How to Draw Deltoids – Anatomy for Artists

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How to Draw Deltoids – Anatomy for Artists

Lesson by

Stan Prokopenko

in Anatomy of the Human Body

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Assignment: Draw the Deltoids

Your assignment is to do quicksketch drawings of the deltoid from the model photos I’ve provided in the description below. Since we haven’t learned about the other arm muscles, just keep them as simple gestural curves, or simple cylinders. You should also include a bit of the torso, since the deltoid originates at the shoulder girdle. Don’t get too crazy with it though. Keep the focus on the deltoid. Get the gesture, major planes, then the anatomical details important to that pose.

Alejandro

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4mo

My assigment for this lesson,

Ezra

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7mo

Im not so confident with the posterior head or the size of the lateral head here

Rachel Dawn Owens

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7mo

You’re getting it! Nice anatomy notes

@endoric

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10mo

I watched the video once and drew the first 4 deltoids yet still felt confused with some of the forms. After rewatching sections of the video and seeing how Proko visualized the forms, I drew the last 2. I definitely need to draw them some more. What do you think?

Samuel Sanjaya

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1yr

maybe anatomy is too early for me, I just approach this to at least get the concept and gist of it. Definitely will run another lap on this course once it finish and I'll sharpen my figure drawing skill. For now, I'll just do these to remember what muscles attach where and at least now the form i'm simplifying.

@palyo

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1yr

Hi everyone! These drawings are for this lesson's assignment and after finding some time i was able to complete it. I've found the assignment quite easy to be honest and i didn't struggle that much while i was doing it , maybe the only thing worth pointing out is the rear delt and how it interacts with its tendon since i think i got it wrong on my drawings. Anyway, i would really like any kind of critique/advice.

Sofi

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1yr

Here are my deltoid assignments! Feedback always welcome.

Camellito

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1yr

Here are my assignments!!

Madelyn Kuipers

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1yr

Critiques and feedback welcome and appreciated!

Lenserd martell

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2yr

: >

Tsotne Shonia

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2yr

Alright so this time I tried to shade in a similar style to Stan, and I had a lot more fun than I thought :D Some simplifications could've been done better but I think that a lot will come with experimentation. I think I might keep this style (and refine it) for the rest of the anatomy course. I am particularly pleased with number 3 👀

Samuel Parker

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2yr

Deltoid quicksketches

Jesper Axelsson

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2yr

Looks really nice! - Make sure to aim the muscle into it's insertion on the humerus, like you're doing in the bottom middle drawing. In the others it feels a bit like it's attaching to the surface of the arm. - You might be making the anterior and posterior head a bit narrow. Especially the posterior head. - I would do some more studies of the origin points. The lateral head should originate further down the spine of the scapula (it's entire length, but not the triangular expansion), and in the bottom right drawing you seem to be making the anterior belly's origin to small. Hope this helps :)

Margaret Langston

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2yr

Here is my deltoid assignment. Quick sketches, me guessing after looking at the intro video and looking at the 3D model. I have not looked at SP's examples yet.

James Paris

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2yr

I Just realised that I never paid attention to the " Lesson Notes " tab... Anyway, I think my studies lack rythm and flow. Not super proud of my line quality yet, as I tend to draw some lines way to many times (In an attempt to highlight important parts, but I think I lose readability more than anything )

Jesper Axelsson

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2yr

Nice work! I think you might appreciate the 2nd and 3rd note in this critique https://www.proko.com/s/S8yb Hope this helps :)

@abrahan13

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2yr

any feedback is appreciated

David Gutmann

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2yr

Jesper Axelsson

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2yr

Hi @David Gutmann, great studies! - In image 1, I think the posterior head might be a little large, and I don't think the lateral head should send a long tendon to the acromion; I think it's muscle all the way. - I would recommend finding the humerus when doing these, and lead (with lighter lines of course) the deltoid all the way to its insertion. Otherwise it might look like the deltoid attaches to the outside surface of the arm. - About you question in image 5 "how does the posterior deltoid attach to the scapula?". It attaches to the lower edge of the spine of the scapula down to (but not including) the small triangular plane near the medial ridge. Hope this helps :) Keep up the good work!

@viny

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2yr

one more lesson done, any critique is welcome

@viny

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2yr

a quick study 8 months later

Jesper Axelsson

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2yr

Hi @viny, nice studies! Good gesture and form! - I would study the posterior head of the deltoid more. In the 1st image you haven't included the flat tendon with which it attaches to the spine of scapula. It's a nice detail :) In the 2nd image, bottom right drawing, you have included the tendon, but attached it all the way to the medial ridge. It stops a bit before it. - Before drawing the muscle, it might help to first draw the humerus. In your drawings it feels like the muscle attaches to the outside of the arm rather than reaching for the bone. - You might want to look closer into the feathering of the lateral head. In the 2nd image, middle drawing, you've split it into two bumps, instead of the 7 feathers; 3 above, 4 below. You might appreciate rewatching the lesson video from 05:25 (How to Draw Deltoids – Anatomy for Artists) Hope this helps :) Keep up the good work!