This week we concentrated on the muscular structure of the human body by using a life model. The male life model took various postures which put some strain on his muscles, from this strain it was much easier to see and therefore draw the muscle structure of his body.
The first drawing is of the model stretching by pushing on his back; from this pose I could easily draw the muscles along his arms and upper torso. To draw these I used a soft pencil but kept it quite simple compared to my previous life drawings. By keeping it relatively simple, only the main features and then adding more detail to show the muscles mainly with multiple eclipses to show dept.
The second drawing of the model resting his arm on a coat hanger is mainly of the upper torso as it is a relaxed pose so the muscles are more discreet and harder to determine. This drawing is particularly good to show the bicep, deltoid and trapezius muscles as they are being budged from the position of the arm. For this drawing I've also kept the style quite simple although I found it difficult to draw the chest and stomach due to the pose and the angle at which it was drawn.
The final drawing is of the models leg. I've done this using a more detailed style to easily show the calve and shin muscles. To draw the muscles I've simply drawn the basic shapes and features and then shaded into and around them. By using this technique I found that the drawing looked more realistic and that the muscles where much easier to determine. The one piece of this drawing that I dislike is the two curved lines that run along the foot. These lines are too dark as they make a new feature which in reality is not there.
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