If you want to sculpt or draw a convincing arm you need to understand what's going on under the surface. The arm has two movements: bending the elbow (also known as flexion and extension) and rotating the wrist (also known as pronation and supination). For each...
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In this post, we are going to look at some methods for getting 'un-stuck'. You can listen by clicking the play button above, or read the transcript below. There are also some links to related readings at the end of the page. 1. Sneaky phantom mountaintops I...
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In this post I want to look at how the bones of the shoulder move together, and hopefully demystify the mechanics of it all. If we can learn what's going on in the shoulder and why, we should be able to draw or sculpt it...
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One of the best ways to understand complex things is to break them down into a collection of simple things. I always struggled with sculpting and drawing shoulders – without an understanding of what was going on below the muscles it was impossible to place...
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