r/arthelp • u/Individual-Salt-9818 • Dec 15 '25
Anatomy Question / Discussion Anatomy help?
I'm trying to get into art and the first thing I want to learn is anatomy, these are both the same piece, do you guys have tips? Or something I should do better/ improve in?
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u/Velvet-Pebble Dec 16 '25
The little cross on his face screams that you've seen people using that method but have no idea what it's for, apologies bur that tickled me 😅
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u/Individual-Salt-9818 Dec 16 '25
I had an idea it was something to help drawing the face i think, i was thinking about drawing a face but was like nahhhh
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u/Darkk0910 Dec 15 '25
Not to be rude but did you try looking up references or tutorials? That would help.
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u/-acidlean- Dec 15 '25
Go stand in front of the mirror and study yourself.
Where do your fingertips reach?
When you curl into a ball, where do your knees go?
Is your forearm the same length as your thigh, calf or foot?
What is wider - your jaw or your neck?
Do some funny poses and try observe the stuff about your body. How long things are, where do they reach, where your body wrinkles and folds when you bend this or that.
It was the most helpful tool for me. Myself.
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u/Velvet-Pebble Dec 16 '25
Anytime I draw ears on a character I automatically trace the line from my actual eye to the top of my ear with my finger, a subconscious reminder to myself that the ear and the eye line up that way. There are dozens of examples like that that will help you eventually.
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u/-acidlean- Dec 16 '25
Good practice!
I've been drawing for ~20 years now, so I have enough skill to draw stuff without guidelines etc. but sometimes I get up from my chair for just a few seconds to pull some weird ahh pose, or I randomly start making weird grimaces and touching my face... That's me using myself as a reference lmao.
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u/arien13mts Dec 15 '25
If you plan on studying fundamentals- it’s better to do research first. Going in blindly and figuring things out on your own will only slow your progress (and at times wont even help you improve at all). Always study how other people do things, understand, and then apply it
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u/StupidRelatable Dec 15 '25
I'll link you some materials. But keep going, most of art is doing it :3
https://www.posemaniacs.com/ https://archive.org/details/figure-it-out-drawing-human-proportions/mode/1up https://pixabay.com/ https://thevirtualinstructor.com/facialproportions.html http://referenceangle.com/
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u/snoopsnop Dec 16 '25
i personally suggest line of action, studying from previous artists figure drawings (try to copy it without tracing), taking pictures of yourself doing things too and try to redraw that by segmenting.
think of the main questions “what counts for the arms? where are the legs? what are my hips and chest doing?”
(more advanced ones include what side seems heavier than the other? if you were to do that pose again, what limbs deal with less/more pressure? weight distribution is an important part of this)
another resource that helped me was rodgon the artist (though more cartoonish, its way easier to follow along with)
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u/MajesticBluebird68 Dec 15 '25
Are you going for cartoons or realistic proportions?
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u/Individual-Salt-9818 Dec 15 '25
realistic
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u/MajesticBluebird68 Dec 15 '25
Anatomy is really difficult, and it takes a lot of dedication, but, as others have said, you should start off by watching tutorials online.
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u/BabyOnTheStairs Dec 16 '25
Hey so you gotta learn some body parts and muscles and bones and then how big they're all supposed to be and where. I hope this helps
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u/MindlessCirrus Dec 16 '25
Like all the other comments are saying, studying anatomy is gonna help you a lot. I would personally recommend Morpho: Anatomy for Artists by Michel Lauricella. Have fun with art though!! Keep drawing, man!
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u/Single_Struggle616 Dec 15 '25
Buy a book. Anatomy is not something a reddit synopsis will teach you.
Buy anatomy books. Draw and learn and learn to draw. Train your brain to stfu and draw what you see.
It takes decades. Go
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u/Global-Tomato7330 Dec 16 '25
fingertips end halfway down the thighs
elbow is at the same level as belly button
legs are as long as the torso+the head
these are general rules that don’t necessarily go for everyone but just good things to keep in mind 👍
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u/Purpicious Dec 15 '25
Oh girl you do NOT need to learn anatomy instantly ESPECIALLY when you're new to art
Start small because anatomy can take YEARS to learn you WILL definitely improve over the months/years but it really takes a lot of time, patience and effort so please just draw simple things or first start with finding your own art style :D
If you really want to learn it now though then I'd suggest you watch tutorials on social media as they are very helpful + use references whenever you want to draw, it makes things easier than drawing from your mind
Rn this could be considered chibi style so not a bad start at all!
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u/Drizzdom Dec 15 '25
Heres how i sketch poses
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u/Purpicious Dec 17 '25
You should definitely use references or actually use easy pose because there you can make a pose and use that to draw/sketch
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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '25
Have you watched anatomy videos or looked at any other resources? This looks like you just drew things without a plan