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Still 20% off many 3DTotal books (including my anatomy book) for the next 2 days. This is actually from a video on clothing characters, but it's a tangent. Pretty common for me to go off on them. I do find they're also the best way to come up with new ideas, so it's a balancing… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

23/05/19 20:50

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When adding body fat to a pose (A), don't just add more folds to the form (B). This is adding more skin. Fat deposits fill out any extra skin. Less is more (C). Draw fewer folds than you'd expect.

23/01/21 00:00

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The rhythms of the folds are often low-to-high viewed from the rear (A). Even on lean individuals the opposite pattern is often seen from the front: A general high-to-low as we move forward (B).

23/01/19 00:01

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(A) Here we see a very common region for fat deposition. Fat often accumulates around the kidneys.

23/01/17 00:01

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The eyebrows sit on a curved surface (A). When drawing them from above, ensure they curve sufficiently. Remember that they drop at the outer edges, so don't curve them too far (C). Try to suggest the ends dropping (D).

23/01/14 00:00

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Depending on the position of the leg, sometimes we'll see a bulge here (A) and sometimes we'll see a depression (B). This largely depends on the tension of the Hamstring group, and the level of fat accumulation here.

23/01/12 00:00

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Rather than visualising the core as a smaller cylinder (A), we can visualise it as (perhaps a more common shape) a wider band that connects the two masses (B). In older people we sometimes find wrinkles where the ribcage meets this band (C).

23/01/10 00:01

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(A) The obliques sit on top of the iliac Crest and will often bulge outward and cover the ASIS (B). This is the very front of the crest.

23/01/07 00:00

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Where the head attaches to the neck, just behind the Jaw, there is a step-in.

23/01/05 00:00

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The Scapulae may rise up further than you'd expect (A). When this happens, the surrounding muscles bunch up and the neck appears to shorten (B)

23/01/03 00:00

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What is this teardrop shaped muscle (A)? The Quads may be simplified into a single group in this situation. They attach to the Patella (kneecap) via a single tendon. (A) Itself is the Vastus Medialis

22/12/31 00:00

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What's this lump here (a)? Usually, we draw the scapula too parallel to each other. (B) is generally incorrect, though not impossible. (C) is more common.

22/12/29 00:00

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Because the Brachioradialis attaches quite far up the Humerus, the fold itself is found well above the end of the elbow (A)

22/12/27 00:00

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Why do we see so much overlap in this region, even when the legs are separate (A)? The adductors (B) originate at the front of the pelvis, below the pubic, and angle backward. Viewed in profile (C), we see this angle clearly.

22/12/24 00:01

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The Lats may be so wide that they are visible even from the front view (A). This is partly because the ribcage is narrower at the front (B).

22/12/22 00:01

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A few more examples of the External Obliques

22/12/20 00:00

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Begin the upper leg with a rectangle (A). Add a bulge for the overhang of the Quads (B). The lower leg fits inside the hollow section carved out here (C).

22/12/17 00:01

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The Scapulae and Lats wrap around the ribcage vertically and horizontally. As the Lats attach to the front of the Humerus, the wrapping is more extreme than we'd expect.

22/12/15 00:00

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The Internal Obliques join the pelvis to the ribcage. They wrap around at the sides and assist in twisting and bending to either side. Note how much longer they are at the front (a) than the rear (B)

22/12/13 00:00

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Less is more. The foreground limbs are usually not where the mistakes are found. Dare to foreshorten. Show less than you'd think, and it will correct for thinking in "symbols"

22/12/10 00:00

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The Pec minor pulls the whole shoulder forward (A). It doesn't attach to the Humerus directly. You can see how curved the ribcage and front of the torso is from these angles.

22/12/06 00:00

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When we raise our arms to flex our muscles, we don't generally lift them parallel to the front of the body (A). It is possible to do it, but it isn't a natural position. Instead, angle them forward slightly (B).

22/12/03 00:00

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Once you have the basic form of the pelvis shape, try experimenting with the angle of the sides. The angle powerfully suggests different levels of bodyfat.

22/12/01 00:00

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The foot is arched in both directions: front and back and side to side (A). The toes naturally curve and are rarely flat at the front (B). Sometimes the second toe is longer than the big toe.

22/11/29 00:00

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(A) When the legs are straight, the Glutes and TFL are relatively flattened. When we raise the legs at the hip, the TFL, Glute Min/Med bulge outwards (B). Without this bulging, the legs will lack believable form.

22/11/26 00:00