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Jonatan Rehn
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1yr
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I am taking another go at learning anatomy (previously submitted the tracing part, tho i redid those aswell), however i am having a lot of difficulties with basically everything since i am verry new to drawing in general (like thinking about 3d shapes and rotating them in my head. and proportions, tho i think in the future for stuff like this i should draw a outline first since that i can at least compare to the picture). but different from all my other troubles with this exercise is finding the spine and such under the skin. even with tracing i have no idea how things go. attached image shows my first attempt at drawing this (to the right), but besides the obvious proportion errors like the spine being way too long and not bending right. i have no idea how well it is otherwise since i lack the skill to know what it's actually supposed to look like, tried tracing on the left but there is just not enough places where the skeleton is visible under the skin to guide me.
is there more resources to help me figure this out somewhere? preferably free since after being sick for 5 years and now a student, every expense is going into student loans.
Gannon Beck
1yr
A lot of Stan's Figure Drawing Fundamentals course is free, so there are some good resources there.
I know you're looking for free, so this may not be what you want to hear, but the Drawing Basics course is really good if you're just starting out. With the anatomy course--or to be honest, most courses--you're going to gave a tough time if you don't have a good grasp of basic forms--specifically boxes and cylinders. The Drawing Basics course is covering that in a way that is setting students up for success in other courses.
If you really can't afford anything, I'm sure you can find it on YouTube. What you want to look for are tutorials on how to draw boxes and cylinders. I think drawabox.com has lots of good stuff that's free. What you want to get in your toolbox is and understanding of 1, 2, and 3 point perspective, and how to handle circles in perspective. Once you have that down pat, you need to learn how to draw them intuitively--meaning you need to draw them with authority without having to plot vanishing points.
It takes time, but form is worth obsessing over. Understanding how form works will solve lots of drawing problems.