DECIPHERING BRIDGMAN'S ANATOMY 1

[@goatsurgeon]

I found that if you ignore the images, read what he says, imagine what he says, and THEN look at his drawings- and THEN draw them- you’ll understand his methods a lot better.

[@buckyplace356]

fuck I speak spanish...

[@couchetart9733]

@@buckyplace356 but why are you speaking english if you speak spanish dude

[@buckyplace356]

@@couchetart9733 Uh disculpame, se me salio hablar ingles

[@rico2879]

@@buckyplace356 Eu falo portugues mlk ksksks

[@kenji1856]

Except I don't understand what the man is saying half the time, his vocabularies are beyond me man. I have to search up each and every new word, feels like I'm learning english not anatomy. However, despite this I will keep going, because I actually have nothing else to do right now....

[@krsmanjovanovic8607]

Man, everyone is saying how I should "practice figure by simplifying it into boxes" but you are the only person on youtube who actualy gave me a reason to, because obviously if I just draw boxes whole day I will only improve at primitive form and perspective (which I did) but I would never learn to draw what I actualy want: realistic looking people and animals, your more complex organic forms as a next step after boxes are EVERYTHING I ever wanted to learn abouf form and you explained it all perfectly, great job!

[@moderndayjames]

Thanks so much for the kind words! I think my latest figure drawing video is a good follow up to this one that integrates all these methods of figure drawing together. You're 100% right that if you only draw box people you'll get stuck there, but I think it has some valuable info when placing figures in perspective

[@renatashp]

​@@moderndayjames Can Bridgman's principles also be applied to animals?

[@katyishere]

@@renatashp It can but you’d have to adapt it for animal anatomy

[@TheUltimateZMAN]

PLEASE DONT STOP WITH THIS SERIES!

[@oni2214]

PLEEEEASE Don’t stop this series, your knowledge on his thought process is so valuable.

[@saulthetaxidriver6100]

Your cps is on

[@nicolasnoel8809]

Background music : Franz Liszt - Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 Tchaikovsky - Waltz of the Flowers

[@cnash5647]

Thanks, now I notice the BGM.

[@cassiosculpts]

[@JohnSmith-zf1lq]

Good man!

[@sorcerian_bootleg7112]

Thank you

[@XabioArts]

woah woah woah this was ssooo helpful thanks

[@aaronfraser9884]

Ya helpful here too

[@thejunior9303]

hi everyone ,if anyone else needs to find out about anatomy of the body parts try Laophiaa Cranial Blueprint (search on google ) ? Ive heard some amazing things about it and my work buddy got excellent success with it.

[@edwingodinez3702]

Hey wassup!

[@casualartist4202]

woah wait how did i not see this

[@cdc_pacochill3479]

How are you not verified yet Oh by the way you dropped this 👑

[@bigcat75]

It's difficult to go through this series because I'm 50% filled with enthusiasm and instantly want to apply all of this to drawings, 50% bursting with anticipation to find out what's taught in the next video (haha)

[@taraishot100]

You should buy the books yourself and study them no doubt it would improve your drawing

[@katyishere]

@@taraishot100 They may not be able to, this series is free and helpful especially for beginner artists

[@vahn_of_the_art]

From time to time I come back here to refresh my Bridgman understanding. I have more than one of his books but I found your lessons a lot more pleasant and engaging than going back to the books themselves. It's a pity you're not doing this kind of lessons anymore

[@robertcook2680]

When I started using the Bridgman CONSTRUCTIVE ANATOMY book many years ago to teach myself human anatomy, my drawings of the figure (out of my head) improved tremendously! (This is before I had ever done any life drawing.) I later had a drawing instructor whose father had studied with Bridgman.

[@anhhuynhkimnguyen6793]

This video helped me so much, I always struggle with drawing the body, especially with making the body look 3 dimensional. I should really pick up this book sometime.

[@xIBlaubaer]

Me: picks up brigdeman Also me: gets utterly confused moderndayjames: i got ur back bro

[@stijnbeerts765]

i relate

[@moderndayjames]

"I got your back bro!"

[@costincreates]

That sounds ...

[@ipotatosenpai7002]

@@costincreates absolutely normal stfu

[@kkay000]

Did you ever get your back back? 😢

[@garrettviewegh9028]

Coming to this video as a student that once took art classes. I’ve had some past experience studying anatomy, doing live drawings of models and still lifes, even using bones and other objects for reference. But as someone who hasn’t drawn human anatomy in a long time, this purchase, and videos related to the subject, are a great refresher. I’m no Leonardo, but as someone who considers themselves an experienced intermediate, I always appreciate videos as a visual aid, especially if paired with books and other materials.

[@anythinginvolvingsharks]

i hear your voice in my dreams.

[@ianmclean9382]

Ha, gae

[@igobyross8045]

Ian mcLean ha, too scared to type gay.

[@animationspace8550]

@@igobyross8045 gae is a religion. Stop insulting peoples traditions of eating fruit you reggecist.

[@michaelhampton6993]

Darling

[@jas8451]

Nooo. I think he meant that he watches this like midnight or every night so he was dreaming about it because he frequently watches his video before he sleeps. It happens to me sometimes

[@Maxer110]

moderndayjames:"Get the book" Me: Gets a pdf

[@Maxer110]

@@bluebeetly8119 Sure! Give me a few minutes though.

[@ipotatosenpai7002]

@@bluebeetly8119 did you get it

[@tteerabeats9116]

Did u get it?

[@Maxer110]

@@bluebeetly8119 Oh shoot sorrry man I forgot. Here you are www.scott-eaton.com/outgoing/books/George-Bridgman-Constructive-Anatomy.pdf

[@Maxer110]

@@bluebeetly8119 sorry to keep you waiting I had to do quite a lot of homework and I forgot. Enjoy it though!

[@ApatheticCrow]

I love the nutcracker playing in the background. These figures have a great flow as if they are dancing.

[@uber1015]

Thanks for rekindling my motivation to continue with bridgman. You're killing it in this one mdj.

[@LiamJonesArtist]

Bridgman's book is amazing. I still refer to it more than twenty years after and I still learn from it. Thanks for this video, it's a great commentary!

[@tripplejaz]

Great video! Really glad you're picking up Bridgeman and honing that gesture/form that Proko is known for teaching. The best of both worlds: constructional and gestural.

[@skmed83]

it's nice to see someone explain Bridgman. I stumbled across his "Constructive Anatomy" years ago and asap got my hands on "Drawing from Life". All of my peers would always suggest Loomis, which is a good resource too, but I was always more drawn to Bridgman. And as far as getting this info from a college, fuh gedah a 'bout it...

[@nickdutton6218]

I worked through one of his books and really felt like I'd made some progress, must go back to that. Thanks present times Jim!

[@codydiehl6443]

Dude you're skills and style and everything is like my biggest inspiration. Obviously this comment is outside of the actual focus of the study of bridgeman but just having gone through many of your videos and how you have adopted many of the skills of the masters and able to apply it with absolute precision in your own way, just blows my mind and what I have always aspired to achieve from many of those same masters. You are a true moderndaymaster James. Thanks for what you provide I'm always astonished in amazement.

[@anammorar]

keep uploading videos like this one, James. They are really helpful

[@faimhurensohn7608]

Why do your drawings look so nice? I really can't describe it, but the lines have such a pleasing quality about them.

[@joaquim40244]

Great video! It has been so long since I've read Bridgman's constructive drawing, I got a copy when I decided that I wanted to pursue art as a career, back then the book was a bit on the overwhelming side for a self taught beginner like me, now seeing this video the content makes a lot of sense! Thanks for putting this tutorial together! : )

[@Likeableartist]

this was a very insightful video, i've owned this book for a long time, but I've never been able to interpret bridgman's style. as a person still learning, bridgman was super confusing, but this video did help with how to look at his work. Thank you!

[@beziik2357]

This is simply amazing, I got the grasp of muscle position and their interactions and I can get nice drawings of individual limbs or similar single body parts but still it's a struggle with combining them in a complete drawing, it helps so much when you have a method to follow for improving. Tanks a lot

[@Komeiji0401]

I got this book from my local bookstore a few weeks ago. Was utterly confused but at least this video cleared some parts up for me. Really Helpful!

[@thomasmclean6549]

I think the book 'bridgeman drawing from life' is really useful and James explains the principles well. I previously had the bridgemen constructive anatomy and although a helpful reference it misses the vital information that helped me tie it all together.

[@bumbard7695]

FINALLY SOMEONE TRIES TO BREAKDOWN AND EXPLAIN BRIDGMAN! THANK YOU MDJ. THANK YOU... *tears of joy*

[@twiskusdergroe3118]

damn I whish English was my first language. I mean learning to draw is already hard bur reading and try to understand this book is nightmare.. So thanks for deciphering it for me!

[@abunchofpotatoes8544]

Same bro

[@Markus-_-]

I feel you bro...but for me its more difficult coz I can't even speak good Englinsh in normal convo. I'm doomed

[@keepyourshoesathedoor]

Twiskus der Große You type English well.

[@lorenzolazzari6439]

yeah bruh

[@loadless2265]

English is my first language and it still makes no sense

[@ScilexGuitar]

3:10 I feel like a lot of people who want to get good at art skip drawing simple forms in perspective, manipulating them in many ways. They go way complex too soon and get frustrated because they dont have established a spatial awareness. Through drawing simple forms I recently got to a point where I actually felt like I was drawing on 3D models. Now I just need to up the complexity

[@ChaosResearchParty]

Congrats ! Very approacheable video. I remember drawing lessons the first year of fine arts being super confused trying to draw not very good copies of classic sculptures, and totally failing at looking at the strcutre over the detail. Drawing should start here. And bridgeman is insane.

[@shps8609]

I discovered your channel because of the Draftsman podcast on Proko and wow this is rich content! It feels very clear and concise and I really appreciate the structure the videos have. I really feel like I can follow along and study and as an artist that was raised as a homeschooler this is extremely valuable.

[@Rev0care]

my fav art youtuber and my fav artistic anatomy book!! mind blown

[@gusdontbe_9930]

Ive been looking for this video!

[@dontlookatmypic3594]

at first i thought this series is too complicated for my smol brain but after studying the book myself and going through a lot of confusion then going back to this, my mind is blown how good this series explained it

[@PaulMacklinAmazing]

Brilliant - I've seen quite a few vids on Bridgman, many seem to make it more, not less, complex. I love your take on his work. Bravo.

[@TheLoneBit]

From 3:17 and onward I am sitting here going, "Wait... no stop... It's so beautiful I can't... wait what is that... IS THAT A LEG! It looks so good!"

[@No-oneInParticular]

Wow! You are an incredible artist! Sincerely, my brother, you've put the effort in to practice and it really shows. Absolutely superb. Liked and favourited. Great stuff thank you for making this video.

[@ratchetandchank8648]

asking yourself why every single line is there is a good way to study these drawings. beautiful line work.

[@kamransharjeel]

Your drawings are better than many artists I love your channel, teaching method and approach to drawings. Awesome, thank you.

[@hannahm1734]

that song at 7:13 is literally my trigger since that bath scene from What Remains of Edith Finch

[@franxexel2312]

Wow! Just wow! Moderndayjames: started to draw organic lines! Me: immediately hit SUBSCRIBE!

[@scardebrow5741]

This is probably one of the most helpful video's i've seen on YT for artists thank you

[@prophoem9492]

Thanks for this video! I've been studying Bridgeman for years and I still find him a bit confusing at times. Thank you!

[@cortisolblue2208]

your channel is a gemstone bro, thanks for all this content, will be checking out your gumroad series soon.

[@goatsurgeon]

His book is only a dollar in Kindle format

[@loszhor]

Good vid! Bridgeman is godsent when I start overthinking anatomy.

[@sumitpawaskar1207]

Nice really love that textured background behind the sketch it looks so appealing as compared to the plain white one

[@zedgarden]

GREAT choice of music, perfect for the figure drawing! Excellent video

[@dantaybrown1750]

Looking for a video like this for a while, KZbin recommendations are sooooo late

[@antoniocoelho8568]

Really good stuff you got here, simple, direct, to the point, no fluff, substantial content. Thanks.

[@AlecsCapuano]

This is literally what I needed after purchasing bridgman’s book, PLEASE keep up with the series

[@hauntedshadowslegacy2826]

Thanks to Austin, I think of a caffeine-addicted man screaming about 'SCIENCE!' every time I hear classical music.

[@GoblinLord]

ah, I see you are a man of the cultural sciences as well

[@coins_png]

HIII !! IT'S MEE ! AUSTIN !!! I bet you read that in his voice

[@Davichiz]

Hey James or anyone else who may be able to help with this. Can you explain or cover tilting forms in perspective a little better please? i know you have a small segment on one of your videos covering it but my pea sized brain is struggling understanding it still. Like a pelvis tilt below eye level with the weight bearing leg leading the pelvis to appear as if it's converging off the horizon. Do you just converge one set of lines that point in direction of the horizon and ignore the other ? like just draw it with straights as it's technically not converging to the horizon line you made ? that's the only way I can wrap my head around it . It kind of seems that's what you've done here on 3:52. you have the lines converge to the right vp for this twisted form and the ones that seem to not land on a horizon look straight.

[@ianmclean9382]

Thanks for understanding.

[@JacksonTaylorandTheSinners]

Bridgman is the best. Great video. You can always tell Birdgman disciples. IE.. Frizetta, Wrightson, Finch... the most dynamic powerful figures.

[@bahamut8199]

This is the first vid I’ve seen of yours, definitely subscribing, this was really helpful and informative. Definitely seeing about buying that book

[@fabb4074]

Gracias a ti por grabar el video, siempre es bueno facilitar la idea de como hacer las cosas, más para un artita, suerte en todo.

[@Lessulie1]

I highly recommend first learning anatomy in-depth (bones + muscles) before attempting to watch this video as it assumes you already have decent anatomical knowledge and it's now about simplifying the complex muscles and bones while still capturing the essential connections & overlaps. Proko has a really good anatomy course, I suggest at least finishing the "torso" section before looking at this video.

[@Nkanyiso_K]

I love your use of music. Thanks for abridging this book for us

[@Metal-Spark]

I've been struggling for a while with adding a sense of form to the body and I've been unsure how to remedy that, I think Bridgman might be the answer I was looking for.

[@samuelsg2423]

Ufff mucha inspiración en un vídeo, necesito mas gracias hermano!

[@sparklepantz]

I have ordered the book. But after seeing this and another KZbin video I feel like I'm going to be scared to open it when it comes. To advanced! But I'm gonna get through it. Your video will be helpful! :)

[@thedocshlaett5960]

Great video, AND with one of my favorite songs. Big win.

[@CrusasTheOrc]

soothing music, calm and clear narration, eye-pleasing descriptive art process, I feel like able to draw Mona Lisa already

[@BOOGLEMANN-m2j]

I find the music obtrusive & disruptive !🥂

[@jeffhreid]

I find the aesthetic of Bridgeman’s figures and heads amazing. Emulating his technique is very challenging to me though. Takes a solid understanding of the anatomy to get Bridgeman IMO

[@frostcf1706]

it was fun to draw along

[@MrChannelforwatching]

This is exactly the video I needed right now! Thank you so much!!

[@MadEngel]

IMPRESIONANTE VIDEO!! Hace muchos años que estudio a Bridgman y este video me hubiera ahorrado 2 años XD!! LIKE + SHARE!!

[@sadhypersomniac]

I may be extremely frustrated but I’ll keep practicing!

[@AMBanosidhc]

George bridgemans book was also my first book it took me 5 months to finish the book because i barely understood anything and the I dint even know what some words meant...

[@jik3905]

God bless, Thank you!!! Prayer here when needed loves!

[@CODBlackOps6WALKTHROUGH]

who are the two artists who know how to break down anatomy? i know about synix, but he said someone else at 5:00 clair wenling? jaw cooper? i wish he put a link to their stuff

[@drakegraves]

i knew about "Claire Wendling", but I don't know the second one either and it's really bugging me. I think you were right that it's "Jaw Cooper", if you look here www.jawcooper.com/sketchbook there are some good examples of what he was talking about, boiling complex forms down into strong "2d shapes". Meaning like, if you look at the silhouette or negative space of any of these drawings I linked to, they really do manage to pack a lot of implied form into very economic use of line. Please let me know if you find who he was actually talking about though!

[@uselessstuff4807]

Proko , he's really great

[@VeryBlueBot]

wow... cant believe I missed this video of yours (being subbed fro quite a while now) Anyways the first part about lines continuation is such an "aha" moment! For a while now I cant understand why my gesture drawing looks so flat. Now I get it! Thank you thank you thank you Your channel is gold, cant even describe this video benefit... Cant wait to get to a paper and a pen and try it out! Thank you (again)

[@arhl5276]

Thanks to this video I buyed those books of Bridgman. Very useful

[@alejandromolinac]

Oh...... I am old..... When you say "Anime".... my thoughts to to stuff that came out in the 70's and 80's which has a calligraphic, detailed, expressive feel to the drawings... Lines go overlap a ton... there's varied width and tapering of line work.... Also character designs in Capcom Video games of the 90's adhere to these principles... So i wouldn't get upset about your comment which prob is aimed at modern stuff.....

[@elgranlugus7267]

I agree. Back then, it seemed that anime artist always used the concepts of anatomy for their drawings. Only a few implelent those concepts now days.

[@AnanyaChattopadhyay09]

I first experienced this book 6 years ago.. N it's an amazing book.. I return to it again n again. Download it for free

[@Hankyuo]

Awesome video! I just wish you put the facial details as well because we sometimes tend to draw the head a bit differently when it's linked to a body or not

[@thedabblingwarlock]

Just out of curiousity, have you ever read Burne Hogarth's Dynamic Anatomy or any of his other books? I have it and I was wondering what you thought.

[@geraldmanansala8539]

I find Hogarths Approach in figure drawing and anatomy somewhat much more difficult. And all the text in his books are really what intimidates me the most. But the way he distribute and illustrates the muscle forms is quite interesting specially for comic book illustration. Its just you have to be somewhat a little bit advance in drawing im order to absord all the knowledges the book provides

[@Alondra.S]

Lordy this is extremely helpful! ♥️♥️♥️

[@miscellaneous7777]

3:45 o.O as far as I know the torso can rotate only around 45 degrees. This one looks like 90° to me....

[@moderndayjames]

just exaggerating the twist on the forms so that the point comes across!

[@Elijah_Art]

i like classical music on background) thanks for lessons))

[@sevster8324]

This series need more likes 🚫🧢

[@santanaart9597]

Hi James! thank you for the video. How do you study this kind of books?

[@groovydoo]

Review of this video: This is a high-level overview of the process steps needed to master Bridgeman. (I fell flat on my face at the ten-minute mark discouraged.) I would not recommend this for beginners or intermediates if the expectation is to master a new skill by the end of the video. If it is, move on! I do recommend it if you need to understand and see the necessary step by step program illustrated to master Bridgman thoroughly.

[@arsenysilver9236]

Thanks for this video! You're inspiring me

[@ipotatosenpai7002]

Wow you mentioned Sinix! You 2 are some of my favorite artubers

[@freshmilk7122]

Background music reminded me of tom and jerry and somewhere along thee way I started drawing a cat instead of a man...

[@tomkirbygreen]

Thank you James. Is there any chance you have more related material and commentary you could put into a longer video? I’d happily pay for such.

[@OnionCurry]

One of my favorite of your videos! Keep it up!

[@vaibhavsalian6167]

I watched one video and immeadietly subscribed to him

[@negcx1686]

Omfg im in love with the song . Someone tell me thr name of the song

[@val5183]

Cool video, the book is great.

[@yourboybaj2877]

Do I have to watch the twisting plains video to learn anatomy?

[@zooropa414]

much appreciation for the music choice, i find other music with quick pace distracting

[@aaron.doodle1314]

Music choice is freaking yes

[@reynaldavitdavid7199]

Thank you moderndayjames! 🥺🥺

[@elvraze]

OMG THANKYOU SO MUCH WOAHHH

[@peacefulbliss1]

Nice lesson, thank you, Bridgman's books are the best!

[@thedigitalnoodle4021]

Awesome. Exactly what I need right now.