7 Tutorials on How to Draw the Human Anatomy / Body / Figure
51 Comments | July 1, 2008
Here are 7 tutorials I’ve found on the net, some better than others. If you know if any other good ones, please share in the comments!
“Figure Drawing for All It’s Worth” by Andrew Loomis (PDF, 24MB)
One of the quintessential books by Hogarth on drawing the human figure: a must have!
Big Guide to Drawing the Body by Cedarseed on deviantArt
Character Drawing by Tracy Butler
Human Proportions by Don Jusko
Many more Youtube videos by Riven Phoenix
By Julius Guzy
I’ve found drawing hands one of the most challenging aspects of drawing the human figure. You can get away with quite a bit when rendering the human figure, but get the hand wrong and it sticks out like a sore thumb. Once you start learning…
Eyes… the window into the soul as they say. Below is a collection of resources on how to draw eyes to help you make sure your drawings have soul. Have fun! Tutorials UPDATE 12/10/11: If you’re looking for even more eye drawing resources, check out…
Here’s a quick follow-up to the post I did a few years ago on how to draw skulls. There are some great online resources available to study skull anatomy. If you are an artist trying to sharpen your figure drawing or portrait skills, there’s nothing…
How-To’s, Tutorials, and Step-By-Steps Books Facial Expressions Videos Online Books Drawing faces or portaits is, to me, a bit of a paradox. It is that part of our body which most distinguishes us from others (as an identifying physical trait), but that part of the…
Thats super cool. Im definitly gonna go through these as i want to be a better artist. Great post!!!
Thank you so very much to the person who scanned the Andrew Loomis book and made it available as a pdf here
Wow. Man..
Hii
Its very helpful tips on learning to draw human figure
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This drawing stuffs are really a GREAT help to me as an artist.
I personally THANK YOU for sharing them.
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no problem, more to come soon!
Hats off to you my friend.
Was looking everywhere for decent drawing guides on human anatomy, to then find them all in one place >.>
Thanks a gazillion.
No problem monkey, thanks for checking out Drawn in Black! Good luck with your drawings!
This is absolutely amazing.. I spent over two hours trying to find guides for the Human Anatomy.. then i find this.. Everything in one place.. AWESOME !!!!
Thanks a ton..
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I stumbled upon your web page by chance and love the helpful tutorials you have here to allow me to improve my ability to focus on minute details, as I prefer Fine Arts to Abstract.
I took some basic classes in college, so new to art after my late hubby’s demise 7 years ago, and now am doing some self taught & self help 2 hopefully generate some income as a career change someday, as I love what I do. Creating is one thing, marketing is another. Giggles… but first improvements in techniques & other variables is a must.
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Thanks so much for your time and patience in this matter.
thanx very much. i hope by the end of the course i’ll be very good in drawing
Thank You
Thank you sooo much for this tutorial and fantastic PDF
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RE-IMAGING THE HUMAN BODY- DRAWINGS: ANATOMY MASTERS
I found an application which would be beneficial to art enthusiasts, and I thought I would include it here.
The human body, from the skin to the bones, up to the smallest of organs, has been an object of desire of both scientists and artists for the past centuries. The use of paper and medium to depict the human anatomy has been used for different purposes. For art, it is to evoke a realistic representation of movement and structure, working with bones, muscle and skin to achieve a realistic and solid foundation. For a scientist, it is to study or document natural scientific phenomena. It is more precise, less about the artistry and more about the fins details for representation. Nonetheless, it is undeniable how art and science both ended up with several hundred illustrations of the body from inside-out, depicting it in different means. From da Vinci, Bidloo to other artists, the pursuit to discover the human body has always been a pursuit of something beyond human experience. The app, Drawings: Anatomy Masters looks into the works of Bidloo, Da Vinci and other iconic artists who took the study of the human body further. From general drawings to the unique details of body organs, this app is absolutely a must have for those who are starting out learning about the mechanics of the body to the sometimes macabre representations of the body.
Illustration really takes something macabre into something can look into and appreciate. In some ways, it is a diluted version, a refined presentation of something absolutely hard to describe. Artists chosen for this app area really good and you will find a lot of amazing styles and diversity of methods in arriving to that complete form or study of movement.
THIS APPLICATION CAN BE FOUND AT:
http://aram.is/anatomy-masters
http://bit.ly/anatomyapp
Great post! I think another great book is The Practice & Science of Drawing by Harold Speed. That book might be be totally about figure drawing but it has SOOOO much great stuff on drawing and sketching and a must for any artist.
Also, if you want a really comprehensive book on drawing human anatomy, I found this one ebook called shortcut secret of figure drawing. i think you can even download a free chapter here http://www.secretsoffiguredrawing.com/optin
just the free chapter alone is pretty good so i think you should check it out.
thanks man, it’s very helpful.
Thanks, this is a huge help for the serious artist like me,.. thanks a lot!!!(specially for the pdf book) lol!
THANK YOU LOTS AND LOTS:)
thanks good for stu
Great. Congratulations
Thank you. It’s very useful.
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I am currently a student for Graphic Design. I really loved this site and the links you provided really has helped me along. I am studying the human anatomy and I was blow away. Thank you very much.
Thanks, you’ve made me a better artist.
Really it is good. because normally artist can’t draw hand and leg properly……..
very very useful , thank u so so much
this absolutely amazing …it help me a lot..thanks for this page …..^_^
finding this has been a huge help. it showed me where I was going wrong (especially male bodies). thanks. ^^
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I clicked on the video and it did not work. It shows the message “The video does not exist”. I think one of the best video tutorial on this is by Dan Nelson on Jerrysartarama site. This is the link: http://www.jerrysartarama.com/art-lessons/Artists/Dan-Nelson/Dan-Nelson-How-to-Draw-the-Human-Figure.html
I recommend adding that video here. I found video much easier and a better way to understand, specially when it comes to art.
thank you for all of those
they were so helpful… thank you a lot,and i am so sorry about my bad english… 
I didn’t download this pdf hope it wil be good as it got such awesome comments .. Hope to improve my skills of drawing human figure
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It was a great help….i’m sure this will help me improve my sketches!
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Great tutorials! It’s also very helpful to study photographs of nudes to apply these techniques, I highly recommend http://www.posespace.com
Thanks!
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