This was done near the beginning of the semester. Through this drawing I learned to look for the basic shapes in a body/skeletal part. As you can see I broke down the vertebrae into cubes and slowly began adding complexity. A big part of this drawing was me getting back into the swing of life drawing as there was a year long gap for me between life drawing 1 and 2. The hardest part I felt was getting the protrusions on the back of the vertebrae to look right.
This is a study of the rib cage and how it connects to the spinal column. The main focus was the rib cage so the spine doesn't have nearly as much time spent on it. I found it interesting that roughly half of the ribs don't actually connect to the sternum. Looking back at this drawing I notice that the sternum is a bit too straight and thin at the top.
This drawing focuses more on the pelvis. The pelvis is incredibly complex and was not easy to draw. The most difficult part I had was getting the proportions to line up and look correct. The simplified spine and rib cage are merely to show the position of the pelvis in relation to the rest of the torso.
This is a drawing of the leg. I think I did the best job of showing plane changes through shading on this drawing. The cross contour lines could use more work as they make the leg seem more cylindrical rather than like a prism. I learned that the fibula actually sits lower than the tibia. This was also rather difficult to get the proportions of the leg correct and it took many tries.
