Anatomy Drawing: The Head and Neck

Improve your portraiture and figure drawing by studying anatomy. Awareness of the skeletal and muscular anatomy under the skin can help you more accurately observe and draw the surface anatomy. This article on drawing the anatomy of the head and neck has examples of studies exploring the skull and musculature.

I haven't included a guide to the names of muscles: you can easily find these online in Gray's Anatomy. It is useful to be able to name the muscles, but don't let it put you off - don't bother with labels unless you want to. The main thing is to understand how muscles fit together under the skin.

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