Confused

So far this semester everything has been kind of hunky-dory, but now it seems to be time to get down to business. All my classes are completely nose to the grindstone except this one.

I'm definitely getting more out of the drawing in class but the mannequins are getting harder. Confusing. The more muscles we get on them the harder it is. Its difficult to know what it's supposed to look like when the book doesn't show any muscles other than the one we're working on. Today I made the inner thigh muscles and had to put them on and take them off 3 times. The problem was that the 3 heads of the adductor magnus look exactly like the adductus longus, brevus and the pectineus. I still don't know if it's right.

Anyway I'm glad we've finally added the pelvis to our drawings. It’s a challenge now, far more interesting than an egg on a stick. Adding the spinal erectors the abs and the obliques makes it really begin to look convincing. As we get deeper into the anatomy the drawings and process of making them is getting more and more absorbing. I have been working on capturing the movement of the figure for some time now but this class is the first time that I have focused directly on form. It is fascinating to learn the shapes that will be consistent one everyone. The things that I find most interesting are the landmarks that show important lines. Until now I didn’t feel that I was learning much, but now the class’ worth is becoming obvious. Different angles and perspectives have forced me to rethink what I thought I knew, especially in the extended drawings like these ones.

­I have found my focus and am working on line weight and proportion. Now that my frustration has past I am enthusiastic for what we are going to add next.