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Before I begin this tutorial I will attempt to
briefly describe the arm.
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The arm is made up of the upper arm which extends from the shoulder to the elbow. The
lower arm which connects from the mid point of the elbow to the
wrist and the
wrists which connects to the hand. The actual term arm refers
specifically to the part of the arm between the shoulder and the
elbow. The part between the elbow and the wrist is referred to as
the forearm, however when talking about the arm it is normally
accepted as meaning the whole arm from shoulder to wrist.
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There are several theories as to
the correct proportions of the arm in relation to the body, the most
famous being
Vitruvian Man, by
Leonardo da Vinci. but I prefer to use
artistic license and believe that you can roughly judge the arms in
relation to the rest of the body to suit the desired pose. We are
all pretty good judges of what looks right or not.
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The arm has three main muscle
groups comprising of the Biceps which is a two headed muscle that
links from under the deltoid muscle down to the elbow. The Triceps
which is a three headed muscle that works in opposition to the bicep
and that also connects under the deltoid and below the elbow, and the
Forearm which consists of the Flexors which curl the wrist down and
forwards and the forearm extensors which curl the wrist back and up.
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The sketch's above are of a muscular male arm
and are there to give you a basic idea of the
muscle groups and how they look and add to the overall shape of the
arm.
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arms will be slightly thinner and the muscle groups will be a lot
less prominent but you will still need to keep in mind the position
of the three muscle groups in relation to the position of the arms
in your drawing.
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- When drawing the arms
it is important to make sure that they look in proportion to the
rest of the body. If you are drawing a basic nude then she will have
a less defined smoother looking appearance. If you are drawing a fit
strong looking nude then you will need to increase her arm size to
show the shapes of the muscles in relation to their position on the
arms. This however does not mean that you
have to adhere strictly to what I have said as only you know what
you want and how you
want your nude to look.
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- Using my original basic sketch of a female
body as seen in my How to draw the female body for absolute
beginners tutorial, under
The female body outline I will try to demonstrate how the arms
will look in relation to the upper body.
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- In my first example the nude is of a slender
build with a
pear shaped figure and little if any definition or muscle tone.
She has medium breasts, see
breasts size.
and is relaxed. Her upper arms are
lightly built and her body is smooth in appearance. Her forearms will
show a little shape from her elbow over the extensor muscles and
will taper slightly toward the wrist. The backs of her arms will
appear almost flat with no definition as the flexor muscles will not
be visible.
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- My second nude is more
muscular in appearance and so her arms will need to portray this.
From her shoulders which are slightly rounded and more defined, her
upper arms curve over her Bicep and Triceps muscles down toward the
elbow. Her forearms are more defined as she has larger Flexor and
Extensor muscles which add a more definite curved appearance to
them.
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Although both these sketch's are of the same subject they both
appear completely different. By adding muscle shape to the arms and
body you can alter the overall look of your nude.
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- In the following pages I will try to demonstrate
and explain how the arms should look in your drawing using various sketch's
and explanations. The images on the following pages contain full
frontal nudity in various poses and are of a artistic nature.
Full
Frontal poses.
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