Anatomy of the Human Body
Torso(163 Lessons )
The Basics
Spine
Pelvis
Rib Cage
Shoulder Bones
Intro to Muscles
Pecs & Breasts
Abs
Obliques
Torso Drawing
Shoulder Muscles
Lower Back Muscles
Upper Back Muscles
Neck Muscles
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Manuel Rioja
9mo
My attempt.
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9mo
Nice job with the shading. Be careful not to define the muscle groups too much. In the deltoid and trap area in particular it feels to me like more of an anatomical drawing than a rendered image of someone's back.
Peter Tinkler
1yr
Updated version with regards the tonal/shading work. Better I think, but always room for improvement.
Peter Tinkler
1yr
This is my attempt at the shading exercise, along with a bit of process....
Steve Lenze
1yr
Hey Peter,
I think you did a pretty nice job on the drawing, but the shading needs some work.
First of all, your lightest values are the same as the background, this means that you are not comparing values to other values in the reference. You also created a lot of contrast between black and white.
The second issue is that you are rendering all the small shapes, but not the larger over all shape of the back. This is making the torso look flat and not rounded.
I did a quick sketch to show you what I'm talking about, I hope it helps :)
Laimis L
2yr
My attempts on shading.
The fifth is the final.
Steve Lenze
2yr
Hey Laimis,
I don't know if your going to get a critique of these drawings, because they don't realy represent what the reference is showing. What you have looks more like shading a cadaver and not the back muscles of the model.
Laimis L
2yr
6th and 7th attempt
Margaret Langston
2yr
This shading demo was inspiring. I hope to be able to do this someday.
Jason Winter
3yr
My attempt at the shading example. #proko
John Masterton
3yr
Nice man
miguel pineda
3yr
really good pencil control dude!
Marco Sordi
3yr
Very nice!
Marco Sordi
4yr
2021/7/16. Hi everyone. Here's my 1st & 2nd attempt of shading the upper back. For the 3rd one I used a very rough paper and General's white charcoal. The effect is not the best, as you can see. I'm going to try toned smooth paper next time. Thanks.
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4yr
Nice drawings!
I actually like the rough effect in your 3rd image, but it feels a little blurry, maybe that´s what you meant? I think the drawing will appear more clear by varying up the edges, with harder edges and dark accents at the center of interest, but maybe it´s not possible with this paper...
I hope this was helpful :)
Richard Petkiewicz
4yr
This is what I did for this assignment. Trying to figure out the back muscles in even a simple pose like this was harder than the front torso drawing I did earlier.
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