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Published: 2009-08-08 03:00:58 +0000 UTC; Views: 473598; Favourites: 13687; Downloads: 7760
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Haven't seen this many naked rainbow torsos since the Pride Parade.Consider this a companion to this other anatomy tutorial .
If you're hard up for reference, feel free to pick through my manbucket [link]
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This was instructional AND homoerotic.
But mostly instructional. Kudos.
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It's "etc" for "et cetera", not "ect" as you wrote it 
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I think I learned more from these tutorials than in a semester of anatomy classes. Course, it would help if I didn't keep falling asleep. Thanks for the manbucket!
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Thecoloursaaaaaaaah
But seriously, this is really useful. Great tutorial!
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Handly and helpful guild, shame most people don't know this
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Great guide. I can't count the number of times I've run into artists who seem to have stamped out their characters' abs on an assembly line.
A couple minor quibbles though. Doing lots of crunches gets you basically nowhere towards getting defined abs, since you can't spot reduce the fat. Also, waist circumference correlates to core body strength less than you'd think. Without getting into the details too much, my own waist is very narrow, but I have better core body strength, not just in proportional but absolute terms, than any other athlete at my college.
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It's more confronting people who write characters who are in shape because they climb buildings or work on a farm, then draw them with the physique of a Venice Beach Space Marine. You don't typically get cut like that by accident, you've gotta go through some kinda Rocky IV training montage. And the thick waist is more in regards specifically to "bodybuilders" VS "Strongmen". There are a surprising number of people out there who think the guys you see in strongman competitions are out of shape because they have a lot of fat packed onto them, and don't realize that the sculpting bodybuilders aim for does not automatically denote a higher tier of wellness and real strength. I'm not saying that only guys with thick bodies have that core strength, as I specifically reference people who do have fairly narrow builds, like Jason Statham. Just that when you see a body that's built up to be very top heavy with the large lats and pectorals that overshadow the rest of the body it's usually more for the aesthetic than for real function. Like the body Schwarzenegger Conan had VS the body Gerard Butler Leonidas had. The training regiment they gave Gerard Butler for that role was specifically designed to give him a lean, compact look because Hollywood is falling out of love with the So Cal bodybuilder thing and going more for scrappy street fighter physiques these days.
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Is it weird if I found this not only informative, but really hot as well?
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Now everything makes sense now.. o.o Thanks for putting it all together!
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as I am currently doing concept art for a class, this is perfectly timed! Thank you for your visuals and explanations. I've never been good at drawing men (I find women easier since I am one and have endless reference via nudes online)
finding male nudes is a chore and a half! thanks!
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I might recommend =vishstudio for your musculature referencing needs
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Thanks for the information. *goes to look now*
woot! references!
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you should do a female tutorial. with thin and thick women.
because.. i'm a female, but i still can't master drawing the body :/
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I don't draw women nearly often enough to feel comfortable doing one on them. I try not to give advice unless I've done something a million billion times over.
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I...I love you. So hard.
I squealed with utter delight when I was directed to your tutorial for some refs. <3
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All I can say about manbucket is...
omnomnomnomnom
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Great tutorial and very useful! Thanks for making this
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It's nice to see someone point out the difference between "strength" for show and the real thing, body-wise. Tends to go unnoticed too often, as far as I'm concerned. A definite favorite, and very useful. Thank you!
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My boyfriend is built like 'the guy who wrestles bears in mountain'. I'm tired of people calling him fat
He is WIDE!
Also, I think I love you for this tut.
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Nice! Very helpful.
And I'll bet you any amount of money that Vlad Putin fights tigers in Siberia, the sexy beast. :>
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Awesome! This will be extremely helpful, along with the other one you mentioned!
*favs to save*
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This is awesome! Thank you!
It's odd, because I know this stuff but it's hard for me to make it look natural and NOT painted-on-tastic. XD
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Do you have any idea how insanely helpful this was when you made it?
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This is bloody awesome and seems so usefull...I shall try drawing male!!!
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*rummaeg manbucket* Why hello thar Travis Fimmel it's been so long since we've last talked.
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Woah..... This is extremely helpful! I didn't really think about body shapes that much when designing them.... I'm going to have to re-evaluate them now, not to mention do a helluva lot more research than I had before.
But as I said this is incredibly helpful! You're awesome for making this!
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this is brilliant, i learned so much just by skimming... definately going to sit down with my handy notebook ready to take down pointers when i read through it properly. thanks a bunch for writing it up, it's unbelievably helpful and informative and so very greatly appreciated!
'this is the body of a guy who fights bears on a mountain'
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I like it how you made one of the abb shapes look like a face with eyes and a mouth.
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I first thought this was about drawing actual beef so I was thinking ookkaayy.... But it wasn't
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This is a great tutorial. I never actually considered that abs are different shapes/positions/sizes. This is definitely going to be very useful
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Schweet! I've always wanted to be able to draw muscles ever since I wore Maui & Sons shirts growing up as a little kid.
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Wow, I learned something new from this. Thank you! :>
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Thanks so much! You make everything so easy to understand! <3
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This is incredibly helpful! I'm sure you get that in every comment, but it's true. So many tips, so many drawings, and all in your own style, which I very much enjoy. 
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Agh thank you so much for this.
I've always had tons of trouble drawing any type of muscle, and my men always turn out...
Scrawny. And, well... They look like women without breasts D:
Fav'd!
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Man, your tutorials are always so nice! Definitely going to come in handy for me. (Also appreciating the sharing of the manbucket. Good stuff! 
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manbucket. Hee. This is an amazing, wonderful guide. Thank you so so much!
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Oh I love this beyond belief. Thank you so much for the great tutorial!
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