How to Study Bridgman - Student Anatomy Critique
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- Bridgman is a great artist to study from if you have some anatomy experience. It can be confusing if you’re not sure how to analyze his drawings. In this student critique for the triceps lesson, I talk about how to learn from Bridgman and apply the concepts to your drawings.
The most common mistake when drawing after Bridgman (I was guilty of this one), is copying his marks. Instead, look at what he’s trying to show you. His drawings are exaggerations of the form analogies he’s trying to communicate to his students. Bridgman is all about 3D form. He simplifies form better than anyone else. He shows us how the forms lock together and flow through the body. Even though he’s so heavy on structure, his drawings are super dynamic. Once you learn how to study Bridgman, his teaching becomes priceless.
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It’s important to not study his lines. Instead look at what he’s trying to show you. His observations about the body are the gold. His lines are rough. They’re only detailed enough to get the message across and no more.Understand his forms and apply it to a real person, don’t copy his marks. Can you find subtle versions of his forms on real people?
This was really helpful! I was actually just reading through bridgeman's book and felt a little lost, so now that I know what to look out for, maybe I can find other sources to better understand anatomy before braving bridgeman.
Would you happen to know a good intro/intermediate book for that? I'm struggling in particular to find an anatomy book that lists out the names of the forms as well as drawing them out. Loomis's heads and hands is very useful, but I noticed (at least from my reading) that it can omit some of the specifics and names of particular muscles. It's why I picked up Bridgeman, but based on what you said I could probably use a bit more knowledge on anatomy.
This is great! I don't see much people talking about how you should approach books like Bridgman, Loomis and Hogarth as I see people recommending it just because. As you said, it could be a completely waste of time or extremely valuable (as this video). Thanks Proko!
DERyuga, Check out the book by Peck.
Will do! Thanks :D
Have been studying anatomy with Loomis Figure drawing. Now time comes for Bridgman. Raw data, core. Hope I will understand his way of studying. The way I should look at and analyze body.
I was doing horrible at my Bridgman studies until my teacher suggested simply pulling up an anatomy diagram of the muscles in the human body. From there it was simply seeing which parts Bridgman was showing and how he added the flow, which helped immediately. Just some handy advice.
Thank you for sharing!
If you are a beginner and you would like to study Bridgeman dont be scared. My first anatomy book was a Bridgeman book and it was a bit scary and complex, but a few weeks in I got the hang of it and it helped me to improve alot.
Quite impressive that you managed to get it in a few weeks!
Thanks Mr. Freud.
If you could go through more Bridgman like this it would be so helpful
I second this. A full-length lesson on Bridgman would be awesome.
i third this! I'm really unsure how i should aproach anatomy.
I fourth this! I've been gifted 3 Bridgman books for Christmas and have no idea how to learn from them.
I fifth this, i just wanna learn😄
Well the book is not free we need to buy it
This video was the key that unlocked Bridgman's books for me.
That's really great to hear!
This is great. I'm teaching an anatomy sculpture class, and the main focus is Bridgman's "Constructive Anatomy". Explaining to the students about how to study Bridgman, was a major part of the opening lecture. I think he's an invaluable resource, but often misunderstood. People see it as a drawing guide, when really its a structure guide. I loved the thing you said about not sacrificing gesture. I'm going to add that to future lectures, as I believe it's crucial when creating studies (illustrative or sculptural).
+Alfred Paredes 👍
your drawing/structure statement is excellent in context with bridgman. i wouldn’t say i “wasted” hours, but that was my main takeaway from bridgman after realizing why i stopped progressing in my learning for a while.
oh lord i tried to use his book as my first anatomy reference and i got pwned
Same lol. If I just started with medical anatomy I would have advanced my basic anatomy so much faster back then!
"medical anatomy" haha!
What does that even mean
yeah , the book of a hundred hands fucking kicked me in the balls
yeah , the book of a hundred hands fucking kicked me in the balls
Great translation! I am studying him now for the first time and I was taking it to literally. It was also why I didn't fully appreciate what he was teaching at first glance. Thanks Proko and keep up the awesome work!
Great critique. For the longest time I tried wrapping my brain around human anatomy without the basic forms. For example, my forearms got significantly better once I fully acknowledged the blockiness of the wrist compared to the roundness of the muscles of the forearm. Anatomy looks universally better when it looks solid fundamentally versus the over rendered softness that my work used to have.
I guess everyone visualizes things differently. A lot of people here seem intimidated by Bridgman's drawings, but to me, this actually makes the human form make sence and it relates to how I view the human body. Ordering his book because of this video.
For those who have book “Bridgman’s Complete Guide to Drawing from Life”, the Arm-Back View example in video is on page 161.
Thanks for the info, Stan. I have been studying Bridgman for years and have never heard anybody mention this!
This is the most useful video you have published ever! For me at least because 2 weeks ago I just bought all bridgeman books to study :)
I feel like Bridgeman is the kind of thing that you don't get it the first time, and when you do, you already know anatomy.
😂😂😂😂
this is one of the best videos i have seen on how to trace your own anatomy feedback loop. awesome stuff.
oh thank God I have his book and it's just been collecting dust because I'm intimidated.
Your critique is really helpful Stan. Thanks for this.
So nice to be able to observe my arm while watching this, totally helps to see what’s exaggerated and where it lives and how it feels to move each area literally, at least that tactile vibe helps me a lot when anatomy studying.
Bridgmans forms look dynamic because he is thinking in (Reilly) rythms, meaning he knows the whole of the underlying forms of the bones/muscles/tendons/ligaments, but he’s cherry picking which forms he accents. Bridgmans fundamental masses are amazing but definitely require the drills that Proko provides. Also having access to Goldfinger at the exact same time, and overlapping the structures (maybe with tracing paper) would be incredibly helpful to learning the forms.
Then it’s just patience and consistent practice that gets you there. Reps on reps on reps, every rep get you better because your conscious effort becomes subconscious through repetition.
Keep grinding everyone, it will work! 💪
Great stuff Stan!
Agreed!
To get the most out of Bridgman's work, students have to see three dimensional form and think in 3D as opposed to 2D. Bridgman clearly emphasizes the importance of planes in creating structure.
Really needed this. Thanks Proko.
I’m going through this book and it’s such a powerful tool. It’s helping my anatomy in my comic book art so much. This video is such a great analysis of how to read this book correctly.
Thank you, this has helped me a lot. I was just using it as reference. Now I know what I need to be looking for and trying to understand and apply in my own art.
I sometimes wish i had money i could spend on your stuff because im sitting here with this book i have had for years and you made it make sense in a 7 minute video.
I got George Bridgman's constructive anatomy for Christmas, I will keep this video in mind when I get round to learning his book as I have little anatomy knowledge. :) back to le studies.
I love you proko (not in a weird way). You videos has made a really big impact on my art. I grew up using comics for reference but I was never really satisfied with the way stuff turned out. After all these years I finally realized what I was missing was a good teacher, never been to art school or took any classes but I can pick up a lot from your vids I guess my little experience helps. I really appreciate the content and I will be signing up when I'm able to save up enough.
You just opened my eyes widely!#!#!#! I was studying anatomy missing those informations. Thank you, master.
This was fantastic and really helpful, I never quite understood how to look at Bridgman before. I'd love to see more breakdowns of his anatomy books.
I just got a couple of his books for a buck and I really love the style
I totally want to study this guy
In my opinion Bridgman drawings, didactically are of great value, since he stages his drawings starting with the analysis of their geometrical structure, then he partly dissects them in the fashion of the renaissance masters, in order to help us see the relationship among bones, muscle, fat and skin in the motion mechanics of the human body.
Nice very informative, definitely demonstrated what I was failing to capture in any of my studies.
Thanks for this info. I like this how to study a certain Anatomy master. My first book was on Bridgeman and I had a hard time figuring out what to look for. Now I can revisit it with real purpose. A second example would have been even better.
Omg THANK YOU, I've been trying to make sense of this guy for ages and just didn't know where to begin.
(Also...he drew those with a STICK? Holy craps.)
i can't take my eyes off of that that bridgman's arm, damn it's so graceful
Best video so far! Thanks!
brilliant lesson, please do more on Bridgman
Thanks for the guidance Proko!
I used to have all the Bridgman books, and have sadly "disappeared" (after loaning them to someone). :( Most of the content is still on line however. One thing I noticed, is that in the printing process, some of the details of the drawings have gone either too grainy or have disappeared altogether, but there's still plenty there to learn from. Definitely a useful set of books, but you made a lot of excellent points in interpreting his work.
i want to purchase some of your courses, but i’d be breaking the bank. thanks for putting these free critiques and videos on youtube though!
Super useful. I've been studying Bridgman for the past week and I've found myself just copying and not really learning anything
I use both, skeletal and shape work. I just quickly make the form and try to make a dynamic pose but it's still a practice. I do know the most important bones and hope to know more about the muscles too.
Wow..... This critique is awesomely useful
Exactly what I needed.
So helpful, thank you so so much❤
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Invaluable suggestion.
Thank you, I knew I was doing something wrong by copying directly.
I understand it better and better now !!
Very good book. Not the only way to study anatomy but fabulous ressource anyway.
Great video ! thank you.
Very helpful, thank you!
Fantastic Stuff!
Thank you for this.
I’m trying to study Bridgman, but I find his writing, at least in one of his books so up to us for someone who is dyslexic. I know he’s been very helpful to so many hours is very frustrating that I haven’t been able to get anything out of it yet.
This was great. Can you do the same kind of tips when approaching Burne Hogarth studies.
Helpful, thanks!
You could make a video explaining about Frank J Reilly Method, please? I love your way of teaching.
hugs Brazil.
I love Proko passion! :)
Just a thought, there's four arms in a row on the page that the student drew the study from. The study is of arm numbers 2 and 4, which have actually been done very well, and don't have as pronounced a ridge in the middle (as in arm number 3, which the student didn't actually make a study of). But point taken on the bulk in the middle of the arm.
I actually prefer yours over Bridgman's honestly. Sure your a completely different artist than him I'm not contrasting the both of you, maybe it's a personal preference, but yours are easier for me and anyone else taking your lessons to understand.
Bridgman is hekka talented and it wouldn't be a sinch for any regular person to just pick up and master his technique. It does take practise, well there are some naturally talented people out there with a gift for picking some things up but still I'm not doubting the practise because that's what I need, as much practise as I can possibly get, 10,000 sketches or minutes/hours of sketches. A community college I went to for art said somewhere around 1000 drawings but think of it as how much effort you are putting in to learn what you may be unsure of and need the enlightening. I know that I need all the tutorials, and trainers and techniques that I can find. I'm even practising to learn anime/manga styles that I have never attempted before, it's interesting and I hope it gives me motivation to learning more.
This is probably overshooting, and I know that, but I yearn for someone like you to answer this for me. You're a professional, and you draw the exact way that I hope to, and you know your stuff because you studied it.
I've been studying too. I study anatomy and muscle structure, and then I move on to other things, like forms and gesture.
What I want to ask you, (in high hopes that you read this) is what would you recommend studying and in what order?
I've read over Andrew Loomis's Drawing the Head and the Hands multiple times. I've read over Bridgman's Constructive Anatomy twice now. I'm afraid that I'm too stuck on these guys being masters, and I'm not taking into consideration how many more resources there are out there that share different techniques and ideas, or that shed light on those that exist.
I want to be great at drawing. I just don't have a structure in which to study it
Really helpful, thx :)
I am doing Bridgeman's 100 hands right now and this video defined some of the concepts discussed here. It's easy to create a featureless hand. With Bridgeman you get DETAILS. This video was and is critical to that end. I discounted some of the accentuations. That was a mistake. You can't make that mistake if you want to be a comic book artist.
Thanks a lot!!!
thank you!
I have one of Bridgman's books, so thank you so much for sharing the techniques of how to study his work! I'll be sure to keep that in mind as I look to him for anatomy studies.
Nao sei se estou no nivel desse estudo, mas vou me esforçar pra absorver o maximo de informacao possivel
guys, if you can afford it go after Rey Bustos's DVD, that, integrated with Proko's videos, is just top level preparation. As for Bridgman, it's really not my cup of tea.
Construction to me is important more then anything the way you draw boxes in perspective the same way you draw these. I improved on perspective lately and I can say one thing coming back to draw out of proko wideos and bridgman it makes sense more then ever. Step by step you improve then you come back to perspective improve there A and you can again get into Anatomy it's hard work going from one thing to another it works greatly for me. And practice the same way form nature or photos but it's a guide for as to study photos and nature loomis simplified drawings.
Are good guide too thank you Stan love these videos
Mr P, please keep this one up forever. There are some really great reminders in here about Bridgman's reasons for exaggerating and seeing. Totally worth lots of looks. Thx!
@proko I love learning to see anatomy through tracings, I wonder if you'd ever engage in tracing bodies of Michelangelo?
Very nice
What are some book suggestions for biginner artist? For over all anatomy portrait...
great video
thank you.
WOW! ♥
I'm literally studying from Bridgman right now
I feel the drumstick as well
thanks
What do you think of Classic Human Anatomy by Valerie L. Winslow?
Jim Steranko himself suggested I study this guy!
Good video!!
Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Thanks.
can you teach, how to study Burne Hogarth
Fab
Which edition to get? Paperback vs. hardcover?
@proko what is the starting point for anatomy
tanks you tell me how to use it
I've been studying art for 50 years. Soon, I'll get out the asylum.
Nice
Is there any footage of his actual classes? I’d like to see him using a big stick but google keeps bringing up some highschool basketball team
I have one of his books, it's just been collecting dust because i did not know how to use it. It's hard to draw from his book if you do not how to. Like me.
Is interesting how I'm able to do anatomy studies by sculpting in 3d but I totally suck at drawing the same information. Studying Bridgman is super helpful for 3D as well though
What's a good book on anatomy for beginners?
I’m a bit confused, do I just keep repeating Bridgman’s drawings until I’m thorough with them?? Do I draw one section like the arm over and over until I get it?
If you don't start by studying bridgman then who should you start studying and like how do you start studying anatomy eitherway?
Great advice here. For me, Bridgman = shape design and a calligraphic way to draw which is very stylized and three dimensional. It is not perfect anatomy or even correct anatomy, nor is it meant to be. I’ve studied from cadavers and Bridgman like many artists takes great liberties in his construction of anatomy. Of course this is because he doesn’t sacrifice gesture and, in fact, enhances it.
Bridgman is a great reference for anatomical shape design. So is Hogarth. So is Rubens! But clinical anatomy this is not.
hi, could u recommend some anatomy books that are for beginners?
I feel like this is the same thing people misunderstand when they dismiss Burne Hogarth's Dynamic Anatomy. It was never meant to be an accurate depiction of anatomy but a visual language to convey the way the forms and surfaces (topography) are interacting.
Where should i start studying anatomy?
Should I still try to study bridgman even after learning from proko?
Has anyone seen finished pieces from George Bridgeman? I don’t remember seeing any