Skeletal studies

[CrazyHarij]

I'm on a sort of artistic "quest" right now, a while after a bunch of advices I got from a guy on IRC, who basically saw everything I try to hide in my drawings and the flaws and such. His main advice for me was to completely restart in the way I draw human bodies and do everything I can to get away the Polykarbon sickness that is infecting me. (The torso IS NOT anything near a human kidney or a bean)

I've made about 6 A3 pages of sketches of the skeleton as a whole, aswell as small parts and the skull.. was really frustrating in the beginning, but now I'm starting to get a hang of it and I need assistance in seeing what is wrong about the skeletons so far.

Yes, I know very well about the proportion problems such as the heads size and the short legs. I am working on that right now, but I'm focusing on getting the anatomy itself correct before I move on to dynamic poses and then the basic muscle tissue. If you see any obvious thing I've done completely wrong (I'm blind when it comes to stuff like this) or maybe any advice you could give me, please do not hesitate to answer.

 

[gh0st]

hey thats really cool. the one problem i see immediatly is the 1st picture, the skeleton on the rights skull is a little... oblong.

 

[Sui]

wow, thast really kewl. the bones look great!

hehe, hes almost as small as me

 

[CrazyHarij]

 

[CptStern]

pick up Grey's Anatomy...best tool for an illustrator

 

[Neutrino]

Nice work. There are some proportions that are off, but I see you already know about those.

I'd recommend using some sort of anatomy scale when doing studies such as this.

Here's some examples of what I mean:

http://www.members.optusnet.com.au/dippy1/perspectives-anatomy.html
http://www.members.optusnet.com.au/dippy1/drawings/figure.jpg
http://www.members.optusnet.com.au/dippy1/drawings/figure-little.jpg

 

[CrazyHarij]

I'm using fineart.sk , http://www.vh.org/adult/provider/anatomy/atlasofanatomy/index.html and the book The Figure in Action by Laura Gordon as reference at the moment..

And yes, I know very well the proportions are awkward, especially in the first pics, I'm more aware of them in my current sketches.

I'm going to stick with drawing skeletons until they're okay, I'm going to do more dynamic stuff aswell before I move on to muscles.

 

[CptStern]

best way to learn to the draw the human figure accurately is to take studio drawing classes, where all you do all class is draw quick sketches of a live model. It forces you to look at the body and quickly draw the shape and form without having to rely on detail to make it look good.

 

[Cyanide]

If you're interested in figure drawing, i suggest you pick up a "Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist" by Stephen Rogers Peck. It's pretty hard to beat. He covers everything from the bones to the skin. There are incredibly detailed drawings of nearly every bone and muscle in the body. He explains the proportions and the differences between the sexes (even between races). He also shows you techniques for drawing the different parts. It's 250+ pages of content and you can get it for about $15 at Amazon.com.

Also, collect magazines. They're a great reference material and they're way cheaper than a real model or drawing class. Plus they'll stay in position as long as you want.

 

[CrazyHarij]

Wow, thanks alot for the advices!