Weeks 3 & 4: Anatomy and Movement

These image focus on anatomical structure, and also muscle definition and proportion. They are also aimed at displaying basic representations of figures in motion. This image focuses on the models arm, and there is a great emphasis on how the muscles contract and relax. This is highlighted by the shading, which follows the curvature of the arm accurately. There is also accurate depictions of a few of the muscle groups in the arm, in particular the extensors and the flexors.

This picture is places a focus on drawing the posterior perspective of the back of the buttock, the thigh and also the calf. There is an overuse of dark shading on the left side of the image, where the artist has possibly used too heavy a hand when making his pencil strokes. Other than this, the image is quite anatomically correct, the gastrocnemius is well defined, though the lower half could have used a little more definition, also the buttock is noticeably out of proportion in the lower left of the cheek, again caused by the overly dark lines used.

This image was made to focus more on the movement of the subject, and displays a good sense of anatomical awareness. Though there are points where this could have been improved. One key example of this is the left models right leg, which, due in part to the awkward sketching of the left kneecap, makes it look poorly positioned, it is also visible on the ankle, where the calf muscle would have extruded a little more. There is some very strong foreshortening on display, mainly correct on the right side sketch. The second image from the left could have used more definition in the buttock area, as well as on the spinal curve.

The final image in this collection focuses on three distinct poses, and is aimed at displaying movement. The anatomy looks well demonstrated, though the torso of the right sided model is clearly a little bit stretched out of proportion. There is adequate anatomical knowledge for the most part in the other two, the buttock area of the left one is well defined. The image could have used more detail in parts, as many of the lines used seem more like placeholders, such as the torso of the middle figure.