What you will learn
SkeletonThe structure of the skeleton, its joints and landmarks helps you with proportions and drawing the body in motion
Tracking Muscles
The origin and insertion (attachments) of muscles helps you place the muscles in the right spot and draw the right shapes
Simple Forms
The planar blocky forms help you with shading, accurate perspective, and making the muscles feel 3D
Layering
Understanding the layering of muscles helps you draw what everything looks like on the surface of a real person
Cross Sections
Cross sections help you visualize the layering of muscles
Variation / Body Types
Understanding body types helps you identify what kind of person or character you’re drawing, increasing accuracy and creative freedom
Idealization
Knowing how to idealize helps you remove the things that hurt the drawing and add the things that are missing to make it better
Function
The function of the body as a machine helps you understand its limitation and how to draw the body in motion – flexing, stretching, relaxing muscles…
Draw!
Knowing how to actually draw this stuff helps with.. well, drawing this stuff!