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In order to know how to draw realistic people, you need to have a good knowledge of human Drawing Realistic Portrait
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anatomy.
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Yet many artists today still hang on to the myth that good figure drawing does not involve studying
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Perhaps the reason so many artists feel this way is because they never saw first hand what a big
difference a little anatomical detail can make to their sketches.
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they pertains to drawing realistic people.

Of all the aspects of human anatomy, the Drawing Realistic Portrait

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muscles will undoubtedly have the most
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impact on how your drawings look, as it is at
the very surface.

One thing to remember about muscles is that they always pull; every movement that you make is the
direct result of one or more muscles contracting and pulling on your bones.

What this means is that when the figure you are drawing is engaged in dynamic action, you
must pay attention to the muscles involved and depict them accordingly.

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For example, if you are drawing a boxer who is
throwing a right hook, you must ask yourself
Which muscles are pulling in order to make
this action possible?

Then you would draw those muscles as flexing. In

this case, the flexing muscles would be the
pectoralis major, the deltoid, and the biceps, to
name a few.

In most cases, a particular movement will involve

multiple muscle groups and the more muscles
you can depict, the more convincing your
drawings will be.
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Without this, your drawings will look static and Archives Select Month
lifeless.

Your ability to recognize and draw these muscles will improve as your knowledge of anatomy
increases.

As a beginner, you might only be able to draw big muscles like the bicep or shoulder, but as you
progress in your study of anatomy, youll be able to add in finer details like the supinator longus and
the anconeus. This will give your drawing an extra dimension of realism.

Just a light knowledge of anatomy can do wonders for your figure drawing.

For example, there are many muscles in the neck but there is one particular muscle that artists
should pay attention to.

It is the sternocleidomastoid.

It connects behind the ear and attaches to the collar bone. This muscle is very prominent and can be
seen on almost everyone.

Simply by adding this one muscle to your drawings of

the neck, you can instantly make it ten times more
realistic.

This should show you how useful human anatomy is

to the figure drawing artist.

Perhaps another reason why so many artist lack the

necessary anatomical knowledge is because most
books on the subject are terribly dull and have very few
illustrations.

Fortunately, my e-book Shortcut Secrets of Figure

Drawing by acclaimed artist Victor Perard has over
1017 illustrations of the human body, making it easier
than ever to learn human anatomy.

It covers every parts in the human body and show them

in perspective, from different angles, both in still poses
and in movement.

Professional artist all over the world consider

this book the bible of anatomy drawing and
constantly use it as a reference.

Ive sold hundreds of copies of this book at $15 but you can get it as a FREE bonus when you
invest in my Secrets of Figure Drawing course.

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To learn more about whats inside the main course,
as well as the bonus ebook, just click on the link
below

CLICK HERE To Get The Shortcut Secrets of

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If you have any questions or topics that you would

like me to discuss in my next article, please leave a
comment below and tell me all about it. Id also
love to hear any feedbacks and what else you
would like to learn.

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Elise Molina April 30, 2017 Reply

Hello Ethan, For so many years, Ive been trying to figure out easier ways to master the art
of drawing. Just like you said, books only show the results of professional artist expecting a
biginner to draw a similar picture given by the instructor. I really liked those 3d images that
you posted, and would like to try them out on my summer break. Im a college student from
Az. and try to help my fellow students when struggling on their work.

Fatima Iftikhar July 10, 2013 Reply

i want to order the DVDs for figure drawing but you guyz dont ship to pakistan is there any
way you can help me online??

Ethan [My Drawing Tutorials] July 11, 2013 Reply

Hi Fatima,
Im sorry about that. I do ship to Pakistan, but I guess that order page just doesnt
have it listed. Please just use this direct order link:
http://6.figurebook.pay.clickbank.net/?cbfid=9099
You will be able to find Pakistan near the bottom of the list. After the order, please
just send me your address so I can ship out the course to you. Thank you very
much!

Nefertaria Lockridge July 8, 2013 Reply

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Thank you.
Its much better when you understand this

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