Free Download: Human Anatomy Fundamentals

In this article, Sarah van Dongen will guide us through her basic rules for human anatomy. Explore basic human anatomy guidelines, including body and facial proportions, and insights into various body parts.

Some humans might be "basic", but human body certainly isn't basic at all... Nonetheless, who cares about the accurate representation of the stapedius, the tiniest muscle in the body involved in acoustic reflex, when watching their favorite cartoons? Sure the cartoons will be hard of hearing as a consequence of having inaccurate "stapediuses"... But they might suffer even worse conditions not having other, more important organs, anyways...!

Sarah van Dongen

The creator of the yet undisclosed anatomy rules is the Dutch illustrator, nature lover, food lover (with a special weakness for cakes and coffee), cosy indoor lover (contradicting the nature loving, there...), and sketchbook drawing lover living in Amsterdam known as Sarah van Dongen (@sarahvandongenillustration). She also loved creating this basic anatomy guide, I'm assuming!

Sarah studied literature in Amsterdam and children's book illustration in Cambridge UK, and she has made several children's books and worked with different international magazines too.

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I'll try not to spoil too much, but you can expect guides on how to draw heads, eyes, nose, lips and ears from different angles, as well as arms, legs, hands and feet... Basically all you'd expect except for the stapedius, the tiniest muscle in the body involved in acoustic reflex, no one cares about! Good luck talking to your drawing expecting a response!

The Course Underneath It All

If you have a keen eye you might've being expecting the course by Sarah van Dongen where all this comes from. Here it is!

In this course by Sarah, you will be taught how to compose characters from drawings of the human figure. You will create a double page in your sketchbook representing your protagonist in different postures. Get ready to humanize your illustrations! Were they cruel before?

This is Sarah's second course at Domestika. In the first, Sketchbook to explore your drawing style, Sarah will invite you to use your sketchbook to develop your ideas and artistic style.

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