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July 24, 2006
On Understanding The Forearm
It's easy to imagine that a person's forearm is like that of an artist's mannequin: symmetrical and wide below the elbow, and narrowest right at the joint.
It's not, though.
Certain muscles on the lateral side of the joint (the brachioradialis and the extensor carpi radialis longus) begin above the elbow joint on the humerus, creating a bulge which is widest at the elbow, not above it.
Once you see this, you'll draw forearms better.
Posted by digital artform at July 24, 2006 07:19 PM
Comments
And I think this arrangement of muscles gives a perception of the forearm bones being longer than they actually are.
Posted by: jamie at July 25, 2006 01:41 AM