DECIPHERING BRIDGMAN 2: ANATOMY OF THE TRUNK

[@owo-ec1qe]

A tip to getting the most out of this video: I first draw out a model, with all the muscles labeled, the torso can just be a rectangular prism or whatever... Then I draw a detailed version from one that James drew. While I'm drawing it I try to identify each part with one of the muscles I labeled. I also listen to the commentary and pause to examine the different parts, overlapping, etc. Hope this helps!

[@karma8339]

I was doing kinda like this before i read your comment. Drawing a model first instead of just observing the muscles helps a lot

[@Matt-jp6if]

I’m just getting into this now and I’ve found it super helpful to draw the muscles overlayed with a gesture I’ve done, in case anyone else wants other options!

[@Kate-qm8nj]

Sooo, I don't know how many times I've been rewatching this, but now I think I finally understand it. The main advantage (and disadvantage) of Moderndayjames videos is compression of the information. His videos are so informative, that you HAVE TO practice and HAVE TO rewatch over and over again

[@NikolaNevenov86]

It would had been nicer if you could derive you drawings out of those basic shapes that you mention. Right now there is a bit of a disconnect. Step1. Draw a box. Step2. Draw the torso in pose muscles and a bit shaded. Still interesting video. Should get back to the anatomy bundle I purchased from gumroad few months a go.

[@kullenberg]

"DECIPHERING MODERNDAYJAMES: ANATOMY OF THE HUNK" next pls

[@ocrionbunny4543]

Wow this is amazing! Thank you so much! Bridgman's drawings are a little difficult to understand, yours are much clearer

[@zorrunamenteinefables5702]

I shit you not, I searched for a proper torso and body anatomy tutorial for years, I NEVER found a single tutorial who wasn't conpletely useless for my learning process, proko, sykra, Loomis, everything felt absolutely pointless and not helpful at all, it's been 7 years of that crap, I thought I was stupid or that this just wasn't for me, but after so much struggle I FINALLY found this and I feel like is TAILOR made for me, this is by far the best channel and set of tutorials I have ever seen in 7 years of my life desperately trying to learn anatomy in a proper SOLID and well sedimented way. THIS is in an absolutely entire new level and I'm SO grateful you can't even imagine. This is everything for me, it marked a before and after in my life as an artist. Thank you .

[@fun-with-purpose1436]

Great video. I have copy of his books since Highschool. I joined along and drew along the tutorial. I needed the refresher. Your explanation was wonderful. Thank you so much.

[@grahamgoodall-smith4176]

Your shape language and linework are so very, very beautiful.

[@ianjude9425]

Bridgman simplified human figure, and you simplified Bridgman. To a new learner watching your video is so inspiring

[@TheCrimebaby]

These are really nice examples but I think I need someone to hold my hand through this before I come back to this video, anyone got any suggestions on where to learn how the muscles move and bunch up from multiple angles?

[@toxictoadstool0]

Proko is always an excellent place to start! Very easy to digest

[@rthj6446]

If you have the time. Then go get an anatomy book made for physical therapists. As long as the pictures are correct and show the striations, then you should be able to figure out how they move since the musclefibers only have a gradient between two states. As for actual movement and auxilliary muscles, that is highly subjective. Not only the size of the muscle, but mental training, strain, and how tired the muscle is. I am not even an amature at this though, only meant this to be a complement to Proko and other artist channels. Seeing the naked muscle and the hidden sections to them should give you a better understanding on how they behave. The rest is I think simple observation of variously trained and muscular people.

[@07lipe077]

Search for any classes by Glen Vilppu around the web. There are plenty and he's the guy to learn from

[@humandog3240]

Sycra is great at teaching anatomy

[@lush7]

This 15 minutes video took me 2 hours to actually watch and learn what he said He explains it so clearly

[@ThuyTran-hf6qu]

Thanks for providing artists materials to improve our craft. One thing I want to point out is the pec muscles insert below the deltoids. Your outline at 4 minute mark shows them inserting at the halfway mark on the humerus.

[@LightVelox]

@@philipodetola6 it's more like 1/4 into the humerus(below the deltoid), i used to think it was halfway the humerus too

[@ColoredMud]

How perfect! We are working on the torso in my life drawing and anatomy class right now! ❤

[@Amarillia84]

Would be nice if the drawings would have the same colour for the body parts like the legend

[@TheJustinside]

I did these along with you for the first time.. I think i learned way more that way. great job james!

[@ALemonCat]

I came here because I was like “ooh I bet this will help me easily understand how to draw a torso And I left 5 minutes through because I was not prepared for the entire bone and muscle structure of a torso to be explained in 15 minutes. I am frightened and very much not ready to learn

[@jonathanramirez3109]

Me on minute 4 lmao

[@crispharm8443]

aha yeah I wish he simplified it a bit more cause this was a bit overwhelming but the explanations were helpful

[@abidfarhan1163]

proko has some videos breaking this down

[@user-gs2mh5hj9x]

Ived watch this video 7 time over and over to understand it all

[@user-gs2mh5hj9x]

No wait 40 or 30 times

[@Davidferandoarts]

This is the most brilliant tutorial I've ever seen

[@jhessicacomjh]

1:47 I started seeing Ryukendo headshots here and now I can't unsee

[@mattywolf8287]

im sure you will get to it later but the corachobrachialis is also a big armpit muscle which trooubled me a bit in my armpit studies.

[@bozoclown2098]

WOW . Do you not see the abstract image you created ( existing for all art teaching history ) !!!!

[@JRMARTS]

Him: Trapezius Me: Triangle shoulders!!!

[@Lightwaverable]

Those are actually not the same thing

[@kyletwebster]

Great video, James!

[@aarondiaz2506]

i find your skills inspirational, thank you for sharing your knowledge!

[@elwiwithegreat7771]

In every episode I laugh at least 4 times because of how seriously he says the weirdest words

[@loszhor]

Thank you for the information.

[@bigtimbolim]

For me this is a little challenging of a concept yet. I would love to have a practicable tutorial on building from those basic forms briefly mentioned. Other than that I hope to come back to this video some day. Seems good.

[@LightVelox]

I watched this video like 4 times already, the first i didn't understand anything, by the third i could get the idea but couldn't really execute it, now almost a whole year after the 1st time i saw it i could finally put it in practice and boy does it look good

[@queenonika4015]

thank you sooo much 😭💚💚

[@doriangreg1601]

i feel like im in an art college this is amazing!

[@RoddVeiler]

Im too sober for this

[@SlimmerCat]

It'd be great if there was literally any underdrawing at all in these. If I can't wrap my head around bridgeman's basic shapes, I'm not gonna be able to magically read them underneath a drawing that I can barely decipher until it's already finished. I know the heavy exaggeration is meant to help delineate the muscle groups. but it all looks like spaghetti to me when the underlying forms are in your head and not on the page.

[@chasechapman9302]

Bridgman is someone I'd consider to be extremely advanced, and I think if you're looking for a more basic understanding of skeleton and muscle connections, I'd watch proko anatomy videos. He goes in depth of anatomy with more basic forms, whereas bridgman is about invention and stylization once you have basic anatomy knowledge.

[@SlimmerCat]

@@chasechapman9302 The video is titled "deciphering bridgeman."

[@chasechapman9302]

@@SlimmerCat that doesn't refute my point. It really helps to have some general anatomy knowledge going into bridgman so you can decipher it

[@SlimmerCat]

@@chasechapman9302 thank you "sigma tranny" for your wild guess at whether I have ever studied anatomy before. That is definitely my problem, for sure.

[@sunkenship4544]

Thanks for these videos MDJ

[@SoCalledMe1]

@moderndayjames great video as always ,cant wait for you to get to the legs im having most trouble with them

[@MisakiPopo]

Same, especially the lower legs for me.

[@moderndayjames]

I'll do legs next :D

[@MisakiPopo]

moderndayjames Awesome!

[@DocTemm]

I just wanted to learn how to draw a male body, and I still don’t understand what’s going on here, I can’t even draw a skeleton

[@poopsydaisy4700]

This is amazing, thank you!

[@armandomattiaimperatore3192]

life saver, Bridgman was driving me nuts

[@kaksspl]

Okay, but how to draw that egg shape for the ribcage? It's a very undefined shape and no source truly explains what I should be going for. Only single piece of information is that it's the widest at a third of it's height. But how wide should it be compared to it's height? How deep? It's a very complex shape but nobody explains it well. "Just learn it" everyone says.

[@rebilyndeleon3871]

more anatomy tutorial please 🤗

[@moseska9050]

Learning a lot from you thank you very much

[@pitrek121g]

Hi! This lesson is really cool and I love your linework, can you let me know what software/brush do you use for drawing?

[@fjwieqfi]

I'm not good at drawing but your explanation is too easy to understand.

[@esraa_najih]

Thank you so much

[@squidward8940]

Tq sir, this help my draw.. Please, female anatomy too.. To more learn..

[@marks2708]

God, you're so good with drawing anatomy. How long did it take you to fully understand and be able to do this?

[@painandmisery8971]

On a stream, he mentioned something but drawing for 6 years. He said he started drawing in his 20's. But yeah, 6 years to get to where he is now but i don't know when he was able to understand this. Hope it helps!

[@gtfghj3267]

@@omeismordaunt6224 chill bro it's not a big deal

[@shibba2517]

@@omeismordaunt6224 so what? Hah

[@Shunsuka]

​@@shibba2517may i know what that user said??? i see they deleted their comment.

[@jamonddunn4885]

When you miss spelled tricep I choked 😂

[@moderndayjames]

there's plenty of type-o's throughout the channel because I'm dumb. I can think of at least 10 if you feel like going on a scavenger hunt

[@BlenderBurst]

Thanks so Much James! These Videos are very helpful!

[@surrendertothemosthighdrea2715]

Cool work James 👍

[@alvarosamaniego649]

Amazing. Thanks again.

[@astrostar49]

Thanks for profiling the 4 muscles that sit on top of the scapula at the very end. No one really talks about them.

[@raven-roman-shadow-shaw99y89]

Guys just watching the tutorial won’t help you. Go Implemented

[@koki-dm9rv]

james how the hell do i get from your dynamic sketching gumroad to this

[@moderndayjames]

well there's certainly a lot of intermediate steps! Understanding form is a necessary underlying principle though

[@koki-dm9rv]

moderndayjames sorry about my heated comment before. also could you specify “intermediate steps?” i understand having to gave skill perspective and organic forms and stuff but the gap between drawing cubes, cylinders, etc. and drawing these humans from imagination is so far. do i do gesture drawing? do i just keep grinding shapes? is there some big thing i’m missing or do i just need to keep drawing ellipses and extended curves and etcetera

[@gaben3127]

wish you would slow down a bit as this is a lot to digest without anyone holding my hand

[@Misterbartonsworld]

so useful thanks

[@FrancescoPizzo_Production]

So good! Will you do an episode on hands too?

[@ThisisMindoMint]

Thanks

[@bharath4549]

Which software you use?

[@aoiken5321]

When i see complicated things like this being draw feels like i will never be as smart cuz i don’t understand single shit.. wow im an illiterate

[@aoiken5321]

Anyways it feels nice to be so good at art and smart at the sametime i wish i have ur life then id be happier than how i feel about myself.

[@JakobScheidt]

Great video!

[@Whitepandemic]

not very basic shapes , it was way to hard for me to draw :'C

[@ismaillooth9936]

Arrived early. Whoooo

[@poom1503]

とても勉強になります

[@huskytzu7709]

Where can i find your sketch brushes? They seem very cool

[@moderndayjames]

I'm just using a hard round with pressure enabled!

[@karenlove9966]

This is literally the best art tutorial I've ever watched and trust me I've watched more then I can count

[@akshitaa106]

I forget names of people i wonder if ill manage to remember these muscle names

[@moderndayjames]

it's not necessary for drawing, I like knowing them because it helps me convey it but there's plenty of good artists that just know what they look like

[@corpseke9569]

Finally I caught a video early

[@corpseke9569]

Also, first

[@noobgod5810]

@@corpseke9569 also u dont get reward from coming early in any videos

[@jameslabs1]

I’m inspired thanks

[@toevoe_swe]

In what program do you draw?

[@KillerTacos54]

Awesome video

[@donragnar8430]

How do you map out your proportions? No one talks about this aspect as they draw.

[@moderndayjames]

it sort of becomes subconscious but there's two things I think of as I'm working. First is the Loomis 8 Head model, and some images from Will Weston's teaching where he compares the length of the ribcage, head and abdomen

[@donragnar8430]

@@moderndayjames thanks for the response - I’m going to research this further. 👍

[@THUNGUNS]

Thank you for the explanations teach :)

[@منةمرحبا]

We need a video similar to this but with limbs

[@moderndayjames]

that's next!

[@nicoliputski]

Ethan Becker brought me here

[@hanzflackshnack1158]

Let me guess: Somewhere in between ten minutes of calling everyone babies and dropping stuff he told you to copy existing artwork because actually learning how to draw is for *insert a string of juvenile insults*.

[@nicoliputski]

@@hanzflackshnack1158 yes that is accurate

[@hanzflackshnack1158]

@@nicoliputski That guy is a disease. Telling people to trace illustrations instead of learning shape and perspective because getting likes on Instagram portraits is the only thing that matters is going to stagnate thousands of aspiring artists. A decade from now they'll be wondering why they still can't draw.

[@GeorgeDrumm]

do you really need to know this muscle to this detail to draw? lol, sounds like a science class for nasa

[@moderndayjames]

Depends on what you want to do. For classical art it's necessary but for animation you can definitely get away with less detailed anatomy.

[@Germania9]

@moderndayjames How do you "feminize" Bridgman's form when drawing women? Do you taper the waist, adjust hip size, etc.?

[@BanjoHands]

What song is in the beginning?

[@luciferl7097]

Why isn't he in one of the proko videos?????????????!!!!!

[@itsiwhatitsi]

Do you have all the shape of the body moves on your mind or you use some models? Like photos for references

[@moderndayjames]

The more reference studies you do the better your mental model will become. It's kind of like putting in a bunch of reference points so that you know how it'll look at different angles!

[@itsiwhatitsi]

@@moderndayjames thanks for the answer this video is very cool and inspirational

[@howie3750]

Mmmm I like that trapezius sandwich

[@HazyOra]

This is still kinda hard to follow I feel, that or I'm just dumb.

[@wendywolfe4586]

James!! Where do you find your references?

[@moderndayjames]

Croquis Cafe, Anatomy 360, pinterest google, and life drawing!

[@wendywolfe4586]

Omg thank you for replying! I was watching your cloth and drapery series and I was trying to find those beautiful medieval costumes to draw from. Love your videos, I've improved so much learning from them ^-^

[@Germania9]

@@moderndayjames Just wondering: How do you "feminized" Bridgman's body when drawing women?

[@genosopm2286]

спасибо, полезные советы

[@Markus-_-]

is your dynamic sketching has other parts too? Or just part 1? Thank you

[@NiRvAnA6890]

Wow thank you so much for teaching me not to draw.

[@moderndayjames]

lmfao my bad, I tried. Sometimes (or all the time) you miss the mark

[@ebbaramonluis7623]

Hey If your down in the comments rn thinking your about to see other people who understood this video and point out the own opinions and make you feel like your a bad artist for not understanding anything about this its ok. Nearly everyone did not understand a single word that was said❤️

[@Kelly99844]

I really need to learn anatomy. Like not just memorize names, but really understand everything as he does.

[@salvationjoshuakad9488]

is there any way squarespace can help me... i want to start up tutorials.

[@sammathew5083]

Is there a video where you draw over an actual photograph with the basic forms and then add the muscle placement etc? Would be immensely helpful! Also a basic view of the torso basic forms from various angles? I'm not sure I understand the exact shape of the ribcage basic form (the more angular one) in 3D. And yes, I already have your anatomy basics from gumroad.

[@Ajemat]

Can you decipher hands and feet?

[@moderndayjames]

consider it deciphered

[@adrianvelasco1798]

Thanks so much for these! Very Helpful!

[@Tkamkam]

ill just give up ok bye

[@heinrickjohn4389]

TRICEP

[@EwokOverlord]

awesome.

[@КаринаЗабродина-в5ы]

Нечего не понял но ну очень интересно

[@TheEnigmaProductions]

I like your videos better than proko's you're a better teacher IMO

[@DoomguyIsGrinningAtYou.]

Ouch lol

[@aibulater2282]

нечего не понял, но очень интересно

[@Sax00ff00ne]

Wahhhhh this is so useful thankyouuuu ( ◜‿◝ )♡

[@veloenoir1507]

Teres major missing :P

[@TheKaurK]

He covers that at 13:57

[@veloenoir1507]

@@TheKaurK Yeah, but I meant if the Lat is visible from the anterior perspective, so should the teres major.

[@wizardrat8520]

Um ok

[@CreationSink99]

nice

[@general_ghosty]

Your artwork is better than Ethan's.

[@spartanghost_17]

Wow

[@jondesoo8055]

Why "deciphering", tho?

[@shibba2517]

Human body is a very complicated machine