Anatomy Thread of mwellsworth

[Rebeccak]

Welcome. Nice drawing. :) I recommend to everyone this great book:

The Artist's Complete Guide to Figure Drawing: A Contemporary Perspective on the Classical Tradition (Paperback) (http://www.amazon.com/Artists-Complete-Guide-Figure-Drawing/dp/0823003035/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1198013871&sr=1-1)

Check it out as well as his website, www.tonyryder.com

Keep practicing!

[mwellsworth]

Thank you very much for the book recommendation and the kind words Rebeccak. I just recently picked up Burne Hogarth's Dynamic Anatomy (http://www.amazon.com/Dynamic-Anatomy-Expanded-Burne-Hogarth/dp/0823015521) since his work has been mentioned to me on several occasions. Not sure if I like it yet or not. It seems to be very good as far as musculature and dynamic poses. Here are some neck studies I did really quick last night from the book.

http://mwellsworth.com/wp-content/themes/default/anatomythread/anatomy_neck_sk1.jpg
http://mwellsworth.com/wp-content/themes/default/anatomythread/anatomy_neck_sk2.jpghttp://mwellsworth.com/wp-content/themes/default/anatomythread/anatomy_neck_sk3.jpg

[mwellsworth]

Just sketched these 10 minutes ago. I played around with value a lot more on these and feel like it improved the look of the figures a great deal. I already feel like I'm getting better.

http://mwellsworth.com/wp-content/themes/default/anatomythread/anatomy_torso_sk1.jpg
http://mwellsworth.com/wp-content/themes/default/anatomythread/anatomy_torso_sk2.jpghttp://mwellsworth.com/wp-content/themes/default/anatomythread/anatomy_torso_sk3.jpg

[Rebeccak]

Nice! Never underestimate the value of copying master works, even if they are comic masters. I recommend drawing from a number of sources. A full book list (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=202&t=257424) can be found in the References and Resources section of this forum.

Yep, as a student I did innumerable master copies and it took many years of studying on my own to feel comfortable drawing the figure. Time and patience, stock up! :)

Keep posting :thumbsup:

[mwellsworth]

Another one today. Working on a portrait right now as well.

http://mwellsworth.com/wp-content/themes/default/anatomythread/anatomy_torso_sk4.jpg

[SylvanMist]

Hi mwellsworth, very nice sketches you have! That's the best way to learn :)

[mwellsworth]

@Roja: Thanks! I'm doing my best to keep up and practice everyday.

Here is a sketch I did today as a warm up before I continued to work on the portrait I mentioned earlier. I think it turned out okay.

http://mwellsworth.com/wp-content/themes/default/anatomythread/anatomy_torso_sk5.jpg

[Dironik]

Nice, realy nice sketches. Keep it up, it interesting for me :thumbsup:

[mwellsworth]

@Deser: Thank you for the encouragement! I'm getting a lot of enjoyment out of posting my work here for others to comment and critique on.

@Rebeccak: I just wanted to thank you again for your book recommendation. I went out to the store and picked it up and just from looking through it breifly, it looks like a great resource.

Here is the portrait I've mentioned that I've been working on. I stayed up all last night working on it to have it done by Christmas. I'd say it took me anywhere from 8-12 hours to finish. It's a portrait of my wife's 10 year old sister. She's expressed an interest in my art and I thought she'd enjoy it if I drew a picture of her as a gift. What do you think?

http://mwellsworth.com/wp-content/themes/default/anatomythread/finished_portrait_web.jpg

[Rebeccak]

Very nice! Will you have the opportunity to take a life drawing class? If so I'd highly recommend it. :)

[mwellsworth]

@Rebeccak: Thank you. I've actually taken 1 year of fine art which included a Figure Drawing I course. That was about 4-5 years ago though. Since then I've been undecided on whether or not I should go back. I'm interested in becoming a 3D modeler/animator, but worry about whether an art related degree is necessary? I suppose that I'm worried financially that I wont have a fall back if I'm unable to make a career out of art.

Here is a portrait of Santa that I did on Christmas Eve since my 10 year old sister in law wanted to draw with me.

http://mwellsworth.com/wp-content/themes/default/anatomythread/santa_portrait.jpg

Here is an older sketch of a cat I drew on a boring day at work.

http://mwellsworth.com/wp-content/themes/default/anatomythread/cat_sketch.jpg

[anandpg]

Hey Mathew!!... nice drawings already!!:thumbsup:.. Looking forward to your progress here!!

[Milchschaumschluerfer]

@Roja: Thanks! I'm doing my best to keep up and practice everyday.

Here is a sketch I did today as a warm up before I continued to work on the portrait I mentioned earlier. I think it turned out okay.

http://mwellsworth.com/wp-content/themes/default/anatomythread/anatomy_torso_sk5.jpg

Hey, great work!
I just want to know if you have any books or sites where do you get this kind of studies?

[mwellsworth]

@Milchschaumschluerfer: Thanks, all of the studies I've posted here are from Burne Hogarth's Dynamic Anatomy: Revised and Expanded Edition (http://www.amazon.com/Dynamic-Anatomy-Expanded-Burne-Hogarth/dp/0823015521/ref=sr_11_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1198902485&sr=11-1). Burne Hogarth is an American cartoonist known for his books on anatomical reference. He has a website (http://www.burnehogarth.com/), but it doesn't seem to be up-to-date. You should look at the anatomy reference guides here on CGTalk for other sources to draw from. There is a list of good online sources (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=202&t=257570) as well as a list of books (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=202&t=257424) to look at. As Rebeccak has said, you should try to learn from a variety of sources or even take a figure drawing course at a local college if you can.

[mwellsworth]

@Anand: Thank you very much for the compliment. The kind words really do help to motivate me and help me feel that I can be a successful artist if I keep practicing. It's easy to get impatient and discouraged when one is still learning.

Here are some sketches I did earlier today.

http://mwellsworth.com/wp-content/themes/default/anatomythread/anatomy_arm_sk1.jpg

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