Learn Animal Anatomy to Draw Realistic Animals from Imagination by Monika

About This Class

Animals are a fascinating subject, but they’re really hard to draw realistically if you don’t know their anatomy—especially when you want to draw one from memory. And learning animal anatomy can be a pretty challenging task on its own—it’s so easy to get lost in the world of lengthy muscle names and complex bone shapes, while studying convoluted diagrams designed for veterinary students.

But there is a better way to learn! In this course I’ll teach you everything you need to know about animal anatomy as an artist—you’ll learn why animals look the way they do, and how to apply this knowledge to draw an animal from start to finish completely from imagination. I’ll be using a dog as a main example, but I’ll also show you how to use the same method to draw any other species.

This course is for anyone who loves animals and wants to draw them realistically from imagination, without having to search for reference photos before every drawing session. If you’re interested in creature design, this course will allow you to make your creatures more realistic. If you’ve studied the subject of animal anatomy earlier, this course will also help you organize your knowledge.

By the end of this course you will have a greater understanding of how animals are constructed and how their anatomy affects their overall look. You’ll know how to start a drawing of an animal using a simplified skeleton, how to fill it with simplified body forms, and then how to make it detailed and realistic by adding the musculature. Most importantly, this course will make you less reliant on references, which will give you more artistic freedom. Because your imagination will be supported by the knowledge of animal anatomy, you’ll also be able to draw more realistic imaginary creatures.

00 Welcome

01 – Meet Your Instructor- Monika 02 – Introduction to the course 03 – Introduction to Autodesk Sketchbook

01 The Basics of Animal Drawing

01 – How to draw and rotate a sphere 02 – How to draw and rotate other 3D shapes 03 – How to draw in 3D space 04 – Freehand perspective techniques 05 – Accentuate the 3D form with simple shading 06 – Fun exercises with snakes, fish, and salamanders

02 Drawing the Simplified Skeleton

01 – The basic body plan of mammals 02 – The basic body plan of reptiles and birds 03 – Animals in motion 04 – How to draw poses in 3D

03 Drawing the Basic Volumes of the Body

01 – How to draw the simplified torso 02 – How to draw the simplified head 03 – How to draw the simplified limbs

04 How to Draw Heads

01 – How to draw carnivore heads 02 – How to draw herbivore heads 03 – How to draw reptile and bird heads 04 – How to draw an open mouth

05 How to Draw Paws, Claws, and Hooves

01 – How to draw paws 02 – How to draw hooves 03 – How to draw claws

06 How to Draw Detailed Musculature

01 – How to draw muscles of the torso and neck 02 – How to draw muscles of the shoulder and thigh 03 – How to draw the forelegs 04 – How to draw the hind legs

07 How to Draw the Surface Anatomy

01 – Cover the muscles with skin 02 – How to sketch long fur 03 – How to sketch short fur 04 – How to sketch scales 05 – How to sketch feathers

08 How to Study Animal Anatomy

01 – My method of studying animal anatomy 02 – Best online and offline resources for anatomy studies

09 Bonus Chapter- Animal Anatomy and Creature Design

01 – How to use what you’ve learned to design new creature

10 Outro

01 – Congratulations on completing the course

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