Does anyone have any good tutorials on drawing muscles? (Especially arm muscles)

aqua03 2019-05-28 19:08:29 UTC #1

Hey guys, I was wondering if anyone has any good tutorials on how to draw muscles? Especially arm muscles like biceps and the like. Because I'm having trouble drawing muscular characters that are a good balance between having an impressive, yet plausible, physique, and going straight into "early Jojo" territory of M A X I M U M S W O L E. So if anyone has any ideas or can point me in the right direction, it would really help in that regard. Hopefully nothing too complicated to start with, either.

Thanks!

Reign 2019-05-28 19:10:45 UTC #2

I feel like a How to Draw Marvel books would definitely help you in these endeavors. Those guys are pretty ripped and muscly. You can find How to Draw the Marvel Way at Barnes and Noble.

aqua03 2019-05-28 19:12:39 UTC #3

I think I saw that comic at Barnes and Nobel once. Should probably give it another look over next time I'm there. Thanks.

Jenny-Toons 2019-05-28 19:49:52 UTC #4

I do a lot of referencing for when I draw muscles (especially for Adonis from my MDV comic). Pinterest helps with collections such as anatomy, muscles, and upper body, but I like to get collections from artists I follow such as Yusuke Murata:

Drawing from Marvel Comics is a start. But a lot of them can be kinda all over the place and not entirely accurate (if accuracy is something you desire). Drawing from references or even figure drawing can help see the shape and movements of the muscles. Line of Action is a great resource for that!

https://line-of-action.com/

aqua03 2019-05-28 19:53:16 UTC #5

Thanks. I have been trying to find some good references as well. I'll definitely look into the resources you suggested as well to see what I can find as well.

Reign 2019-05-28 20:19:41 UTC #6

@Jenny-Toons

Oh. I didn’t know they were inaccurate. I’ve used their book a little bit, but not a lot.

Jenny-Toons 2019-05-28 20:22:45 UTC #7

Not necessarily and entirely inaccurate -- just, depending on which source you use, you might end up creating only one type of body if your goal is to do several types or have different poses.

If you're working with Marvel comics from recent times, the anatomy is much better and could do for better references.

But if you're workng with Marvel/DC comics from early times (like 80s/90s) and some of those 2000s "How-To" books, they can be a bit limited on what they teach you.

It's a good start, but you still gotta branch out to other sources.