Anatomy of the Shoulder Bones
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Shoulder Bones

Anatomy of the Shoulder Bones

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Assignment

First, draw the ribcage. Then, draw the shoulder girdle on top of the ribcage. Draw around to the other side, ghosting it as it goes around. Look for angles and landmarks, and draw them as three-dimensional forms. We’ll need to master this before we include muscles. Think about it – the positions of the bones determine the shape of the muscles. When we can draw the clavicle and scapula as forms, we have the underlying structure that shapes the shoulders. Make sure to use the assignment images in the downloads tab.

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Samuel Sanjaya
I re-visit the scapula assignment. trying to test my ability to see. I do still need some work more
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Keith Starkweather
Is the posterior tilt when the arm is forced back? Does ribcage need to stay still?
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Amy Counsell
this assignment was super tricky. i think a frequent mistake i make is drawing the scapula too small and the ribcage to thin and elongated. if anyone could give me some pointers then it's much appreciated!
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Amy Counsell
oh also the scapula is too flat, i find it hard to picture it wrapping around. ill probably do more of these practices later.
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Samuel Sanjaya
Here's my submission for this assignment. It was pretty though. any feedbacks/critiques will be appreciated
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Steve Lenze
Hey Samuel, The one thing I noticed in your drawing is that the scapula is not wrapping around the ribcage. You seem to be bowing it up and away from the ribcage. I did a quick sketch that I hope helps :)
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Karas Rijji
Tough
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Johnathan
Looking at reference once then drawing from memory. Happy to take any feedback.
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Eveline Rupenko
Hello everyone here are my works for this assigment!
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Steve Lenze
These are really nice :)
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Briar D
The collar bones are much easier to imagine than the shoulder blade, especially the top bit above the blade. Im interested in how the "how to draw" video will explain it.
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@jiwingka
Hello everyone this is my assignment for this lesson. critique/feedback are very welcome. I want to know. Am I on the right track? Thank you.
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Skelly
nice skeletons 💀
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Ezra
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Shoulder bones
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Gian Amir Calibuso
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Manuel Rioja
Assigments ready...
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@dinchen
There must be some mistakes in my assignments, as they are so strange. I'll try again and find out where the problems are!
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Kurt Meyer
Some of the assignments I did, having a hard time with the placement of the scapula, but I'm finding it easier if I use a round simplification of the trunk. I've definintly got some more studies to do.
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@palyo
Hi everyone,these are assignments for this lesson. Maybe the biggest problem was to align the spine of the scapula with the end of the clavicle at the acronium ; other than that, my line quality is a bit messy but i'm working on it . Anyway, any kind of critique/feedback is greatly appreciated.
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Tasha
10mo
Side view shoulder bones.
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Tasha
10mo
Back views.
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Tasha
10mo
Front views of the shoulder girdle, using the model photos provided. Tricky to know where to place the scapula behind.
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Mathias Ragnarsson
Well, these were some weird shapes; a lot to unpack here! I felt that perhaps the most difficult part of this assignment is to decide where to position the scapula in the back. Maybe that’ll clear up a bit once I get to the muscles and have more to relate to. The 5th drawing is from imagination, and in the sixth I tried to not look att the 3d model in the beginning and plan it out from the reference photo, but later on take a look at the models. A question to anyone else doing these kind of studies. How long do you usually take for one drawing? I try to be aware of not spending too much time, but, some days I can spend way to many minutes just trying to get the shape of a torso somewhat ok. Of course it differs a lot depending on my daily mental fatigue as I’m most often left to do these in the late hours after work, daily chores and socializing.
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Jesper Axelsson
I think these look good! I think you came pretty close with the shape and placement of the scapula. - Do some studies of the clavicle as well. Its shape feels a bit inconsistent. - In #1 the glenoid cavity feels a bit low. Study how the head of the humerus relates to it. - In #2 the perspective feels a bit off (the bottom of the blades don't allign, and it feels like the whole shoulder girdle is rotated to the right) . It might help to draw a rhytmical line between the left and right scapula, to see if the are placed correctly. You might want to shot a perspective line from the spine with which you can check if the scapulae are of equal distance from the centerline. The clavicles are backward. - In #3, I might have angled in the acromion processes a bit more. -In #5 the triangle part, at the top of the inside of the scapula, is too wide. The perspective is a bit off. The bottom of the ribcage isn't converging with the shoulder girdle. - You might appreciate reading my reply to Peter Tinkler, below this post 👇 Hope this helps :)
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Peter Tinkler
Another challenging assignment, but again, I feel it's slowly sinking in (although of course I do need to repeat these exercises as often as possible). I found the back and side angle much easier than the front for some reason, I was expecting the opposite. Some of the angles were really hard to imagine, so the 3-D model, and the videos after, were a massive help.
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Jesper Axelsson
Hi @Peter Tinkler, yeah, it's challenging! I found this to be to most difficult bone lesson. But now the shoulder bones have become my favorites 😎. Overall, good job! I think you may move on if you want, though you might find it useful to revisit the shoulder bones later on. - I would highly recommend that you practice drawing the bones from imagination. The forms of the bones are changing from drawing to drawing, suggesting that it would help you to get to know them better. The acromion process is a part that you especially want to be aware of. Drawing from imagination is a great way to test & deepen your knowledge. I like following this routine: 1. Draw from imagination 2. Check were I'm off, with reference. Studying the part I got wrong. 3. Draw again from imagination. I attached an image with a suggestion of a mass conception for the scapula. The clavicle is like a bicycle handle. You might think of it as built with 3 straight pieces. Piece 1 and 3 are parallell, but piece 1 is higher and back a bit. Piece 2 connects the two. - I wrote a critique a while back, regarding drawing anatomy that you can't see, such as the scapula in a front view. You might appreciate reading it. https://www.proko.com/s/r6za Hope this helps :) Keep up the good work!
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