I was on the toilet with that last ask I answered so I decided to actually sit and try to help the best way I can. Anon, I’m still in an art rut especially with anatomy and I’m totally not the best with it, but let me link all of you to some things I like to look at on my spare time.
I don’t have any anatomy art books, so I wouldn’t know who to recommend, but I DO have a lot of youtube videos I watch. Here’s some that might prove usefeul::How to Draw: Foreshortening with the Coil Technique
How to draw twisting formsForce Drawing with Mike Matessi part 1 « fav
Force Drawning with Mike Matessi part 2 « fav
Gesture drawing with Chris Warner
Analytical Figure Drawing with Michael Hampton « fav
How to Draw Gesture with Proko « fav
how to draw structure in the body with Proko « fav
How to draw from reference with Will Terrell « fav
My favorite books that I have on hand to practice gestures/anatomy with ARE MY HOLY BIBLES.
This one has a wide variety of body types and therefore is my fav…the chubs….>:3
The main idea to keep your gestures from looking stiff is to remember the line of action
ALSO SERIOUSLY JUST GOOGLE ANYTHING from man butts to back to arms to head angles if you cannot sit in a figure drawing class like me. Here’s a short gif of my process to sketching a quick figure
I’M STILL LEARNING MYSELF and it’s fun to practice with friends!! I also enjoy playing around with styles, majorly disney artists such as glen keane