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Published: 2006-01-10 01:23:20 +0000 UTC; Views: 396452; Favourites: 8905; Downloads: 20819
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SIDE NOTE: Please note that this tutorial is a few years old and my own art has improved a lot since then. I will eventually update this, or upload a new one completely. In the mean while, I do hope it helps!*edit* due to dA issues with showing the damn tut, i had to reupload it, no preview image. Sorry for inconvenience with that stupid downloading.
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The long awaited anatomy tutorial is finished! I hope it helps people, I hope it's satisfactory... It took me forever to do it... oO; This is obviously not for anyone that knows a lot about anatomy already- it's a tutorial to help people that don't know much or need help improving. Please ignore any spelling mistakes... I'm sure they're there even though I did look it over a few times. I do indeed hope this helps people. It's hard to cram something as complex as human anatomy into a little tutorial like this, but at any rate, I still hope some people will find it useful, even if it's not exactly perfect....
Sorry if there's anything I failed to mention- like I said, there is just so much information, it's hard to fit it all in.
Thanks! Enjoy.
Edit: Sorry for the long loading time... >>;;;
EDIT: DISCLAIMER!!! I do not claim to know everything there is to know about anatomy nor do I claim to have a perfect knowledge. I KNOW this tutorial is flawed and is not a perfect shining example of EXACT proportionate anatomy. Please understand this tutorial is not designed to cause you to draw LIKE me- but give you a basic understanding of skeletal structure, muscle structure and how it all fits together. Find your own style and work off more than one source. I do not claim this is the only way you can learn anatomy. You should study from multiple sources, but this can be a good foundation to get you started in an UNDERSTANDING. Again, I do not claim to know all, so do not think that I am. Thank you.
comments and faves appreciated.
all artwork is © Julie Young
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Comments: 606
Brilliant tutorial. 
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I don't get it, it's just a titlecard?
Where's the tutorial?
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Either click on teh title to get the full url that should work for full size, or click 'download'.
This happened since they changed their layout on dA, so it messed 'em all up and for some idiotic reason, you can't upload a gif to the tutorial section. It's asinine. >.<
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What?? I don't see a tutorial .____.
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click on the title of the deviation, if that doesn't work, click 'download'
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No worries. Ever since dA updated their look with the latest everything, the tuts section was changed and I no longer can use the preview images properly, which sux big time. But, I've changed that now, so no more 'what?' going on. lol.
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Oh ok(: Lol, I'm such a nub
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Nice. You did a good job of keeping it simple yet informative. We've been attempting to try our hand at less anime-like drawings and failing rather spectacularly, and this looks like it'll be a great help.
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Very, VERY helpful~ It's a nice, easy, and simple to understand.
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Great job on the tutorial. After two years of drawing animals and animal-like creatures, this could really help me out a lot. Thanks!
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You're amazing! I;'ve been looking for a simple way to draw leg muscles! Thank you so much!
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This will help me a lot from now on, thanks
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Thanks! Downloading it from the link at the side does work.
Very kind of you to share.
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This is cool. It will definately benefit me in improving my work.
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i luff you for this. thanks so much
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Thank you!! This was very useful to me. ^^
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For some reason it won't show it...
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Try downloading it if it doesn't show up. Sometimes diff computers just... are weird. lol.
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Its only appearing as a picture for me ):
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You may have to download it if 'full size' doesn't reveal the entire thing.
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Thank youuuu. 8D I've never bothered drawing out the sketch beforehand (which is why all my full body drawings suck x.x) and today I told myself I was going to try so I drew the head and then realized I had no idea what the rest of it was supposed to look like. xD
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Nice tutorial, I like that its easy to read.
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yay thanks for making this it'll be very useful for me!!!!
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great tutorial, but i'm stil plowing trough frustration for like.. 3/half hours now today..
still don't have one decent sketch, i'm still frustrated as hell, but i really need to get trough this roadblock,,
it happens each time i try to draw anatomy..
did everyone who learned the basic anatomy went trough this tense frustration? or is it just me having a lack of talent?
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understanding anatomy doesn't come over night, it takes a lot of effort and study. Don't push yourself too hard though. My recommendation as well is to use photos of people. Also, go here: posemaniacs it will help a lot to see the muscles and such. Sometimes breaking it down helps you see how it works a lot better. Keep working at it, it'll come to you.
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Hi there!
sorry for being a month late of replying ...
i think that is a beautifull website for learning anatomy!
thank you for showing me, i feel like it is really going to be helpfull to me..
and i guess you are right, just need to practice, practice and practice more...
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Fantastic tutorial. I have searched a little while on GOOGLE but it was difficult for me to find a tutorial that had the same concept of 'measuring by heads' as what I learned as a child. I am so glad to see that the concept is still around, I feel it is a spectacular way to teach and learn about anatomy.
Thank you for sharing !!
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No problemo! Yeah, it's a pretty standard measuring, at least it should be. xD; Glad to help. 8D
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The very first sketch I did with this tutorial *actually* resembled a human! For me that's just amazing - awesome tutorial!
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Awsome tutorial!
I was just wondering, how did you submit the preview image for this tutorial? It's just i've bene trying to create one for my background tutorial.
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I didn't know the preview image still worked. lol. I created it before dA changed their preview image policies which are only for non JPGS and PNG's. However, GIF's are not allowed in the 'tutorial' section, which is totally asinine. So, unfortunately, the preview images don't work for tutorials any more cuz dA is a bunch a dorks. lol.
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Ah ok, thank you for your help.
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amazing! you've got no idea how much this is helping! even though this is from 2006, it is a masterpiece! my anatomy is sucking at the point where you'd think there is no cure, but now i think there's hope! 
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You might also be interested in reading this too!
You will improve your anatomy with this I think if you read it! 
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dear god yes. loomis >>>> this.
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thanks! don't underestimate yourself either, because your anatomy + tutorial is remarkable! keep it up!!
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The whole curve system xD It's helped me out so much! I just started sketching some anatomy and it was a tenfold better than I usually doo!!
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IM sorry but you did forget to mention some things so i hope you dont mind me pointing out a few things. c:
-the body is actually 7 1/2 heads, Tho in greece they used 8 because 7 seemed to small. So most realism artists use 8 to stick to tradition i guess? also cartoons are varied c: i seen alot of ppl use 7 1/2 and if they are going for longer legs and stuff they have their own anatomy, Its cool seeing when ppl make it up, but only if they know what there doing.
Also for cartoons this would be appropriate but for Anatomy, the female body is too thin..
Thats all i can think of at the top of my head. Not bad tho c:
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I know there are mistakes, I've already been chewed out by another artist who has an anatomy tut. In order to make this though, I did use other references I've had to make it accurate and the refs I used said 7 heads high. The 7 1/2 to 8 heads is for more exaggeration and in Fashion Design- they can sometimes go over 8 heads for longer legs- more appealing.
I know the body is too thin in this... I don't claim to be perfect or an expert, I already made a disclaimer. This is also several years old and I have grown as an artist since then.
But thanks anyways.
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No, actually the human body IS 7 1/2 heads tall, 8 is for making it look more, idk XD Just so you know, cause i have tons of anatomy books here and it all says the same thing c: 7 1/2 i didnt waste my money x'D just letting you know.
and thats a good thing c: and youll keep growing as an artist too
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Eh, I forget things. I thought I got it right.. >>;
Not like things can't be redone? lol.
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Thanks sis, or cuz, or just another person who will die "Young" LoL this is not quite what I had expected but I am defiantly going to be able to put this to some good use!
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lol. Well, not really, that's my maiden name. xD;
But you're welcome.
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This will be extremely useful to me! Many thanks!
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that help a lot. for the head, I don't unterstand my art teacher. thank you.
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