Lingheng Tony Tao

Writing · 5 parts

Artistic Anatomy

Anatomy studied for drawing rather than for medicine: only the muscles that reach the surface, and the layering order in which to build them up. Reference reading: Goldfinger's Human Anatomy for Artists and Zarins' Anatomy for Sculptors.

  1. 1Artistic Anatomy #1 Torso OverviewEvery torso muscle that reaches the surface, one at a time: origin, insertion, and what it does to the silhouette.May 16, 2021
  2. 2Artistic Anatomy #2 Torso, Front LayersLayering on the front of the torso: starting from an empty skeleton and stacking the muscles on in order, deepest first.May 30, 2021
  3. 3Artistic Anatomy #3 Torso, Back LayersLayering on the back: the deep muscles tied to the scapula, the latissimus wrapping around, and the trapezius laid over the top like a cape.June 13, 2021
  4. 4Artistic Anatomy #4 Upper LimbThe arm is organized around rotation: the radius turning over the ulna, and how supination and pronation reshape every muscle on it.July 4, 2021
  5. 5Artistic Anatomy #5 Lower LimbThe lower limb: the hip-femur-tibia axis, how the four thigh groups divide the work, and the staggered rule that decides a leg's silhouette.August 1, 2021