OVER 130 PAGES OF EXPERT ADVICE ‘Our experts guide youon how to Findout how to sketch the Discover the Old Masters most ‘accurately depict anatomy trickiest part ofthe human body celebrated portrayals of the figurePAR hhh h PPRRARAARADAAARRDAD SSWelcome tv aint&Draw ANATOMY ‘The human body is beautiful, complex and utterly unique, with no single igure the samieas another. This individuality is what makes drawing the human form so tricky ~ there are very few certainties or rules when it comes to drawing people, However, bringing the figure tolife involves more than just re-creating what you see in front of you; it's essential to understand the body ‘and what lies beneath it. In Paint & Draw: Anatomy, find out how to draw from life successfully, from simple warm-ups to got your creative juices flowing, to in-depth tutorials on different ‘areas of the human body, Discover how to realistically sketch some of the most complicated parts of the figure, including the head and the hands, and learn how to bring itall together to illustrate the entire figure.4 L FUTURE 4 fePaint<-Draw ANATOMYCONTENT Esentials 10 18 24 28 The rebirth of anatomical art Understanding the human form Draw what you see Get started with pencil drawing Warm- 34 “? 40 46 52 Anatomy masterclass Draw a figure in under 3 minutes Introduction to shading a figure Master working with negative space “Sketching quick poses provides a great warm-up for artists of all abilities”Contents 58 The head 66 Neck and shoulders 74 The torso 82 Hips, bottom and gentials 90 The arms 96 The hands 104 The legs 112 The feet 120 The whole figure “Try to work from big, important ideas down to the smaller, less essential ones” 7Esentials 0 The rebirth of anatomical art 8 Understanding the human form 24 ~Drawwhat you see y 8 Get started with pencil drawingBUTThe rebirth of anatomical art THE REBIRTH OF ANATOMICAL ART Renaissance artists rediscovered and refined classical techniques for depicting the human figure both accurately and beautifully, explains APRIL MADDEN ‘ome oftheeatist examples fart featurethehumanbody-ourown appearance has always fascinated us Fromeaty stylised representations ofthe female figurefoundinPaletthicarttotuetoie ‘depictions ofspecticpeopleinbuss statues and Portraits throughout the ages. wehavealways ‘made paintings and sculpture in ourownimages. Someofthemesticonicexamplesof Wester anatomical art come tousfrom Ancient Greece, and fromthe Renaissance that the rediscovery of ‘he Greekaesthetc inspire. Ancient Greece, withits patriarchal socitios andemphasis on maria andathletie prowess, {developed an artistic ocuson thehuman figure, pariculaly the male figure. duringtheCyeledic culture ofthe Bronze Age. These sculpturesare stylised andstaticstandingina footforward Pose that despite its posturestillseems frozen andimmobile. Thesekouroiingular,koures- the word means boy ofoblerank that were sometimes thought to depict the god Apollowere ubiquitous across Aticaand Boeota-there wore ver 100 found inasingletemple of apollo-and were mostly sculptedin marble bat other ‘materials included bronze, wood and limestone ‘These statuesare usually lifesize standing between five andsixfee tall butsomewere colossal sale, sing over three metres. impossible toimagine that these largerones were ‘ot depictingagod and indeed theirferale equivalent, called kore (malden’ take thelr rnamefrom one ofthe pseudonymsof the Greek ‘goddess Persephone. These female sculptures. however are depicted clothed incolumike robes andwithseretive Mona isa smilsthat representastylised dearatherthanan accurate representation. And Greekartsts weren't satisfied with that they wanted to create sculptures thatappearedtobeenergticimages ofidealsed humansand gods The rio By san Ancnt Grek ulpture that showsthe st iown exarplectcotrapposo By theSth century BCE, Greeksculpors bad bbegunexploringanew idea. one thatalloneed ‘them express energy andmovementevenin deavy, carved materials. Theldea grew outa the ‘one fot forward pose ofthe kourot.andisknown tousby thenamegiven toitby theartistsofthe Renaissance who rediscovered it.contrapposto, ‘Theword means counter poise anddescribesa ssancein which the igurerestsmost ofits weight ‘none foot tandinthispostion youselfand youTInctic that yourshouldersand hips skew andslouch yourarms don hangstraight and flat by yoursidesbut finda more mobile orrelaxed pose, withhandson hips or waist crswinging feely Your walstandhipsareplacedatanangle rather than parallel tothe floot thanks tothe stance of yourlegs. Acontrappostopose speaks ofboth relaxation andenergy.asthefigureappearstohavebeen, ‘aught the moment ofmoverentorjust before rafter Thisiscalled ponderation, the body caught between stillness and walking. The engagedieg-the onethat takes the majority of ‘he weight-bearstheloadofthe sculpture, ‘makingitassolidandsturdyasthekouraibuta reat deal more visually dynamic. ‘Tiscanbeseentogreateffectinthe Kris ‘Boy thefistsculptureextantknowntohave used eontrapposto.Whilethe igurehasalotin common with the soi ensekoural-the faint smile, thearms by hissies although we don't know what pesitionhismissing forearms werein seems ikely fom the pose ofthe remaining that they followed the ineand Position of his upperarms) his waist andthechangesinpostureits Positioneauses becamea revelationin Westernar Slack, relaxed, almostslouching the leftside ofhispevisispushed higher than theright by his ose,makinghisright leg relaxandhisspinecurveinto anelegantSshape Standin aneasy comfortablepose while chattingand youl find thatyouadopta similarstance Unikea steandavelowardThe essentials straight upstatue,acontrapposto poses lexbly, ‘warmly. lightly and unmistakeabiy human. ‘other aspects ofthe Kits Boyare more subtle {ntheirnaturalsm. Unlike thesoidkouro, the Artis Boystbcageisexpanded.causingthe ‘musculature ofhistorsotoshiftandstand out thisisstonethat hasbeen caughtintheactof breathing. And despitehiskouroF tke expression, his fae, and partculayhslips aremore meticulously served and rendered than thatof previousanclentsculpeues:Thestatuehasan expression although admitedlitisareserved and faintly bored one. Butthe expansion af this style becameanythingbut boring ‘One ofthe greatest everexamplesof ‘ontrapposto from theancient world was rediscoveredin 1506, Excavatedin Rome, before \twaslosctwaswritenaboutby oneaf Rome's ‘mort palfe writers om art, Pliny the Eder, who ‘aimed that the sculpture waste work of three 2 ‘Greek sculptors from Rhodes: Agesandes, AthenodorusandPolydorus Unfortunately he ‘int record when they made te sculpture who ‘twasfor orwhetheritwasacopyofan oder (Grecian work Thisisashame, as Lacan and His Sonsisone of themost magnificent sculptures of the ancient world thaisstillestanttoday. I's virtuoso performanceinstone thatseesthe contrapposto technique elevated toits visceral, cemotivebeight Thesculpeuretellsthestory ofthe Troan priest, Laocoén, who together with hissonsmeetsa teriblefate-bitten and polsonedby venomous serpents Inthe various versionsofthe try, the fatheranda least oneofhissons Antiphantes and Thymbraeus. perish Some variations ofthe mythlaim thatthe snake attackwastoprevent Laocodn fom exposing the Greekruse ofthe “Trojan horse, whileatherssy that he offended god usualy Poseidon, Athena o Apalla, ceaiybeseen on themodling | SstineChapetooing panies by Melange ‘Whateverthe cause, Laocobn's painful, serpentinepunishment convinces his besioged city oallow theGreeegiftofa wooden horse Inside the walls of Troy. By ight. the Greeks emerge slaughter the ciy'smen, take thecity, and bringabout the colapse of Troyandtheend ofthe ten-year Trojan War For the Romans, hose folklore claimed descent fom Trojan refugees, thesubject was wellknown tragedy. andithisisrepesented inallitsteriblegloryin theseulpture, ‘Thethreemale figuesarehyper seals their ‘musculature over-emphasisedby thecontortions ‘ofphysica ane mental agony, Laocodn s depicted tuyingdesperatelyto wrench thecoilsofa snake away fom himselfandhissons.Oneappeatsto hhavealeady succumbed tothe venom: theother ‘may possibly makean escapeihecan untangle himself Atjustovertwometesin height, the tableauisatouchlargerthanife-siz itsThe rebirth of anatomical art roponionshericratherthanhuman Yet. une P retort peed the Kritios Bo snot naturalistic Notably. the SII stot contre enti ChatlesDarwin visited thesculpture