Gavin’s 100 Day Anatomy Challenge

[Gavin O’Brien]

The next 100 days I will be studying anatomy from structural studies building up to gestural poses. I will do this in charcoal and hopefully progress to clay.

 

Day 1 is a study of the muscles of the torso from the anatomy lessons.

 

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Day 2, back study.  I had already watched and drew along with the lesson.  This was a test of my memory to construct the back while referencing the final image, not the construction phases.

 

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Day 3, the left is a copy of a sketch, the right is my attempt at drawing the back from looking at a picture of a live model.

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Day 4, not as successful as yesterday.  The left drawing is a copy of a sketch, the right is from a photo of a live model.  Tomorrow I will continue to refine it, then I will be spending another couple of days on the torso, it is clearly a problem area for me

[Gavin O’Brien]

Day 5, I continued to refine yesterday’s work

[Joshua Jacobo]

Nice work here! Try not to let the muscles be more important than the big simple forms of the rib cage and pelvis (egg and box are the typical idea).

[Gavin O’Brien]

Day 6, still focusing on the torso.  This is studying a sketch by Patrick Jones.  Tomorrow will be another study of a live model.

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Day 7, mostly complete study of the torso, will apply refinement with a fresh eye tomorrow 

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Day 8, I finished my work from the previous day and began watching the anatomy lessons on the lower legs.

 

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Day 9 (work done on time, posted a day late). Beginning to study the legs

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Day 10 – still studying the legs and watching Rey’s anatomy lessons

[CeciliaVedberg]

Hi , I really like your drawings! I myself look deep into anatomy and will in the future come to more and the bones, where I am right now.

[Gavin O’Brien]

Thank you Cecilia! Anatomy certainly is tricky.  I like your progress on the skull.

[Gavin O’Brien]

Day 11 – finished Rey’s lower leg anatomy lessons, now to put it to practice 

[Joshua Jacobo]

Great challenge! Keep it up!

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