Skeletal and Musculature

This week we've been working on focusing on the areas where bones come closer to the surface and the muscles show more through the skin. As a lover of anatomy (its one of my favorite classes I've taken here at BYU) I really wanted to make some musculized sketches. However, it was too weird, and the references were cadavers, so I strayed from sketching dead peoples muscles and bones and went with a few studies from one of my figure drawing books.

Back to the Basics

figure drawing week 2...shading

I feel like I am starting to get the hang of the shading, especially in the legs and thigh area. The abdominal area is still difficult. But I really enjoy it so far :)

Figure Drawing

I have always been a huge nerd with anatomy, so I signed up for this figure drawing class for my art minor. I am really excited to see my progress over the semester. Right now, I am only in the beginning stages of developing my creative juices. I love art for the escape it gives me, and also for its therapeutic nature. Some things inside of me can only be expressed through art. I also love to do 3D art for its unique use of space and the ability to create things never before seen or done.
So I am starting at the basics with gesture sketches. These are my first real attempts. I must say I was pleasantly surprised :)