#arm tutorial

SUBJECT: ARMS

1) draw torso and shoulder points

2) draw hand wherever you want, then connect the hand to the shoulder

3) find roughly the middle. Does not have to be percise but get it as close as possible. Then draw a line

4) elbow goes on the line where you want the arm to connect. Draw fore arm and bicep line

5) draw arm

Yus!!!! My favorite! ARMS! Hands!! 

First, may I interest you in Sycra Yasin’s “How to Draw the Forearm” and other youtube tutorials like it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=894PGlFUr6E

Sycra Yasin is a literal godsend to this earth and I love him to death. If you want comprehensive muscle tutorials, THIS GUY is YOUR GUY. 

Second, let me introduce you to George Bridgman:

Studying this kind of structural anatomy is super helpful for learning and simplifying any kind of figure. 

I’ve compiled some hand/arm tutorials from both myself and mod goji for some further study:

As for posing the arm with the body, I like to use this simplified form of the arm to create my sketch poses so I know what the overall will look like. 

It’s not a direct science, and it is a lot of muscle memory. Knowing how long the arms should be in conjunction with the torso is still a struggle for me. When in doubt, do the pose yourself! See how you look in a mirror :) 

I am no expert but I found this weird method to draw arms. FISH EAT FISH

You need the basic body first, obviously. Then draw circles to plan out how arm goes

The arms should be around torso length, maybe a little longer. So sexy. Now have fish begin eating dots on top.

I the final step is just fish eat fish, not too much detail here but figure helpful.