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pixelfuture · junior member Member # Joined: 02 Sep 2002 Posts: 11

I have been studying the anatomy lately because I want my drawings to be more realisitc. And I am just looking to get some critiques. Here is a pen sketch.

Could you please point out some things I need to work on? also dont mind the facial features.

http://www.hostprobe.net//jff/gif/blah.gif

EviLToYLeT · Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2002 12:47 pm

one thing is you shouldn't use pen when your starting out. Use pencil so that you can actively erase it and change it until it looks 'right.'

There really is no clear cut way of correct anatomy or not. it varies immensely depending on what kind of effect you're going for (superhero, feeble guy, horrible mutated guy with enlarged tits and shrunked shoulders)

but i think a good place to start would be Andrew Loomis' .. mmm... one of his books. search for it on the web.

Also, just find a pictures of body builders or webcam pics of shirtless geeks.

but i warn you don't just look at an anatomy book that tells you how to do it, because you will never learn to draw from different angles or different builds in that way.
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pixelfuture · junior member Member # Joined: 02 Sep 2002 Posts: 11

yea i was just in class and all i had was a pen. i have been reading andrew loomis and i have been practicing.

also i read alot of comic books (yes i kno i'm cool) and the 'hero' style is what I am going for

Periadam · Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2002 8:52 am

A bit of advice... draw from reality wherever you can. Anatomy books help, but they're nothing like having a live model. Learn to draw actual, realistic people before you get into stylizing them for the comic book type. It'll be better all around.
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DarkVVulf · Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2002 9:05 am

One thing I would like to suggest is to always try to have your figures doing something interesting or dynamic with their body.
I too have drawn my fair share of stiff corpses with muscles, or people standing around. Trust me it'll look so much better with a good pose- plus thusly you can work on the muscles as they react to certain stances.
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