Chyan Method
Chyan Method of Learning to Draw Anatomy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLWH4yEs0XQ&t=67
Goal is to create a mannequin in our mind that:
- Is accurate
- we can move around freely
- Quickly visualize
3 parts of the figure
1. Movement
- Movement and poses
- How natural it looks
2. Proportions
- Stylizing the proportions of the figure
3. Detail
- Details we want to emphasize
How to Practice
- Practice the individual body Parts
- Priority is Torso > Legs
- Draw the parts in different angles and rotations
- Combine them together
Reasons
Drawing the entire body is time consuming and fades out your knowledge
Inefficient long time not enough reps
TRAINING ARC
Phase 1
STEP 1 - LEARN the bones and muscles by studying the references
STEP 2 - Draw turnaround of the body party from memory STYLIZED PROPORTIONS
STEP 3 - Reflect using the references from step 1
Phase 2 Poses
Step 1 - Analyze understand the reference, find the general flow of the pose
Step 2 - Draw it in stylized proportions
- Analysis
- Movement
- Stylized Proportions
- Details
Try to sketch from memory what you learned the day before