Science of Anatomy
Editing to the essential is an important part of the training in drawing. Good design is about reducing down to the essentials and getting the proportions right.

Editing to the essential is an important part of the training in drawing. Good design is about reducing down to the essentials and getting the proportions right.

Key essentials of the hand simplified into graphic elements.

Key essentials of the hand simplified into graphic elements.

A study of the structure of the workings of something.
The idea is to simplify the anatomy to the essentials and
memorize it, so you can use it when drawing.