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Artistic Anatomy & Figure Drawing

The document provides an overview of artistic anatomy and figure drawing. It discusses using the male form, measuring the body in fractions of the head size, important muscle groups like the trapezius and abdominals, and how to grid out a figure drawing based on 7.5 heads height. Key muscle groups of the face, arms, legs, and torso are described in both anterior and posterior views.

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Artistic Anatomy & Figure Drawing

The document provides an overview of artistic anatomy and figure drawing. It discusses using the male form, measuring the body in fractions of the head size, important muscle groups like the trapezius and abdominals, and how to grid out a figure drawing based on 7.5 heads height. Key muscle groups of the face, arms, legs, and torso are described in both anterior and posterior views.

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Artistic Anatomy &

Figure Drawing
What is Artistic Anatomy?
!   The ideal human form

!   Why we use the male form


instead of the female form

!   Lesson coverage: basic muscle


groups, bones, tendons, and
the relative proportions of all.
Units of Measuring
!   Fractions

!   The head
!   The length of the head

!   Why use the head as a unit of


measurement instead of a unit like
inches or centimeters?
How to Use the Head to Scale
the Body
!   The “ideal” human figure stands at 7 ½ heads tall.
!   Ex. This means that if the head of your figure drawing is
an inch long, that the figure as a whole would be 7 ½
inches in height.
!   When first creating
your figure drawing,
it will be easier
to grid out your figure.
Gridding the Figure
0

Lines from the top


2

mid-line
3/4

2
Lines from the bottom

0
Important Muscle Groups
!   640 muscles in the human
body Anterior Posterior

!   The following are the form


producing muscles/
muscle processes:
Sternocleidomastoid,
Trapezius, Pectoralis,
Deltoids, Biceps, Triceps,
forearm muscles, Serratus,
Obliques, Abdominals,
Quadricep grouping,
Hamstring muscles, Calf
muscles, Lattissimus,
Gluteus
The Ideal Face
!   The eyes lay ½ way down the
face.
!   Five-eyes wide

!   The base of the nose 1/3 of


the way up from the chin.

!   The lips lay ¼ of the way up


from the chin.

!   Top of ears – brow line, just


above the eyes
!   Lobes of ears – at the baseline
of the nose
!   Sternocleidomastoid
Anterior Muscles of the Torso
!   Anterior view of Trapezius muscles
!   Anterior Deltoids
!   Width of the torso from shoulder to
shoulder is 1 ¾ heads ( 1 ¼ + ¼ + ¼ )
!   Shoulders lay mid way between lines 1
and 2 from the top

!   Pectoralis muscles
!   Nipple line lays on line 2 from the top

!   Serratus muscles
!   Abdominals
!   Obliques
!   Lay just above the hips near the navel
line on line 3 from the top.
Posterior Muscles of the Torso
!   Posterior view of Trapezius

!   Posterior view of Deltoids

!   Lattissimus muscles
!   Full width of the ribcage, 1 ¼
wide
Arm Muscles
!   Upper arms
!   1 ½ heads long from shoulder
to forearm
!   ¼ head wide
!   Bicep
!   Tricep

!   Forearms
!   1 head long

!   The arm ends at the fingertips


on line 3 from the bottom
Upper Leg Muscles
!   Hips are 1 ¼ wide and start right below the
navel line.
!   The pelvis, or groin area, lies on the ¾ or mid-
line
!   Upper legs start at mid line (¾) and end on
line 2 from the bottom at the knee
!   Gluteus muscles

!   Quadricep muscle grouping

!   Hamstring grouping
Lower Leg Muscles
!   Calf muscle grouping

!   Starts at the knee on line 2


from the bottom, and ends
on line 0 (accounting for the
foot)

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