Biceps assignment Please can anyone critique
2yr
Anubhav Saini
Hello everyone the goal with these drawings were to learn about deltoid and biceps.
1yr
Hey, @Anubhav Saini, cool! I like how the 3D forms of the muscles look nicely defined when you add the cross-contours.
Maybe it’s the image resolution of your drawings, but I can’t quite see the underlying bones - so I’d still reinforce my previous recommendation (https://www.proko.com/s/1SeX) to draw the bones before the muscles and use them to track the attachments end to end. If possible, even keep the bones a bit visible (although maybe with lighter lines) in the finished versions of the sketches.
On another note, I see you followed the other one of my previous suggestions regarding using the same photo references as in the lesson - awesome! Let me know if you got the chance to “self-check” your drawings by watching Stan’s demos and if you found this method helpful.
I took Proko’s anatomy course myself a few years ago, so, just as a complement, I’m attaching some of my assignments from back when I studied the Biceps lessons, I thought you might like to see. (The drawings in black lines are my first attempts, and the overlaying red lines are my “self-made adjustments” after watching Stan’s demos). I did these digitally, but since you’re doing yours in traditional pencil and paper, I wonder maybe you could use colored pencils or even a separate sheet of translucent/tracing paper as a way to do these “self-corrections” without altering your early drawings, as I believe doing these corrections as an overlay can be helpful as a learning tool.
Also, maybe consider the size of your drawings. It seems to be that you might be drawing a bit too small - if that’s so, I’d encourage you to try drawing in larger sizes when doing this type of anatomy study, as larger drawings should probably help you construct the anatomical structure with more accuracy and ease. Perhaps each drawing could occupy about a full A4 page?
Hope this helps!
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Keep it up, and best of luck!