Upper Back Assignment Examples - Draw Models
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LESSON NOTES
In the last lesson we learned the anatomy and motion and form of the upper back muscles. If you haven’t seen those videos yet, make sure not to miss them.
This lesson is an example that covers one of the upper back assignment images. Use the demo to check your own work. If you haven't done the assignments yet, you can download the assignment images in the downloads tab.
Upper Back Assignment Examples
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Attempted to change the orientation of the chest, resulting in the inability to draw the proper arm, will have to wait to add after the corresponding course
Felt compelled to post my assignments for feedback for once. Only felt the need for one major redraw this time which is a record low. Makes me question if I'm getting careless with my self critique and the application of Stan's critique or if I'm just that much better compared to the beginning of the course. While uploading this I spotted some smaller mistakes like certain angles, ratios and forgotten Trap tendons but I'm not sure if it's worth redrawing all of it or if it's enough to move on to the neck muscles?
(I've seen this question asked a bunch by Sir Jesper Axelsson in the comments so I'll answer in advance. My primary end goal is to learn anatomy to make realistic digital 3D characters for games. My secondary goal is to develop foundational skills like proportions, line control, general understanding and analysis, etc, all to boost my 3D art. This course has been my only venture in the realm of 2D lol)
I know this is a bit late, but I also commonly get bogged down in striving for perfection that I tend to lose motivation later down the line, because I never feel ‘good enough’ to move on and that causes this vicious circle of repeating things all too often. So now I strive to get something out of a certain study or drawing and once I have, I’ll move on, despite the piece’s imperfections. That way I’m learning, making progress and giving that which was learned time to set in. You’d be surprised with how taking time off something in order to focus your attention elsewhere helps in cementing your studies on that something. I still struggle from time to time, but hopefully this helps, if I made myself any clear.
Could someone help me? What is the highlighted thingy? Is it just bulging fat from the pose or is it a muscle? IIf its a muscle, than which one?
I believe it's the serratus anterior, whose function is to tilt the scapula and help lift the arm.
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Serratus Anterior I believe. They radiate out from under the scapula.
Good to be back after a little break. I've really enjoyed doing the back muscles. I think I'm getting better at locating them. Although the serratus muscles and the rib-cage differentiation can be tricky sometimes. All good stuff.
Hello! Been a while since I last posted. Here are my drawings for the upper-back assignments. I feel more comfortable drawing the back. Critiques are very welcome :)!
Cheers,
Romain
Keeping my sketch more loose on this one. I love the way Stan maps out the shadows and defines the form so well with his lines.
Hi everyone, after looking at the correction for the upper back assignment, there is still some part that I don't understand. Especially with the last examples, doeas anyone has an idea about which muscle is corresponding to the area I circled in black please ? Thank you :)
Sundjiv. I would say that the lines that you see in your top two circles are both indicating the division between the infraspinatus mm and the teres major muscle. Your bottom left circle is primarily in the area of the latissimus dorsi (lats) as it wraps from the back moving up towards its insertion on the upper/inner arm. Hopefully that helps.
Hi everyone, after looking at the correction for the upper back assignment, there is still some part that I don't understand. Especially with the last examples, doeas anyone has an idea about which muscle is corresponding to the area I circled in black please ? Thank you :)
Hi Sundjiv, I'm really late (and you might have figured it out by now), but here goes:
Top ellipse: The muscle here is infraspinatus. Beside it is a depression that corresponds to the teres minor, and below teres minor, we can see teres major bulging out.
Bottom left ellipse: It's the serratus anterior. Above, on the medial edge of the scapula, there is a triangular depression that corresponds to the rhomboid.
Right ellipse: This is again the infraspinatus.
I hope I cleared up some of the confusion. The back can be very frustrating with all these muscles stretching and contracting. Best of luck with your anatomy studies.
2021/7/16. Hi everyone. Again "upper back muscles" assignment. Muscle tracing, first attempt & second attempt. Thanks and have a good day.
2021/7/16. Hi everyone. Here's part of may assignment for this week. Muscle tracing, first attempt & second attempt. Thanks.
Hi! This is my first assignment like this, I've always been tracing on the photos before. Tried to put all the bony landmarks and basic shapes of the muscles first. Thank you in advance for your feedback!
p.s. decided not to do all the shadows, as I believe it could distract me :)
Very nice assignments.
If you're studying the upper back remember to include the rhomboids. I see them peeking in the first drawing, but I'm not seeing them in the last figure. Be mindful of them, or else you'll be confused by their bumps when they're active.
About not doing the shadows, if they're confusing you, it's ok if you ignore them for now. But as you're studying anatomy I'd like to suggest you try using cross contour lines to indicate the form of the muscles. Even if you're not shading it's important to understand the 3-d form of the muscle and not only its shape so you can draw it from any angle. Also knowing if something is flatter or rounder will make it easier when or if you decide to shade.
Best regards
Is anyone able to find the assignment images for download? It seems like there missing now :/
I like the dynamic forms! Just make sure to get those simple 3d shapes before rendering detail.
As others have mentioned, more focus on proper values would really help identify the forms you're making. Maybe thumbnail it out with just 2 or 3 values and see if it reads? Apart from that, I feel like the muscle fibers are being used to fill in the figure, but aren't being used to describe the form. The fibers are a great opportunity to show the roundness or flatness of the muscles, but I get the sense that you may have just outlined the muscle locations then squeezed the fibers into the 2d shape.
