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Published: 2009-03-01 20:03:02 +0000 UTC; Views: 48067; Favourites: 1187; Downloads: 1076
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Download for full view.Our character design professor Ray Goto taught us this method so I thought it'd only be fair to pass it along. It makes life easier, doesn't it? LoL It was an eye opener. But again, this doesn't work with foreshortening, and in my opinion most poses are pretty stiff without foreshortening, however this'll definitely give you a step in the right direction! Thanks!
Please comment if you fave, so I know if this tutorial is usefull or not. I'm usually not a stickler about comment-fave ratio, except when it comes to my tuts. That way I know what to do for the next one! Thanks!
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Wow, i always have a bit of trouble with making proportionate arms, this is really useful, thanks!!! <333
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Does this work if it's abit lower or higher? More variety on this would be awesome to see it better. 
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Yup, it works in all cases except foreshortening. Same concepts are applied n.n
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Yep
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If you got that, then it should answer your question XDDD you could move the arm above the head, away from the head, below the head, the concept is all the same. Draw a line from the shoulder to the hand, and extend the perpendicular halfway through and that's the elbow. Doesn't work for foreshortening. Course you have to take into account the length of the arm.
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I have a lot of problems with drawing arm bends correctly when I know where and how I want the hand to be placed, this is very useful to me. :3
thank you
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I'm glad to have helped! Thank you kindly n.n
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I never thought of this as a way to figure out basic arm proportions!
Very helpful!
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OMG! Thank you so much for this tutorial! I'll seriously have to try and use this in my art (As you can see, I usually just have my arms drooping down).
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thank you for making this i would've never thought of using the perpendicular lines
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Interesting method. Thanks for posting
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You're most welcome n.n
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Wow, so simple and yet so wonderfully helpful! Thank you!
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This was extremely useful. it's more or less level with shoulder. does this still work if the hand is way far above or way far below shoulder height too?
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Thanks! Unfortunately this doesn't work in any case of foreshortening >,< I should try to find a cheat for that as well XD
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This is going to help me so much! 
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Glad to hear! Thank you
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So going to try this xD
Proportions for arms are a bit tricky when they are bent in some way. :l
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You are now my favorite art teach!!!
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Aw thanks so very much! I really appreciate your comments n.n
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I suck at arms, so I'll take whatever help I can get! Thanks!
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This is crazy helpful, thank you for putting this together!
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Oh, dear Lord of Anatomy, THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS!!
Elbows are the bane of my existence. Maybe now I won't want to kill myself when I try to draw them XD
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This is extremely helpful. Thank you!
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I... I never would have thought.... GENIUS. Thank you!
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Ffff and this whole time I've been winging it.
<3 Thank you for shedding light on the subjecttt
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XD I had been too! I was like "wait! There's a SCIENCE to this!?" XDD it's like something out of A Beautiful Mind
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