Diana's Sketchbook

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Welcome to Crimson Daggers : D

Glad to see more aspiring comic/graphic novel artists on here too ^^

Looks like you're doing the right things with the anatomy! Doing lots of studies like that is the best way to start I think. You need lots of repetition to get familiar with all those muscles. I found learning all the names really helpful to keep it all organised in my head.

I second Proko's content like Atcetera mentioned, you can get plenty from his free videos on youtube I think, plus he gives out assignments at the end of each video so you know exactly what to do next.

Michael Hampton's Design and Invention book mentioned above is great too.

What kind of learner are you? Proko is very technical, getting into the nitty gritty of each muscle, Hampton is more abstract and design based. Another popular anatomy teacher is George Bridgman - some people really love him, personally I struggled with his stuff, but have a look and see if it's for you ^^

I'll definitely check out Proko! I've heard really getting into the nitty gritty of anatomy can be a huge help on understanding how it moves so I'm definitely all for that