Life Drawing: Week 3




30 Sec. Drawings of Rib Cage


Hi welcome to my third week posting. This week we focused on the importance of the rib cage. Although there are several components that go within the anatomy of the rib cage, we can simplify the form by starting it with a basic egg shape. By approaching the drawing with the general shape of the rib cage it will help us determine where other forms of the body will be set. The rib cage can usually be established by finding the bottom of the neck towards the middle of the stomach. This is generally where the top and bottom of the rib cage can be found. We also begun focusing on the areas of the abdominal and obliques.

Our assignment this week was to determine where the quadratus lumborum, external obliques, and rectus abdominis muscles were located on the manikin. As we continue to learn the human anatomy and perform these clay models I believe it will help enhance each individual's ability to become stronger drawers. By repeated drawings of the spinal and center axis of the human body and incorporating further knowledge of the anatomy I can begin to determine where each aspect of the body falls into place. At the end of this week it was an interesting experience working with a male model. There was a dramatic difference in the male and female figures as they both held interesting qualities that separated them from each other. The female figure appeared more interesting to draw as there appeared to be more curves and angles to her body, as opposed to the straighter male body figure. Although the male held a less interesting figure I believe it was easier to determine his center axis opposed to the female. They both contained there individual challenges when I attempted to draw them, but overall it was interesting to see the difference in the male and female figures.