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White on Black Torso Study
By Dan Blodgett
Someone recently asked me about my process for creating the white drawings on black paper that are in my Watts/Bridgman album, and it inspired me to create another one! So, naturally, this is a study from the Watts on Bridgman course/book, and I must say, I love doing these so much. And this one came out great... I must have eaten my Wheaties before starting this! It feels so much more like painting than drawing, probably because you have to consider the shape design so deeply before laying in tone. Or... what's the opposite of tone? Light? Laying in light? Can one do that? Hmm... And Yoni is just the perfect model to study anatomy from. Guy is so shredded it's wild.
This drawing mostly highlights the way the pectorals and front deltoid stretch and interact with each other during scapular retraction and humerus extension (there's also a bit of lateral rotation), but also shows well the flaring of the ribcage and elasticity of the abdominals when the chest is thrust forward. Also, you can easily note to which ribs the serratus originates, being exposed from under the latissimus by the same retraction motion of the shoulder blade.
For anyone who finds this style of drawing inspiring and/or is interested in learning how to do it, I highly recommend picking up the "Watts on Bridgman" course or ebook(s) or both. And of course, get the Complete Bridgman book while you're at it, because that's really where you're going to be learning the names of the muscles and whatnot. Jeff doesn't really go into the technical side of the anatomy. He just shows you how to draw it! Which is great, but we like to sound like we know what we're doing, don't we?
11 hours ago
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Macro Realism Eye Study - Tissue Texture and Highlight Feedback
By Anita Odogwu
Hi everyone! This is a macro-realism study isolating the anatomy of the human eye using graphite and a blending stump on paper. I focused on emphasizing the glossy texture of the wet cornea through sharp, preserved white paper highlights. I am looking for feedback on my structural gradients—specifically, whether the delicate folds of the eyelid and the fine eyelash lines carry the correct anatomical depth and volume without looking over-rendered.
3 days ago
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Expressive Realism Eye Study - Radial Blending & Color Transitions
By Anita Odogwu
Hi everyone! This is an anatomy and texture study of the human eye focusing on complex ocular dimensions and radial color blending within the iris. I used oil pencils on paper, leveraging their rich blending properties to layer light, multi-tone gradients.I am looking for feedback on my structural depth—specifically, whether the delicate folds of the eyelid carry the correct anatomical volume under this lighting, and how well my thousands of overlapping pencil strokes mimic the intricate fibrous patterns of the iris without looking over-rendered.
3 days ago
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any tips? 👀
By Thyra
hi! I’m actually really new to this site in general, but I feel safe enough to try and share something.
ive been diving more into perfecting faces since I love character expressions, and just wanted to know if I should add something to the practice I haven’t yet (OBS: I did start to do some boxes but I don’t have the pic here TT)
1 week ago
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9d
TK's anatomy studies
By TK
This is the next part of my other topic in the fundamentals category. I just felt i should be posting in the anatomy category instead.
So it will just be a 'sketchbook' where i regularly post sketches of the human figure. Mainly from imagination.
My focus for the time being is the anatomy. Light and shadow will have to wait.
happy drawing.
Peace.
1 week ago
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9d
Bridgman Torsos in Profile
By Dan Blodgett
Just a couple of quick little studies done from Bridgman. I just love his drawings showing the ribcage for some reason... This one showing the connection point of the external oblique to the iliac crest and the lat from the small of the back to the upper arm. I'm finding these profile drawings to be very helpful in conceptualizing the relationship between the ribs, spine, and pelvis, as well. It's been a particular sticking point for me, especially recognizing the angles, and where the bending actually occurs in a figure.
Also, I'm remembering why I love charcoal on (smooth) newsprint so much. It's just such a nice drawing surface. To anyone who hasn't tried it, it's cheap and effective for lots of practice, but not cheap feeling. Was a total game changer for me when I first tried it.
2 weeks ago
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16d
A Few Portrait Studies From Life
By Bo Han Qiu
Here are a few portrait studies from life.
It was interesting to see how different the same model could feel depending on the pose, clothing, and mood.
After a few sessions, I started to feel that life drawing isn’t only about drawing the model in front of you.
Sometimes, depending on what the picture needs, you have to add, simplify, or adjust shapes and strokes.
Deciding when to follow what I see and when to make changes for the picture is still quite challenging for me.
3 weeks ago
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A Study of the Interaction Between the Latissimus, Serratus, and Ext. Oblique
By Dan Blodgett
Finally got to break out the big newsprint pad and do a charcoal study. Home sweet home, and gone so long! This is out of the Watts on Bridgman book. My study of Jeff's drawing is on the right, and my interpretation of the photo reference is on the left. Feels good to get something more large and finished done after going a bit crazy with gesture. I'm on a roll, folks!
And I got to say, the book and course are awesome. I already had a good knowledge of anatomy, but the way Jeff draws and waxes philosophical has allowed me to synthesize my own art and understanding way better. And of course, the Bridgman book is invaluable for referencing shape designs of anatomy.
Thanks for looking!
3 weeks ago
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21d
Please give me feedback!!!!!!!!
Please give me feedback!!!!!!!
The goal was to add anatomy after doing mannequinisation as my figure drawing sucks even after I do mannequinisation
3 weeks ago
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23d
Need Constructive Criticism on Arm sketches
By Silk Weaver
I’m quite new to this platform. Being somewhat of a beginner artist, I know that my sketches aren’t as professional compared to other Proko Users. Tending to make multiple mistakes with anatomy. Beginning of April, I focused on the muscles/bones of the arms.
The first day is shown on the left. The most recent is on the right. I still want to know what I need to improve on or if I’m making any progress at all.
1 month ago
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1mo
Looking for constructive criticism on leg bone studies
By Chouchou
hello! My second or third day of studying legs, very intensive imo bc ive never done studies like this before lol. Criticism welcome! I cannot figure out the shape of bones and i have difficulty finding them on photos
As you see, i didnt even do it on every pair of legs lol
1 month ago
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1mo
Studying the Torso Felt Like Solving a Puzzle
By Bo Han Qiu
I worked from several different torso models at the same time,
and it made me realize that each one has its own way of describing form.
The neck and trapezius connection was especially interesting.
Some simplify it with cylinders, while others treat it almost like two interlocking tunnel shapes.
When you look at each part on its own, they're just individual pieces.
It's only when you put them together that you realize which relationships you haven't fully understood.
Honestly, that's what makes studying anatomy so much fun.
It feels like solving one puzzle after another.
1 month ago
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1mo
animal anatomy
By @justjen
Hi. I am really interested in learning how to draw animals. Is there a course available that can teach beginner or intermediate level students about anatomy or figure construction for animals? Thanks
2 months ago
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2mo
Feedback
By Yoshi Oda
These are just some practices and I was hoping to get some feedback on these since I’m never that good at these types of angles
2 months ago
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2mo
From Gesture Curves to Figure Structure
By Bo Han Qiu
I recently took a figure structure class on Proko, and the instructor talked about the use of S-curves and C-curves in gesture and movement.
The idea gave me quite a few insights.
It felt very similar to the way I think about sketching with gesture lines.
I tried applying the construction methods from the class to different poses,
to see whether the same underlying drawing logic could reveal common patterns across a variety of movements.
2 months ago
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2mo
How should I start?
By @lynn1o1
Hi, I'm Lynn. I started drawing 2 years ago by following random drawing tutorials on YouTube. I discovered Proko.com on YouTube while looking for a hand drawing tutorial. I want to be able to draw anything I see. Any recommendations??
2 months ago
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2mo
Where can I find some good Skull Image references from a lot of angles?
By @dogukankuru
I looked around proko.com however I could not find any image pack of skulls from really all angles. Is there any place where I can find ? An accurate 3d ct scan would be good too.
2 months ago
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2mo
Arm muscles - studies and écorché
The hardest part of these for me is when I try to imagine how the forearm muscles actually insert and wrap based on pronation or supination, it doesn't always look on the surface like the anatomical models I study. Anyone else try this sort of thing? This is from self-directed work through books (Winslow, Hampton, Lauricella) but I will get to the arms in the Anatomy course eventually & see what tips they have there.
3 months ago
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3mo