#anatomy tutorial

[tootroll]

As an artist with a focus on fat and trans bodies, my understanding of the human form comes from seeing variety.

I admire bodies that don't fit into the ideal form, because they are all the more common and all the more ignored.

You can find a million drawings featuring fat bodies that are drawn with the sole purpose of being appealing due to following the ideal form. Whether it be because our eyes have gotten the idea, through repetitive influence, that that form is *ideal*. Or for audiences to lust after.

Finding art depicting variety in body types, in fat distribution and structure, is very.. very hard. Sometimes, if you want to see more of something, YOU ought to be the thing you want to see more of.

If you truly want to be a body positive artist, learning to draw a generally appealing fat body is less than half the battle. Thin bodies have variety in fat distribution and in structure. Fat bodies just accentuate these forms.

Practice the ways fat falls around the body, see how it feels when you let yourself play around with the human form. Have FUN with it.

Learning to stop caring about making bodies look the most appealing to wider audiences has been the most freeing thing for me. Practicing various body types has been very fun, and has improved my understanding of the human form more than anything else possibly could.

[alot0ftea]

hii!! i love your art so much, and i wanted to know if you had any tips on anatomy ? i’m trying to get better at anatomy but i’m not making much progress lol

hihihi tysm !! I'm bad at explaining things but i will try to give pointers lmao

Number #1: KEEP IT LOOSE AND SIMPLE drawing at its simplest form is just a bunch of shapes making out together and something something wow it’s a cool drawing. I think what people struggle with when learning anatomy is that they jump straight into details when sketching when that’s the easiest way to make mistakes. Too often do you get caught up in details way too early and that bites you in the ass later because you've already solidified your mistakes. You gotta give your drawings a skeleton (keeping it simple) before making it an actual person (adding details/fleshing it out), me thinks.

Number #2: USING/TRACING REFERENCES I fully endorse tracing (photos of real people - not others’ art lol) over photos AS LONG AS you're breaking down all the components into basic shapes, otherwise you're not learning anything. I find it really helpful in creating consistency/habit on how people are supposed to look and then applying it into your own drawings and style. 

This would be my main tip because it was what I was doing a lot of before trying to find a style that I like drawing in lol

Number #3: RANDOM STUFF!!!

Another random thing is I would also highly recommend watching Sinix Design 's video(s) on perspective and anatomy.

Hope this is somewhat helpful anon

[maetheellen]

legs tutorial

a female-centric tutorial for legs <3

we start with bones.

as you can see, the femur juts out, and there's a gap between it and the iliac crest-- this forms what ppl know as "hip dips". some women don't have them.

here's some legs with different fat and muscle contents for comparison

but why are they *shaped* like that? (I hear u ask). well, muscles. muscles can Bulge or Wrap. Think of it as a garter on a thigh-- the thigh bulges, the garter wraps. the thigh then bulges gloriously around it.

here are some simplified representations of the important muscle groups in the leg.

the gracilis/abductor magnus is the "inner thigh". it bulges.

the rectus femoris is a part of the massive bulges we see on muscular legs. it's the middle one

the vastus medialis and vastus lateralis are muscles on the lower inside and outside of your thigh, and are the other bulges you see on muscular legs

the sartorius originates at the hip and wraps around the rectus femoris to terminate at the medial femur (inner knee-ish). it's the garter in this example-- it causes those bulging muscles to squish in the inner thigh.

the anterior tibialis and some other muscles wrap around the shin area.

the gastrocnemius is what we know as the calf. it's the meat of your lower leg, the bulging muscle we all think of when we think "calf"

[officialspec]

spec. spec. spec youve changed the game. i never realized your pointer finger and your wrist artery are the same. holy shit. im going to draw hands thank you

aasdjsd its not really an artery but its a useful landmark to facilitate the Flow of a pose imo

[gatoburr0]

Everyone asked for it, so here it is :)

hope it helps!

[not-avril]

A small guide for people who struggle with this area

[laboratoryrats]

“Techniques for better drawing shirt clothes for women”

Source: takuya_kakikata at Twitter

[dreamresus]

Tell me how you draw such accurate chest anatomy, I must learn your ways.

This is a very old ask that I'm just getting around to, I'm sorry! Also there are a bunch of amazing tutorials on Pinterest but I will do my best to explain what I know. 1. Always remember that the ribcage is round! It's kind of shaped like an egg, so use a visual of a cracked egg to feel out the form 2. The rib cage should still feel round even when a person is lying down, meaning the chest protrudes outward a bit, and there's a smooth curve between the ribcage, neck, and back of the skull if the chin is tilted upward. 3. I like to think of the torso in three parts, the ribcage, the abdomen/stomach, and the pelvis. Separating them like this just helps me to keep the torso proportionate 4. Speaking of proportions, you'll find the pectorals lay about 1/2 between the clavicles and the lowest rib. Draw the pecs as a single, curving line before separating it into individual muscles 5. The pectorals are straight along the bottom, then the muscle pulls backward into the arm. I tried to indicate this with arrows. Just a helpful shape to remember as you're drawing the chest 6. And finally, breasts hang from the pectorals. They are sort of gumdrop shaped, with all of the weight/fat pooling in the bottom. And don't forget that they are laying on top of a curved form (the ribcage) and should conform to the shape of the ribs. Hope this helps a little! But seriously...pinterest got the goods for art tutorials

[moonblossuhmm]

something i made a long time ago, i dont have the motivation to finish it lol

[improvewithtutorials]

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[mightbebobbie]

Do you have any muscle related anatomy tips?

Yes, absolutely!! I love muscles! this will be a quick rundown on "male" anatomy, but remember women have the exact same muscle groups and everything here can be applied to drawing muscular women too!

Click read more for pictures and tips!

Drawing muscles is complicated. Especially since they bend around our bones, and they move and retract and expand and all that jazz. The best place to start is to study the biggest muscle groups. I've made a little chart here with the muscles I mostly focus on, but there are millions of similar charts!

By remembering these, or even just having them at the back of your mind, drawing muscles will become more than copying whatever reference you have- you will be applying knowledge, and in turn, you'll slowly understand the relations between musclegroups!

Simplifying muscles is all about choosing what you want to show. Some people barely have any definition, while others have a lot. This is all about personal taste!

By studying good references and applying the muscle groups, you'll learn to draw muscles from memory in no time. However, I do pull up my charts and use references when I want to be extra accurate!

I love Grafit Studio's storefront, they have so many cool reference pictures for sale! i have bought several of their packs, and I highly reccomend them.

[lady-potato-ninja]

I hit 1k subscribers right in time for my fourth tutorial! 🎉🎉 Thank you so much for your support in my other tutorials it really means a lot! I'll soon post a giveaway to celebrate all this so keep an eye out if you're interested!👀

I hope this helps some of you in your art journey and I hope it's well articulated 😩🤞. Anatomy is hard to explain so feel free to send me some ask if you'd like me to elaborate more.

[superdorf1]

apparently in 2022 I made a sleep-deprived tutorial on the proper construction of feet

if that's a thing anyone was trying to figure out

[maetheellen]

another anatomy tutorial

i know there are no words, but these are just some references I made for a friend that I thought i'd post for y'all's enjoyment

[lujyujy]

✨ Tutorial on how to draw a chubby/fat body!✨

I really hope this tutorial helps y'all! If you practice drawing it, you can show me if you want for me to see it!

Keep in mind that this is MY way of making fat bodies, if you have any tips for me too, I'll accept it!!

If you have any questions, you can ask me via DM or in the comments here!

[outta-trouble]

back to principles i guess