Intermediate Art Anatomy

The first place to start when learning the structure of the human figure is proportions. Glenn will teach you a practical and realistic system for approaching proportions where you learn a template and then notice how your character or model differs from that norm.

The torso is the largest mass of the body and it is the dynamic core from which the head neck and limbs all originate. This is a complex anatomical structure that can bend, tilt, twist and translate. Learn the major bony structures of the torso and how the flexible and soft tissues combine with them to create the realistic torso.

The legs are the structure upon which the entire figure is built. Learn how the skeleton of the legs combine with the powerful muscles to create the beautiful rhythmical structures that we recognize in the old masters.

The arms are the most versatile and mobile part of the body. They move independently and in combination with the shoulder girdle they are one of the most complex areas of the body to draw, paint, or sculpt. Learn how to draw the arms and how they move on the egg-like ribcage.

Hands and feet are notorious among artists for being some of the most difficult areas of the body to draw. Learn how to think of these structures as simple boxes and how to consider the proportion and anatomy of the skeleton to create convincing and expressive hands and feet.