Anatomy Intensives Introduction
OVERVIEW
To truly master drawing the human figure the artist must delve beneath the surface, and study not only every bump, crease, and action, but also their origins. These origins lay in the bone, the muscle, and even the fat and ligaments. Once the artist has an understanding of the basic forms of the body it is time to go further, to the organic forms that make them up. We must study not just the simple dimensionality, and volume, but also the mechanisms that drive the movements, and expressions. In short the anatomy. it is for this pursuit that I have created this course. Over the following lessons we will examine the body, from the skeleton to the surface morphology. It is with this knowledge that we will not only better understand what we see when we gaze upon the human form, but move beyond simple observation to true mastery.
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M ATERIALS
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- TI P As you begin to study anatomy try to think of how the muscles (and bones) interact. Avoid thinking of them individuals, but rather as a part of a machine.
S ETTIN G U P Human Anatomy for Artists: The Elements of Form by Elliot Goldfinger Bridgman's Complete Guide to Drawing from Life by George Bridgman Artistic Anatomy by Dr. Paul Richer and Robert Beverly Hale Anatomy for the Artist by Sarah Simblet
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TERMS Anterior--------------------------------------Front Posterior--------------------------------------Back Superior--------------------------------------Above Inferior---------------------------------------Below Proximal-------------------------------------Closer From the trunk Distal-----------------------------------------Further Lateral----------------------------------------Closer From the midline Medial----------------------------------------Further Flexion---------------------------------------Decreases Angle between Extension------------------------------------Increases body parts Abduction---------------------------Moves away from The midline Adduction---------------------------Moves towards Pronation--------------------------Posterior rotation Of forearm and ankle Supination-------------------------Anterior rotation
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