/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

I bought the Walt Stanchfield books because I love them so much. Read them all the time.

Also, I buy anatomy books

>>4823242
It's getting a little weak at the binding at this point

>>4823255
doesnt this one have a ton of words? I thought anatomy books are supposed to be mostly pictures and illustrations

>>4823268
It does, yes. The thing that it's good at is describing (largely in text) in pretty good detail how the muscles, bones, and tendons move and contract to alter surface form. Theoretically you could illustrate all of that out with very few words, but I haven't yet found the book that does it all in one place. It's just good at explaining shit, is the best way to put it. I think it's worth reading too. Not all at once.

>>4823313
How do you study it anon? With bridgman I can just copy, but the flat diagrams make it so difficult to understand the body in the round

>>4823324
It serves a different purpose from Bridgman, yeah. The illustrations are clear but there's very little form or perspective information, they're more diagrammatic. The included photographs are pretty good at showing form though.
What I do to learn from it is, say I want to learn the lower leg muscles. Let's say peroneus brevis and longus, which can sometimes be difficult to see. Goldfinger makes them clear by first drawing out the origin and insertion in multiple views, and then including a photo corresponding to each view. The model's tensed leg shows the muscles in question, and Goldfinger marks off where they are on the model. I don't stop with Goldfinger's diagrams and photos though.
I look for the same shapes on, say, a bodybuilder. Then redline it, simplify, do whatever with it. Can't find a leg example right now but I used it for this a while back.

>>4823369
ah, that makes sense. Thank you.

My copy of Pic related is so fucking dog-eared and bookmarked it could be classified as abuse

>>4823330
This book is fantastic in print

>>4823242
I flip through this to get the feel for the aesthetic. I just like having it too it makes me want to draw

>How to Draw Scott Robertson
My father gave me this book when I was 14 years old (I'm 19), It took me a whole year to understand the basics, but thanks to that, now I can draw anything at any angle.
I don't use as much as before, I have the book memorized in my mind.
The first book I bought with my money was How to Render by Scott Robertson 10/10.

>>4823450
Can you post some inspo? I've only went through marshalls perspective video course since how to draw seemed over my head at the time.

>>4823450
give me your age you whipersnapper.

>>4823242
is color and light useful?

>>4823450
>>4823647
More like five me your supportive parent, youngblood.

bridgman complete guide to drawing from life and constructive anatomy (i had constructive anatomy for a lot longer, got the complete guide this year)
morpho
drawing lessons from the great masters
rendering in pen and ink - guptill
creative illustration - loomis
nathan fowkes - portrait painting in charcoal and the watercolor book
painting watercolors that glow
making color sing

>>4823242
Drawing Manual, Understanding Comics and Color and Light.

>>4823369
>struggling that hard with just over 3pl8

ngmi

>>4823425
Is there a Osgood this anon?

>>4823330
humpton

>>4824112
Wtf android
I meant to ask for a pdf

>>4823414
Holy shit anon I have to thank you for sharing this, I checked this book out on a whim and it's amazing.
Equal parts enthralling, artistically interesting and educational.
Never thought about stuff like this before, it's so interesting; makes me wanna start drawing comics again.

>>4824074
Post your lifts

>>4825679
If you liked Understanding Comics, check out Making Comics. He goes into far more detail on that actual mechanics of the art form. It's just as educational as UC. Reinventing Comics is also good, but is more about the history of comics and hasn't aged terribly well due to its lofty predictions of the future of the comics industry.

>>4824074
Lmao stfu crab

>>4824074
who cares his body is already ripped