Nov '18

Hi, @Pulpman !
Anatomy looks nice!
the thing i've noticed is that anterior serratus should connect into obliques in more of a zig-zag pattern.
The trapezius could be not as thicc (unless he is a very buffed skelly which is ok :smiley:)
And I don't think you would see the top part of sternomastiods as much since they attach at the back of the skull.

something like 'dis.

overall, great job! your rendering style is mint :+1:

Nov '18

The muscle placement on models looks mostly good, however the area on the back of the shoulder / armpit seems to be a bit off, the latisimus dorsi and the teresmajor make up the shape of the rear of the armpit, and their attachments are kind of weird, but important for drawing that part of the body properly .

This website has a good illustration and has specifics on the attachment points.
https://www.getbodysmart.com/arm-muscles/infraspinatus-muscle

The Lattisimus dorsi, pectoralis major, and teres major all attach at the same place oddly enough, medical anatomy refers to it as "The lady between 2 majors" You can start to see how those 3 muscles all attach by looking here.
https://www.getbodysmart.com/arm-muscles/pectoralis-major-muscle, they all attach at that same point on the humerus, the bicipital groove.

I hope this helps. I also love the skeletons lifelike face.

Nov '18

@echo_jk Thanks for the tips! I see what you mean, the serratus I’m not sure how I could just skip shaping them properly, but the trapezius I could have honestly gone my entire life without noticing the thiccness. I do usually have to correct that area when drawing characters, so I’ll have to beat that into my head somehow. Tried to keep those in mind for the next batch, hopefully it shows.

@PeterH Dude, I know exactly what you are referring to. I could tell as I did the first exercise that I had no clue where to put the lines when I got to that area, especially with women. I was hoping when I drew the muscles in detail things would click, and the links you gave I think helped with that.

The skellys are congregating, but we’ll be fine as long as they don’t start doing complicated or dynamic poses.

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Nov '18

Hey! Great improvements!
really like the last picture! you did a good job on fixin the traps and serratus :smiley:

what i personally understood about muscles is that.. just look at an average person and what kind of outline he\she has and around the neck and shoulders area, and just right under the skin there are those muscles :smiley: bc i tend to get carried away with making all the muscles as buff as possible. (i guess it's pretty obvious, but it took me a while to realise, haha)
Hope this helps

Nov '18
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@echo_jk It's funny, I do the same thing, I used to draw even females as really beefy, and I can't remmber last time I drew a skinny dood. I'll try to stop myself next time to consider the average joe outline, I do try to keep all these advices in mind while I draw. :thumbsup:

Oh, snap… Skellys are starting to move! This time I made a point to come up with the poses by myself (though top left is similar to one of the examples in the video) and add the muscles using only my own past exercises as reference, if any. It’s rough stuff. :confused:

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I think I’ll move on to the next term’s Anatomy lessons rather than start the Clothed Figure one straight away. I want to keep the anatomic momentum going and try to do this exercise again implementing the limbs.