[Kebab]

I�ve been getting comments that i should practice some more anatomy in order to make
better pictures, i actually agree with the guy who told me that but i don�t really know what i should
focus on improving, light and shadows, proportions i don�t know.
Below are one of my latest pictures, inspired by Vebjorns apocalyptic warrior, i�ts a lead drawing i made
in about an hour and i�m actually very pleased with it. I would appretiate any comments regarding
the anatomy on this figure, shadows, proportions whatever you might find important.

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Kebab

[samdragon]

hmmm...Think of it this way. We see people everyday of our lives..(most of us do) so when you draw a human figure, it's very easy to spot things that are wrong because we know what a human is suposed to look like.
It's very important to learn how to draw the human corrrectly before you start exaggerating the form of the figure. This way, you will not have muscles in the wrong place or bones in the wrong place. The human form, male and female have distinctive land marks on them, they always be visable(unless you mutilate or deform the figure).
You character: assuming you want him to have exaggerated muscles....
His right forarm looks to be too short and the hand has some problems with it(right hand)
If his chest is that big, he should have some bigger shoulders.
That helment is too small for his head.
your lighting is fine and your tonal value looks fine too. All you need to do is to start looking at proportions of the human figure and learn how it is put together and why certian muscles are formed the way they are.
Give ya another example..put your right arm straight down by your side, you can be sitting or standing. and turn your palm counterclock wise untill your elbow is facing away from you and lift your arm up as far as you can, elbow should be facing the sky now. You can't lift up past your shoulder blades unless you turn your palm the other way,becaus of the way your bones are put together. this information about bones is important to know when you have to draw something in a similar postion and have it look "normal".

[Francis]

One other thing you can do, and this should be done in conjunction with life drawing, is to get a good anatomy book like one of Bridgman's (i.e. The Human Machine or Bridgman's Life Drawing) and actually copy the images you see there. What that will do for you is to show you how the body is constructed, and how it can be broken down into basic shapes, volumes and proportions. When you've done this for a while, you'll have developed an understanding of the structure of the body - this will help a lot when you do life drawing.

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