Where can I start learning/drawing human anatomy?
I’m, I guess you could say, one of those aspiring artists’, and I was wondering where to start learning anatomy? I mean, I can draw the basic front view and side view and can work out a couple of poses but I don’t think I’ve quite grasped the concept of it so I decided it’s time to learn more and do it the proper way (if there is a proper way). Or at least a more methodical way.
I know basic proportions of the human male and female through various tutorials but whenever I want to draw a more dynamic pose I never know how to draw it and even with a reference it comes turns out a little off. I’ve seen tons of methods of figure drawing but I guess I just have to know to be able to draw it better. So any tips on how to get started, books I could get(for beginners), and other stuff I should probably know?
There are tons and tons of online resources, so I’m going to give you a bunch of links here.
Foremostly though, Draw From Life! This is important! Boring, but important. Keep an eye out for drawing classes local to where ever you are. If you can’t get people to pose for you, there are plenty of websites. Pixelovely is one of my favorites (http://artists.pixelovely.com/practice-tools/figure-drawing/). I know that the the short ones seem impossible and weird at first, but it’s good practice.
Also in the spirit of figure drawing, here’s this, although it’s specifically women: http://www.mybodygallery.com/index.html
Here is a list of links on art-tutorial.tumblr http://art-tutorials.tumblr.com/post/42673981914/longstairs-tutorialsforartists-i-just-went just scroll down a bit until you get to anatomy
there are lots of reference blogs like that on tumblr with super helpful resources, search around a bit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJWLaDSNBAI here’s a pretty unique perspective tutorial that I found helpful, and you can go to his channel for more stuff.
http://foervraengd.deviantart.com/art/UNDERSTANDING-ANATOMY-part-I-220251993 this person has loads of tutorials, and I think most of them are linked in the description of this one.
here’s one about feet that I highly recommend http://yellowfangfan.deviantart.com/art/Tutorial-Feet-and-Shoes-252869062
This should keep you busy for a while, but if you want more you can message me at thenewfrendgeromy.tumblr.com/
Good luck, my friend!