Week 10

Moving down to the lower arm this week.  The arms are so complex because of all the small muscles that intertwine and because of the different positions the arms can be in.  Also the different sizes of the bones that are close to one another and the twisting motion that sometimes occurs even when it is still; for example with the radius and the ulna.  The thick and thin ends alternate and complete the shape of the arm in almost a puzzle-like manner.  In a way the arms parallel the legs, but are more delicate.  I feel like the arms are almost the trickiest part of the body to master because of its large range of mobility and most inconsistent positioning/view points from pose to pose.

Even in the standard positions arms are tricky.  The arm is expected to be straight down from the shoulders, but actually angle out from the body.  There are also different positions the arms can rest.  Supine position means palms up.  Prone, palms down.  This is where the ulna and radius start to dance with each other.  The ulna extends from the pinky to the elbow and is larger at the top, owning the elbow.  The radius extends from the elbow to the thumb and is larger on the bottom, owning the wrist.

As for the maniken, the little muscles in the arm are easier to sculpt, but a little harder to uniform together by making them flow as one overall, large object.  The maniken looks almost complete and it is crazy to think that we are almost done.  I am really looking forward to a review of everything we learned just as a refresher to piece everything together.  I think that will really help with my final drawings.  I am also excited to learn how to properly draw the head.

I wasn’t a fan my drawings this week. I have concluded I like longer poses in an upright position rather than lying down.