suddenlyoranges:

can y’all point me in the direction of how/where you learned basic anatomy because im tryin real hard to figure this out on my own and there’s gotta be a better way to figure this shit out

like. i can figure everything else out i think. im starting to get the hang of things.

but i can’t figure out how to just draw a goddamn body normally and it’s been gnawing on me the past few months

okay so i know a few tricks. under a readmore for length.

Eyes are one eye-width apart.

Elbows stop about your ribs, and wrists stop almost equal with your waistline.

Hands are as wide as your face.

You can touch your shoulder with the same hand.

Your body length is about 7.5 of your head’s height.

As for musculature, I’m gunna be direct w/ you. I learned it off the Nanosuit 2.0: it’s close enough to human anatomy that i can get the general “buff guy” look out of it and have it pass reasonably. From there, I just figured out how to slim people down.

Proportions are more or less universal across humans, so this stuff is pretty handy to keep in mind. I know i have more buried in my #ref tag.