#Body

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gentle turret
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So I see people online who can draw these really well bodies in their own style, and I envy that. I can’t do it no matter how hard I try; they also turn out terrible. I try using references, but they never work, so I just
wanted to ask how the heck do I draw any pose I want like everyone else? Also, how do I “find” my art style… like, huh…?

gleaming cedar
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I believe you need to have a solid foundation in geometric forms (cylinders, boxes, spheres, etc.) when sketching the body. Practicing gesture drawing also helps a lot with this. As for style, in my view, it develops gradually over time. Even if you try to copy someone else’s style, you’ll end up adding some personal characteristics that you find interesting to include in your art. So, without even consciously trying to find your own style, it will eventually emerge. You just need patience. I don’t think you need to worry too much about style right now, but rather focus on understanding how the human body works, since that will help you a lot in developing your style later on.

knotty apex
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Honestly it has to do with practice and studying anatomy and figure drawing. You need to understand the structures of the body to then apply it to your own art style.

My suggestion is to study from posing/ anatomy books. Some good examples would probably be the morpho books, looking at taco1704

gleaming cedar
gentle turret
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So I watch a video and followed its instructions, and I feel like I did pretty well on sectioning the body parts, but I still have one question. When I start to trace over and try to actually form the body, it looks really weird and kinda bad, so… how do I do that?

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covert mason
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do you have an image of what the body looks like when you trace over it?

knotty apex
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It might feel weird if you don't have a full understanding of the muscular anatomy and how it works.
think you have the basic shapes down and how to break down a body, but connecting them might feel weird if you don't understand how body parts move and look at certain angles
Like I see how you sectioned off the legs and arms, but it may look or feel weird because there's no muscle definition and you're drawing basic shapes