How I begin with anatomy. What ways hould I construct the body and what parts should I focus on first?
#Starting Anatomy
hardy ibex
deft gale
Constructing the body isn't exactly my strongsuit but generally when you're focusing on a particular part of the body, the best way I've found to figure out where I need to focus some effort into is to draw the whole body and see where I find hard, particularly for me I find it hard to draw a cohesive face and shoulders (for some reason)
hardy ibex
So you'd say to start with the body as a whole and work on more difficult parts of it?
deft gale
mhm! that's how I started
but also once you find a hard part of the body to do, don't work on the original piece for hours trying to get it right like I've did, just go right to isolated areas
cinder urchin
i most always start off a body by creating a stick figure with different forms to represent the pelvis, head, ribcage, hands/feet, and places where major joints connect - shoulders, elbows, knees, ankles, wrists, etc. You can use simple forms like spheres, or more complex forms like a ribcage shaped box. most of my basic constructions of a human body look like jointed dolls by the time im ready to move on to adding clothes and detail.
I also like to think of the skeletal and muscular structure of the human body while I'm drawing a person, because it can help me remember where the most prominent bones or muscles are under the skin. calf muscles, biceps, thighs, collarbones, knuckles, hip bones, etc. Having a good understanding of whats underneath the skin can help make drawing people easier.
Also, two basic tips for making poses more interesting: following a line of action, and adding contrapposto.
hardy ibex
Do you think you can give a picture to show this more in depth?
fresh nest
Hi, perhaps this link will help give you some good starting off points. The language makes it very approachable and not too overwhelming with information all at once, and you can take it on in section. I'll link it here: https://doncorgi.com/blog/anatomy-drawing-tips/?srsltid=AfmBOoonygOJbZRBNw6AKSJ2N_0Qix5szb6NHlklIsDCrEvPI-ut8TDc
