fundamentals of art like form, light, perspective etc ) and "Figure drawing for all it's worth" (anatomy).
Thank you Lord M, these books seem like they can help alot!
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