Important Lessons on Anatomy for Artists!

Anatomy for artists will be the next step after you have experienced painting the hands and the head.

A lot of artists have trouble with the body because it is not a set shape like the head. On top of that, making sure every part of the body adheres to proportions and shadowing rules can be very challenging when we deal with models that are in motion.

With that said, it is not as difficult as you would imagine, either. The trick here is to develop an artist mannequin on your own that you will constantly use. Eventually, you will get to a point where you don’t need references anymore!

Starting from the very beginning, we will learn correct proportions for painting the body as memorizing key measurements is crucial to a good understanding of the human form to build your mannequin.

Then, we can detail the mannequin by looking at muscles groups and how it will flow across the entire body.

Eventually, you will be painting the body with clothing on. There are challenges associated with this but again, it is not as hard as it sounds.

So follow along carefully as we study techniques that specifically deal with anatomy for artists!

anatomy for artists

Current lessons available

	Paint Human Anatomies Before you begin, read this quick start guide on how to paint human anatomies as it’s a good introduction to how this site will proceed with learning the body.
	Draw the Skeleton Learning how to draw the skeleton is an important step to setting up your artistic mannequin in order to learn about the human form.
	Figures in Motion Here is where you learn ways to draw figures in motion with the simple mannequin you have developed on your own.
	Male Torso Drawing We will utilize the artist mannequin to create your own male torso drawing. The key is knowing where the flow points are so you can fill in the correct muscles.
	Female Torso Drawing Doing a female torso drawing requires you to make some judgment calls on your part in that you will need to decide how much muscle the female form will have.
	Male Arm Drawing For a male arm drawing, it is important to know where the positions of the muscles are and how the muscles work to get an accurate representation.
	Drawing Female Arms While the muscles are not as prominent as the male arms, you still need to learn it as well as the proper flow points for drawing female arms convincingly.
	Drawing Legs The legs can be challenging if you do not know the correct form. Whether male or female, follow along in this lesson for drawing legs correctly.

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