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‘PIQUED MY INTEREST’

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I imagine you've already received an ask like this, but...would you happen to have any anatomy tips? The way you draw the human body is just 👌 *chef's kiss*

I am so sorry about the late reply! I sometimes forget i own Tumblr lol. However, thank you so much!

I could spend the following 40 minutes talking and writing and giving advice about anatomy, even if I too stll have a LOT to learn and practice, I actually never studied it professionally, mostly just on my own, through tries and tries and tries. It starts from the fascination with the human body, the way it moves, the way skin wraps around muscles and bones and creates lights and shadows and how it conveys dynamics effortlessly when moving. My advice, is to always look for the beauty of it: go on Pinterest (which is your best friend as an artist) and look through anatomy and poses references images, pick the ones that attract your eyes the most and STUDY why it attracts you.

Look at the body you are seeing, then visualize the major masses in it, the volumes it has, the head, the torso, the legs - I’m finding out more and more myself that it all revolves around volumes, curves, perspective. Idk if you’ve ever had the chance to.... sculpture anything, with clay or even digitally (Blender, ZBrush etc), but that helps a lot to understand volumes and it will reflect on your bidimensional art too. Draw like you are sculting something, skillfully crafting something out of a flat surface.

Take the picture of your choosing and try to recreate it with simpler masses and volumes, just dynamic lines on paper. Start studying the muscles of an arm, or a leg, or abs. Then, everything will gradually become more natural and the pose will be clear in your mind eye. But Art is growth, and growth takes time. And lots of dedication, and love. Like a pet. Or a baby.

Beside all this, I have a huge collection of references I use almost any time I draw, even if I’m not copying it - if I have to draw an arm in a certain position, sometimes it’s enough to look at the picture of another arm EVEN if the pose is completely different. Your mind will still recognize the volume of it you need to recreate. I’d share all of it but wouldn’t ve fair to the artists I don’t even remember the name of anymore.

Personally, the anatomy references that have been useful to me the most through the years are some of the ref sheets created by Jinx-Star on Deviantart! Hope they can be useful to some of you, too.

New comic! (link)

I don’t care if they can’t understand me. They may be garbage cats, but they’re my garbage cats.

things to do with your dearest nemesis

i have never understood or played magic the gathering, but i have nothing but respect for it after seeing this tittieless snake woman

you could have gone the easy route. you could have given her titties. but you didn’t. cause she’s a reptile. thank you mtg. thank you.

a guy deadass just told me i can’t wear superhero shirts bc i’m a girl. look, kyle, if me having thor’s face resting comfortably on my right tiddy frightens u then take ur problems to someone who cares pls. also left boob captain america thinks u suck.

a few years ago there was an exposé in the intercept about how, according to the fbi, police departments are so thoroughly infiltrated by white supremacists that it's policy to avoid working with them when possible. just something to think about

Aaah I’ve been so busy with school lately, and I haven’t had the time to update or make new content ;A; , anyway here’s my contribution for @thebookoflovezine, Enjoy!