📚Anatomy for Artists! Drawing Form & Pose by Tomfoxdraws Ultimate Guide for Anatomy in Perspective
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- Опубліковано 20 чер 2022
- Anatomy for Artists: Drawing Form & Pose: The ultimate guide to drawing anatomy in perspective and pose with tomfoxdraws, art book preview. I already own a lot of anatomy books, and I will link some below, but I decided to take the plunge and buy another one! This time by Tom Fox Draws, focusing on a different approach, deconstructing and simplifying the form. The book seems to cover pretty much everything you could expect in a book, covering all body parts including the skull. The main reason I was drawn to the book, was because of the sections on X Y Z axis / drawing characters in perspective / in space.
On camera this was also one of my first times flicking through the book, but I wanted to leave an update saying I have worked through the hands section of the book, and so far I am very impressed, it really manages to break things down into bite size chunks, making them quite basic to take in, yet it also seems to cover a lot of information. So far I am really pleased but I will try to update this when I get chance to work through the book further. Let me know your thoughts below. Also I just checked out Tomfoxdraws UA-cam page, and wow! seeing him draw in perspective and make it look effortless is mind blowing, this artist definitely knows his stuff!
Also, the art style / drawing style ( which I mentioned in the video reminds me of Kim Jung Gi) is also growing on me more since making this video :)
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It reminds me of something Dongho Kim would do.
I always found the Kim style easier to learn than most Western Books that sometimes overcomplicate anatomy. They often feel unintuitive and try hard.
Ohh yeah good shout! I mentioned in the video that the art style of the drawings / anatomy reminded me a bit of Kim Jung Gi, but now you have said that, Dongho Kim would probably be more accurate!
Yeah there are a lot of anatomy books out there now it can be a pain finding one to suit your learning style sometimes.
Thanks for watching & commenting!
Yhh and for some reason the Kim style also reminds me of guys like Tatsuki fujimoto(fire punch and chainsawman) with a mix of yusuke murata lol
I agree, I've felt the same. There's a strange romanticisation with the idea of understand human anatomy like a surgion should, when in reality one makes a lot more progress by being able to simplify the shapes, and placing them inside cubes to truly master the perspective
I just bought this! I was so excited when I saw how it breaks down anatomy into shapes. I'm a new artist. I used to draw when I was younger, but over the years I've fell out of it. I'm looking to get better and I really want to start with anatomy and work my way from there! Thanks for this walk through!
You're very welcome! I have had chance to go through some of it this week since making this video ( I am working on drawings hands a lot at the moment so I took a look at the arms section, breaking down the hand shapes etc) and so far I am really impressed with it, a lot of information but without getting too complicated or giving too much anatomy information on each page!
Anatomy is probably the last thing that you should study perspective is the first thing if you don't know how to rotate simple geometric forms you won't be able to draw anything
@@williammclean6594 thanks you so much for it
@@williammclean6594 but what book or work do you have in mind to help me get started with perspective drawing please?
@@silvercrow3007Framed prespective or how to draw by Scott Robertson and if you think those are to complicate get prespective made easy
Dude, actually good book. Thank you for this
Thanks for watching, yeah I'm quite enjoying the breakdown of this book!
This looks like an amazing book. I'm going to have to get it.
Yeah I think it's a good one, a nice easy breakdown of each body part, not a bad price either. Thanks for watching!
Omg this looks amazing! I’m getting this!!
glad I could help :) Thanks for watching
Thoughts?
I took his class on domestica he said gi is one of his biggest inspirations so that makes sense why you would draw like that
That makes a lot of sense, I always think his stuff reminds me of Kim Jung Gi, but I know some people won't like me saying that. I still need to start that class, how is it??
@@SketchedbySte it's good if you're a beginner it teaches you how draw the mannequin from imagination so you can build your own poses it teaches you basic perspective so you can like draw characters in a scene. And there's a lot of tips that you could take for simplifying the body even if you're not a beginner
A big thank you
you're welcome thanks for watching!
You have sold me on another book!
sorry! XD I've been on an absolute book buying spree recently, got tons of videos to record for them, really need to stop myself though - I think I'm an addict!
@@SketchedbySte No problem, Amazon delivered book today and its 100% worth it.
I need more books like this!
and I need to stop buying as many books like this! XD it's an addiction I swear haha
@@SketchedbySte Same I blow most of my paychecks on drawing books it's crazy lol. I'll be like 60$ for food is too much but for a anatomy book? I buy it without a second thought 😭. I'm just missing some on drawing backgrounds and objects but no luck
@@IrlLove haha yes I know that feeling, I tell myself there will be no more buying of books for a little while, and then someone releases a kickstarter and I can't miss on the opportunity! Got any good buys recently?
I have a lot of drawing / painting books, however not many on backgrounds, at all. I will resist the temptation to start searching for some now lol. I have a feeling that 3D total just released a landscape painting book for Procreate actually.
@@SketchedbySteI thought I replied but unfortunately it didn't send!! I have not had any good buys but this week I am budgeting myself for a haul of 300, I'll probably upload
@@IrlLove that's a pretty epic haul, please let me know what you get!
nice!
Thank you for watching, it's a great book! :)
I'm waiting for my art lover page.
Do you think you can pick a page and do a video on how you work through the page and what your thought process is and how you put it into practice? That would be extremely helpful! Thanks
Hey, that would be a cool idea actually I really like the suggestion. I might contact the artist and ask if he is happy for us to break it down on camera and such! Any specific subjects you had in mind? I have been enjoying the hand section / studying that recently, but I know not everyone likes drawing hands!
This is a great request! I have tons of art books but honestly I'm not sure how to practice with most of them (Like my Morpho ones for example). Like do I just copy the drawings, how to I actually practice???
With his course on Domestika and this book.What does the book have that the course doesn't?I haven't bought the course or the book yet,but man is the course way cheaper + its in video format.Hope you'll answer this question Ste.Much thanks ❤❤
Hey, that's a great question! I haven't actually started the course yet, and I did wonder the same thing! Part of it may just be down to your preferred learning method, I pick things up much easier through videos personally, but I love having physical copies of books for reference and if my eyes don't feel like they can take any more screen time too lol.
But yeah, I can't help with this question right now ( maybe some others can ) I have purchased the course though and I will try remember to update this / leave a reply once I have watched it so I can give a better answer!
Reading the course information for the domestica videos it seems that it is more brief than the book on information and is focused more on practically putting the figure into a scene.
@@Geostationary0rbit it's a shame if it is more brief, although that would make sense as I know a lot of domestika courses are relatively short ( not all, but most ) that being said, placing a character into a scene is definitely super important, and something I need to learn better XD
Does anyone have a pdf of this book?
I haven't come across a PDF of Anatomy for artists by Tomfoxdraws, but I am sure someone else will be able to help!
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*Yo this seems to be super helpful tho*
Glad I could help!
Any books you recommend for stylized anatomy?
That's a good question! I might need to go back through some books to check this, a lot of drawing comic book characters type books seem to have a section on exaggerated proportions, but geared more towards the generic super hero build, and it doesn't usually go into much detail other than make the character with bigger muscles and more imposing structure etc lol...
I can't remember whether I caught it on camera / preview or not, but the new TB choi book, I seem to remember has a section on body types and it went as far as showing where bony landmarks are vs where layers of fat would be when bulking out characters which I thought was quite unique , here is my preview if it helps - ua-cam.com/video/pGjLRyyzOis/v-deo.html
Aside from that, I support Patrick Brown on Patreon, he has a lot of tutorials (videos) and at least one of those talks about exaggerating proportions and stylising characters, highly recommended!
@Sketched by Ste Cheers I'll get this one if it's a reasonable price, looks good! I've recently got friction 2 off the back of your post. Its crazy all the books I have, I usually do the best drawing when I'm not trying or looking at anything as such.
@@andyhowden7655 Thanks for checking out all the videos! Friction 2 is epic, just a shame it's quite expensive. This Tom Fox draws book is pretty cool, I bet you can pick it up at a good price at some point to be honest, alternatively he has a course on domestika pretty cheap if you prefer video learning to book learning ( or don't have the storage space) I know the feeling though I swear I am addicted to buying art books now.. Tons more still to preview on camera!
@Sketched by Ste no worries at all. Did you say you was from Leeds? Should arrange a drink n draw at some point. Ive added that one to my amazon wish list
@@andyhowden7655 I am indeed! Are you ever at any conventions at such? Let me know your insta!
I might actually buy this book I have all the Bridgeman books and I’m almost done the life drawing one but he has nothing on foreshortening and his light and shade part is very short
hello friend I have the book but I don't know how to use it, should I just read it or draw and practice each page? Your suggestions would help me a lot
Hey, thanks for watching. That's an interesting question and I don't think there is 1 'correct' answer to it, as everyone learns very differently. For me personally I would probably read through the book to begin with ( unless you are completely lost ) and then I would go back and work through it chapter by chapter, focusing on each body part and making sure you actually practice and draw everything he shows, re reading it to make sure you understand the concept and the 3d forms as opposed to just copying aimlessly - I find this helps to solidify the information in your brain and develop an understanding.
That being said if there is one specific body part you need help with the most, I also think it's totally okay to find the chapters on drawing the specific anatomy and focus on that. I did the same thing when I was focusing on drawing hands, that being said I do already have some anatomy knowledge, so it really depends on where you currently are too.
Hopefully some other people will leave comments and let us know how they prefer to study too, thanks for watching! :)
Unfortunately every Anatomy book or art book that you buy will be like this it's just a resource it doesn't tell you how to use the information the best thing that you can do is just draw out the examples and try to apply the knowledge to your own drawings art is a very independent thing you have to practice drawing everything and then applying the knowledge that you've read to your own figure drawings. Here's an example basically you got to put in the work ua-cam.com/video/s_twSX8C0is/v-deo.html
This books decent, I got it when it first came out. But it isn't for complete beginners, and some of his anatomy is actually incorrect (I know it's stylized, so you can say it isn't meant to be)
I appreciate the comment, quite a good summary. Maybe a worth while book along side something else? Out of curiosity which bits of the anatomy did you find incorrect / stylised? I know he mentioned drawing the hands bigger ( I think? I'm going from memory here lol) Thanks again for watching!
@@SketchedbySte Your welcome. Honestly I dont think theres one anatomy book thats gonna solve all of it. I usually combine a few different ones together and learn from those. Hamptons Figure drawing design and invention is good as it also uses cylinders and boxes/circles to substitute limbs and torso anatomy, but his figures tend to look a bit stiff. Stonehouses Anatomy is great for the muscle groups and technical stuff, but not as helpful at applying it. In TomFoxs book I think it was the hands and arms that he got a little bit off. There's a Japanese book I'd recommend for hands (250ish pages and also covers feet) but I dont even know the title of it, and its not been translated into English yet. It has the simplest diagrams for drawing the individual digits and adding detail like nails, knuckles ect that I've seen anywhere else.
I really don't like a lot of the art books even the well-known ones because they don't really teach you how to do it there's no exercises or anything like for example Andrew Loomis draw the heads and hands it just shows you some pictures and like confusing text because it was written so long ago it doesn't really make sense how it's explained. You only know how to use the Loomis method if you watch UA-cam videos on it. But just reading like how something is done it's really confusing you really need someone to actually show you. Like Michael Hampton's book He's explaining to you how to do it and there are some examples but even so it's confusing how you would apply that
I know what you mean regarding the andrew loomis books, I have a bit of a love hate relationship with them, I know the information is there, and I know someone could be an incredible artist with the loomis books as a primary resource, but I can also read through it and feel lost. I love how the proko videos break down the andrew loomis head drawing methods though, it definitely helped me a lot and when I go back to the books it makes more sense. I haven't tried the Michael Hampton book yet but I am always tempted!
@@SketchedbySte yeah I feel like anatomy books they only really make sense as an intermediate artist when you're actually know what to look for same thing with a lot of instructional art books they're not so great for beginners unless they're extremely simple
Hmnn....I have mixed feelings on this one.
I was very unsure initially too, but after studying it a little bit since making this, I really like the way the anatomy is broken down into small simple chunks (effective for me personally, but I think everyone learns differently!)
Thanks for the flipthrough. I've decided against buying the book, so also thank you for saving me money.
In my opinion the artist goes way to deep into topics, which don't interest me and I'd argue that they don't interest the majority of artists. Who has the need to know how teeth are placed in a mouth? Who has the need to know where organs or very specific bones are hidden in the body? I don't want to become a medical artist. I want to be able to draw characters in perspective from the imagination. And all those "wasted drawings" would have been better spent on more perspective drawings of the full figure.
Hey thanks for watching, I completely understand your point. Like you said, I guess it really depends what kind of artist you are, I didn't think the teeth bit was bad, but maybe it's because I have been drawing a lot of skulls recently and cartoony characters with shouting / screaming expressions, with exaggerated features etc but I do agree that organs are probably pushing it a bit, I hadn't even noticed that bit haha. But I am glad you found the video helpful, thanks so much for watching and commenting!
Most proficient artists do know all the things you mentioned, particularly bones which are mostly visible on the surface (torso, clavicles, forearms, lower legs, hands, feet, the head, shoulder blades etc) and are a prerequisite to learning the muscles properly even if they weren't visible. If that's not your goal and you want to draw cartoons, which is perfectly fine, then yeah this isn't the book for you. But I guarantee that anyone that has to deal with realistic figures knows all the information in this book by heart, or isn't very skilled at drawing and makes storytelling their selling point. It is, after all, an anatomy book.
@@user-tp5vv3kg7h i agree, if you know how the body works it makes it a heck of a lot easier to learn to draw the body in perspective. Simply by copying and drawing the form you’re not going to be aware of mistakes you make and how to correct them, and it’s going to take a whole lot longer to learn too. I think its the naivety of beginners who think they know what they need to know. When even every professional artist working on simple character shows like rick and morty or the simpsons have done years of figure drawing and understand the anatomy even if to the beginner it looks like they dont need it.
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too much anatomy in this book not enough drawing peoplein perspective
Drawing people in perspective is one of the things I always think a lot of books lack in comparison, so I do agree, although Tom does talk about drawing in 3d / perspectives and if you check out his art you can see it's definitely something he specialises in, sort of in a Kim Jung Gi kind of way! Do you have any books you recommend instead? thanks for watching!
toms trying it hard to be kim jung gi not even on the edgw of kins level and yet he produce a book of drawing .. if your an aspiring artist or student i am advicing you to study basics like anatomy perspective and composition as well as proportions and indulge your learning with the wisdom of kim jung gi and understand well how he draw you will not copy his work but to comprehensively adopt those visual exersices of him and be inspired he is the master and dont be fooled with books like that who try to mimic kims just learned the fundamentals properly before breaking it...it will take you a decade or more but it will be fruitful
Thank you for the comments, I replied on the other one :)
becareful on learning with some books just like that in the long long run it will affect the quality of your style soon i prefer you to learns works of kim jung gi directly rather than those mimic person who just have a glymps of concrete learning... sorry but its a no on that book as i said learn directly form master kim not those pretending to be like him no one will be like him but if you masters fundamentals youll gonna be a master of your own craft...
All teachers learn from somewhere. Any artist that is willing to teach is worth the time. Kim is legendary but it’s hard for me to follow his classes, Tom is a student of gi and is teaching the best way he knows how. There’s room for many teachers.
Hey, thank you for your comments & thoughts. I will reply to both of the comments here. I do agree that at first I was not sure if Tom would be producing a decent book or not ( because I was not familiar with him when I took the plunge ) but since getting this, I have been following him on social media and checking out his videos, seeing his process, and I am genuinely really impressed! If you try to draw a lot of this stuff from memory, in this perspective, you realise just how difficult it is and how much he must have studied it.
You mentioned in your other comment, not to get this book, and better to concentrate on fundamentals, again, that is a fair opinion, but I would have said this book is teaching the fundamentals, and breaks it down into bite size chunks compared to a lot of my other drawing books.
As mentioned in the video, I'm not really a huge fan of the drawing style, including Kim Jung Gi's style, it's incredibly impressive, but doesn't appeal to me aesthetically. I have also read many times online in reviews that whilst Kim Jung Gi is definitely one of the top artists, he is not so good when teaching ( or at least, difficult to learn from and that most of his courses are just him working without sharing much of the thought process), so I have a feeling learning straight from him isn't always as good as you might think - again, I haven't seen his courses so I am just sharing what I have read. My point being, a great artist isn't always a great teacher unfortunately.
All opinions are welcome though, thanks so much for sharing your thoughts and watching !
The book is volume 2 for drawing form. Yes it is not for someone that started drawing recently... But it is a great book if you have basic skill in anatomy and want to learn more so can draw from different angle and recall from imagination. If you want to be a comic artist, this is the best book you can have
@@SketchedbySte Kim Jung Gi is hard to learn from because students must meet certain complex principles that apply to his art. They must learn perspective intuitively, and learn how to materialize objects in the spatial grid.
Thousands to millions of artist want to learn from Kim because he’s the top of the top. The problem is, is that these artist don’t even have the fundamental knowledge, nor draws the way Kim does.
It’s like a 5 year old kid being taught rocket science. It’s nearly impossible.
Because no matter how much you teach them, unless they put hours beyond hours of work in, it will be too complex for most 5 year olds to handle.
I do think that Kim Jung Gi is a good teacher though once you learn the technical process, it’s just that he is way to advanced.
@@cubeboy3130 makes complete sense, I can completely imagine! I think his stuff will probably be way too advanced for me for a long time yet so I'm not too worries just yet XD but there is no doubt that Kim Jung Gi is a master artist. Thanks for watching & commenting!