Shoulder Bone Assignment Example - Front View
Shoulder Bone Assignment Example - Front View
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Shoulder Bone Assignment Example - Front View

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Shoulder Bone Assignment Example - Front View

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Vin
10mo
Not sure how many times did I redraw photo2. I am struggle with this tricky angle of rib cage and the shoulder bones. left is my first attempt before demo, right is after. I would appreciate for some feedback.
Rick B
2yr
these are the ones I did while following the video
Sandra Süsser
Shoulder bones front view tests and studies. I noticed that I tend to draw the clavicles way too short and exaggerate the rib cage. Learned a lot from these studies.
Sarvesh Gupta
Following the demos. After comparing it to my own attempts I found that I mostly draw the location of clavicles and acromion process wrong which in turn also makes the angle of scapula wrong automatically.
Nihi Sus
3yr
More practise, 1st try on my own, then proko following and then 2nd try again on my own
Romain Decotte
Hi @Jesper Axelsson :)! I have been practising the shoulder bone and did the attached study for which I would like some critique before moving onto muscles plz. Thanks, Romain
Jesper Axelsson
Hi @Romain Decotte, really nice studies! If you feel ready, continue to the next lesson :) - I think you might be making the scapulas too small in all of these (except the top middle one maybe). Getting them right will be easier once you have the shoulder muscles to relate to. The teres major will help you find the bottom of the scapula. For now you can consider standard proportions; the scapula is one cranial unit; the same height as the sternum (almost half the ribcage). Human Proportions – Cranial Units Human Proportions – Cranial Units - In the top middle one, the blade of the left scapula (our right) seems to be the wrong shape . I think you might have given it the shape of a right scapula. The medial edge should be vertical, the lateral edge is the one that is oblique and has a bump near the bottom. - In the top left one, the construction of the spine of scapula looks a little off. Study how it relates to the blade to help you connect the blade and the acromion with confidence. During a critique in November I came up with a mass conception of the scapula that I'm really happy with. It might help you draw the scapulas even in tricky angles. Hope this helps :) Keep up the good work!
Wil Stark
3yr
Hi everyone! These shoulders are TOUGH. I'm especially having trouble with the scale and angle of the shoulder blades. Like -- without many available landmarks on the front it's hard to definitively guess what the shoulder blades are doing! Any tips would be much appreciated!
Jesper Axelsson
Hi @William Starkoff , yes they are TOUGH! I struggled too with this assignment. I'll try to elobarate on the topic. Hopefully it can be of some help : X-RAY VISION I think Marshall Vandruff was the first one I heard using the term X-ray vision in drawing, meaning that an artist can see what's not visible on the surface. How does it work? I've been thinking some, and I believe what happens is this: - The artist learns to draw something, a bone for example, from imagination. He knows what it looks like from any angle. - When the artist analyzes the anatomy of a figure, he can't see the bone. - But then he thinks: what would this bone look like from this angle? - His brain compares his mental image to what he's seeing, suggesting where the bone might be The artist has "X-ray vision" by imagining what might be there, based on aquired knowledge. So a good starting point for getting the shoulder girdle right is to get to know the 3D model of the shoulder girdle and ribcage so well that you can draw it from your imagination. When drawing from a front view photo, you refer to your imagination to find the placement of the hidden scapula. For me it has also helped to use touch, to find hidden anatomy. Looking at a front view photo reference I would imagine touching the persons back, feeling were the scapula is. We've spent a life time in our bodies and it's fascinating how well we know and feel it. I could also imagine touching what's in my drawing to feel if anything seems off Imagining striking the pose yourself, trying the feel where you scapulas would have been, could also help. The figure you're drawing will have them in a similar spot. I hope this was helpful :)
Adam Wiebner
Shoulder Bone Assignment Example - Front View. This one was tricky because of subtle foreshortening
Liandro
4yr
@Adam Wiebner Cool! I agree with @Carlos Jiménez concerning the perspective. The difference in height between the two clavicles is more about her bending the spine laterally than about moving the clavicles up or down (there might be some elevation and depression as you noticed, but, to me, it's too subtle to even be noticed). And I wouldn't say there is protraction on her right shoulder (to the left of the page), I think both shoulders are actually being retracted, although the retraction on her left shoulder (to the right of the page) is even stronger. This is a pretty cool pose, but tricky indeed!
Carlos Jiménez
I think is good, just I seem some minor adjustments like the structure of the rib cage and the consistency on the perspective, otherwise is good.
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