How to Do an Anatomy Tracing

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Stan Prokopenko

inAnatomy of the Human Body

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How to Do an Anatomy Tracing

Lesson by

Stan Prokopenko

in Anatomy of the Human Body

579K

Mark as Completed

Assignments 316

Lesson Notes

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Assignment

Download the assignment images and do your own Anatomy Tracing.

Pedro Luiz

onegray14

Not gonna lie you saw some muscles there that I straight up couldn’t see but hopefully I generally got it right lol

fislsyand

10d

am i doing alright? did i do it correctly?

Steve Lenze

10d

Basicly yes, you did it "right" but I think you missed the point a little. You drew the shape of the muscles correct for the most part, but the lines going over the muscles look like an afterthought. These lines are meant to describe the volume of the shapes of the muscles. To show how they bulge out or stretch accross the form. Also, your lines look very unsure and shaky, which is understandable, and will improve with time and practice. I did a quick sketch to show you what I mean, I hope it helps :)

poprocks

24d

should i print it or just try to copy it from the screen?

Arman

24d

Vue Thao

25d

Here's my 2nd attempt.

vilyas

1mo

No need for critique as its just intro assignement! Just nice to share to get into the habit. First time around with this video i was real confused with all the terms. But good old google helped me make sense of it :).

3dpixelpaul

1mo

This was super hard for me, made me realize how little I actually know about anatomy. I'm really excited about this course and hopefully will gain some confidence! No need to critique as this is just an intro assignment, just figured I'd share.

Myles Goethe

1mo

Finally! I've been putting off on learning anatomy for too long. Here are my first assignments XD Obviously I need more improvement!

Jesper Axelsson

1mo

You don't have to worry if getting the anatomy right is hard at this point. Stan wanted to show tracings in the beginning since it's an exercise that you can use as a study tool when you dive deeper into the course. The thing to take with you from this lesson is how to do an anatomy tracing. - Two things I look for in a tracing are: 1. Varying lineweight; thicker/darker for the border of muscles and thinner/lighter for the muscle fibers. This gives clarity to the tracing 2. Fiber-lines going all the way. I want to be clear with how the fibers track so I like to draw them all the way from where they originate to where they insert, and not just indicate them floating in the middle of the muscle. - Think threedimensionally and gesturally when you draw the fiber lines. Wrap the fiber lines around the forms with even greater care and have them flow nicely. Hope this helps :)

Vue Thao

2mo

khg

2mo

I am a beginner. I may be wrong, but I want to improve my skills in the future.

Manuel Rioja

2mo

que difícil fue esto!!!!

Basil Tong

2mo

I tried my best, but this is hard stuff.

Ari

2mo

I tried my best to guess where it muscle was while looking at a reference, I don't thing it ended up really accurate to be honest

raindropwolf

3mo

Oh man I was lazy on these. I have no (human) anatomy knowledge and the images I found online were pretty confusing. Inaccuracies everywhere I bet. Also I was impatient as hell. But hey- I can only get better, right? (I don’t really need critique- I know everything is bad- just wanted to post somewhere to hold accountability)

aop

3mo

I don’t think I’ve done it well. Much more is worth learning.

David Wen

4mo

Hii, I used an anatomy book for this homework but I kinda gave up on the woman. Overall, I think it was alright, how did I do?

Bonnie Gable

4mo

I have some basic anatomy knowledge and used reference books to do these. I didn’t include a huge amount of striations but I hope I’m seeing the insertions well. (Basic user, not premium.)

Jesper Axelsson

4mo

Nice studies! There are inaccuracies here and there, but that's not an issue in this lesson 😎👍 It's just an introduction to an exercises that you can use as a study tool. - Try to make the lines a bit cleaner. It might help to choose a brush that is lighter and allows you to build up to dark gradually. -Two other things you might want to look for in a tracing are: 1. Varying lineweight; thicker/darker for the border of muscles and thinner/lighter for the muscle fibers. This gives clarity to the tracing 2. Fiber-lines going all the way. I want to be clear with how the fibers track so I like to draw them all the way from where they originate to where they insert, and not floating in the middle of the muscle. Hope this helps :)