How to Study Bridgman - Student Anatomy Critique - Proko
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Date: 2022-03-14
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Mike
Great advice here. For me, Bridgman = shape design and a calligraphic way to draw which is very stylized and three dimensional. It is not perfect anatomy or even correct anatomy, nor is it meant to be. I-ve studied from cadavers and Bridgman like many artists takes great liberties in his construction of anatomy. Of course this is because he doesn-t sacrifice gesture and, in fact, enhances it.
Bridgman is a great reference for anatomical shape design. So is Hogarth. So is Rubens! But clinical anatomy this is not.
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Great advice here. For me, Bridgman = shape design and a calligraphic way to draw which is very stylized and three dimensional. It is not perfect anatomy or even correct anatomy, nor is it meant to be. I-ve studied from cadavers and Bridgman like many artists takes great liberties in his construction of anatomy. Of course this is because he doesn-t sacrifice gesture and, in fact, enhances it.
Bridgman is a great reference for anatomical shape design. So is Hogarth. So is Rubens! But clinical anatomy this is not.
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Renzo
A note on pronunciation.
Dissect is not pronounced the same way that bisect and trisect are.
The difference is that there are two s-s in diSSect making the prefix of dissect DIS and not DI.
BI sect is to cut in two pieces.
TRI sect is to cut in three.
But the prefix DIS has the meaning --to undo- as in DIS appear or DIS like or DIS agree.
So, dissect means to unsection or to take apart.
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A note on pronunciation.
Dissect is not pronounced the same way that bisect and trisect are.
The difference is that there are two s-s in diSSect making the prefix of dissect DIS and not DI.
BI sect is to cut in two pieces.
TRI sect is to cut in three.
But the prefix DIS has the meaning --to undo- as in DIS appear or DIS like or DIS agree.
So, dissect means to unsection or to take apart.
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Proko
It-s important to not study his lines. Instead look at what he-s trying to show you. His observations about the body are the gold. His lines are rough. They-re only detailed enough to get the message across and no more. Understand his forms and apply it to a real person, don-t copy his marks. Can you find subtle versions of his forms on real people?
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It-s important to not study his lines. Instead look at what he-s trying to show you. His observations about the body are the gold. His lines are rough. They-re only detailed enough to get the message across and no more. Understand his forms and apply it to a real person, don-t copy his marks. Can you find subtle versions of his forms on real people?
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Anthony
I am doing Bridgeman's 100 hands right now and this video defined some of the concepts discussed here. It's easy to create a featureless hand. With Bridgeman you get DETAILS. This video was and is critical to that end. I discounted some of the accentuations. That was a mistake. You can't make that mistake if you want to be a comic book artist.
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I am doing Bridgeman's 100 hands right now and this video defined some of the concepts discussed here. It's easy to create a featureless hand. With Bridgeman you get DETAILS. This video was and is critical to that end. I discounted some of the accentuations. That was a mistake. You can't make that mistake if you want to be a comic book artist.
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KINGZLOfitness
I-m focused on Art within George Bridgman-s book, again. I wasn-t ready for the book before. As I-ve reached hire levels, I realize that I-m ready after going over Proko-s Partner in Art, Marshall-s take on his website. Do your research.
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I-m focused on Art within George Bridgman-s book, again. I wasn-t ready for the book before. As I-ve reached hire levels, I realize that I-m ready after going over Proko-s Partner in Art, Marshall-s take on his website. Do your research.
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Vap0rneon
So nice to be able to observe my arm while watching this, totally helps to see what-s exaggerated and where it lives and how it feels to move each area literally, at least that tactile vibe helps me a lot when anatomy studying.
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So nice to be able to observe my arm while watching this, totally helps to see what-s exaggerated and where it lives and how it feels to move each area literally, at least that tactile vibe helps me a lot when anatomy studying.
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Robert
Great translation! I am studying him now for the first time and I was taking it to literally. It was also why I didn't fully appreciate what he was teaching at first glance. Thanks Proko and keep up the awesome work!
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Great translation! I am studying him now for the first time and I was taking it to literally. It was also why I didn't fully appreciate what he was teaching at first glance. Thanks Proko and keep up the awesome work!
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Fraxinus!
Alternatively, look at any Marvel, DC or Tower Comics from the mid-1960s drawn by the late Gil Kane to see how Bridgman's approach could be adapted to superheroes (for the most part.
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Alternatively, look at any Marvel, DC or Tower Comics from the mid-1960s drawn by the late Gil Kane to see how Bridgman's approach could be adapted to superheroes (for the most part.
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Mulchmeat
Thank you, this has helped me a lot. I was just using it as reference. Now I know what I need to be looking for and trying to understand and apply in my own art.
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Thank you, this has helped me a lot. I was just using it as reference. Now I know what I need to be looking for and trying to understand and apply in my own art.
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Sreya
I-m a bit confused, do I just keep repeating Bridgman-s drawings until I-m thorough with them? Do I draw one section like the arm over and over until I get it?
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I-m a bit confused, do I just keep repeating Bridgman-s drawings until I-m thorough with them? Do I draw one section like the arm over and over until I get it?
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