Can we get a bone reference /anatomy thread going?
buy a skeleton
bunch of plates from Richer's Artistic Anatomy:>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Anatomie_artistique_(Paul_Richer)
>>7367723Very helpful, thanks for sharing
>>7367784no problem, anon
>>7367798Yeah those drawings…caught my attention lol. Wonder what was going through his head making the one on the left
>>7367809I don't happen to have my own copy of Artistic Anatomy atm, but I'd imagine it makes sense within the context of the book haha. maybe exaggerating the form for some ultimate point. unlesss he just got off to expansion and was ahead of the curve.
>>7367837Damn good pictures. The fact that it’s in French is the icing on the cake
How important is labeling names?
>>7368778Extremely. Coloring is helpful too. I think it’s helpful to list out the elements of anatomy before trying to draw it so you know what you’re drawing. When you remember names, you’ll know when the drawing is done since you’ve incorporated every name that’s necessary into the piece
>>7368778>labeling namesI assume you mean labeling anatomical features? if so, while I don't know the science of it (though I'm sure it's there in some capacity), I would assume that it's helpful. you're giving your brain a verbal way in addition to a visual way to draw connections between something - here, the (human) figure - and retain and recall them more easily.
>>7367684why would you want to know what bones look like
>>7368778not useful at all, understanding how things move and building your own internalized construction is far more important. This is just like those sketchbooks from stupid women with perfect handwriting that still got Cs on the bio test >>7368780David finch doesn't know the name of half the muscles he draws, I routinely forget what the medial epicondyle is but I know the humerus has a round protrusion on the same side that faces the ribs at rest.
>>7368780>incorporated every name that’s necessary into the pieceTypically, I skip the elements that do not affect the surface, like the skull seams, holes, eye socket, nose hole, and the underside of the skull. is there harm in skipping some elements? my end goal is to learn muscle origin and insertion.>>7368790yeah, the science part scares me and wish the names weren't Latin gibberish>>7369703I tried this, sadly I found it got confusing since all anatomy books refer to Latin names.
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>>7369679Because they’re one of the most, if not the most, important components to figure drawing?… you HAVE to study the bones in order to draw a proper figure, anon. You think there’s just jello underneath all this?
>>7372001I think skipping anything will hinder, honestly. I think you should study ALL of it, because the more you know, the more you’ll be able to manipulate . Personally, I can’t make sense of the head unless I draw a skull underneath , but that’s me.
>>7372292Manipulating the skeleton is too advanced for me. I think I should start by copying the skeleton from the front, back, and side.
>>7372291thats an exaggeration, most artists don't study bones and can draw just fine.clearly articulate every benefit, i'm waiting. *tapping feet*
>>7374527You don’t need them to “draw fine”, you need them to be anatomically accurate and more lifelike. Bones ARE one the most component element of figure drawing, matter of fact. None of figure drawing makes sense without the bones. It’s also easier to simplify a figure when you have bones underneath
