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CAUTION: very dry language. That combined with walls of texts is deemed to be read slowly XD

This tutorial goes about the features of the legs that might prove helpfull when drawing. That includes the form of the thigh, knee and lower leg. It also explains why the leg looks like how it does ^^

I apologise for such a huge file, I wanted to make sure everyone could read it~ also english is not my first language, let alone the second, but bear over with me over that.

Thank you for viewing, I hope this was somewhat helpfull and comments are highly welcome.

Credits:
the two first pictures are taken from www.britannica.com

the very muscular legs are inspiried by www.posemaniacs.com and I'd highly reckommen that site if you have any trouble with any part of the bodies or just looking for a pose to inspire you :)

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Mood: Wow! *blanket86 Jan 27, 2013  Professional Traditional Artist
Very interesting and beautiful work!
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Mood: Love *Zedna7 Jan 28, 2013  Student Digital Artist
thank you so much :happybounce:
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Whoa...so much info to take in! Thanks! Other "anatomy lessons" are more like step by step tuts but don't really give any info as to how/why.(sorry haven't read yet as i want to make a collection before using it) Thank you very much for this "tour"
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*Zedna7 Aug 23, 2012  Student Digital Artist
I'm glad you like it
I've been meaning on changing and adding the feets though, just didn't had the time yet.
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:iconnoobanoob:
heh.
I think mebbe if you did add the feets, with the effort you would put into it, it'd be better to make it seperate.:iconmyaplz:
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*Zedna7 Aug 31, 2012  Student Digital Artist
hmm, you're right, I'll make a feet tour then :dummy:
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*EstrangeloEdessa Jul 30, 2012  Hobbyist Writer
This is actually really helpful. Most full-body anatomy tutorials go over the leg very quickly - "There's a curve here, here and here! Now on to the foot!" - so it's really nice to see something so detailed. :)
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*Zedna7 Jul 30, 2012  Student Digital Artist
I'm very glad you find it helpful, thanks so much for commenting~
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~GrimildeMalatesta Jul 30, 2012  Student General Artist
functional anatomy isn't correct. Soleus don't bend the knee, but just extend the foot, the twin only can move the knee, because it starts from the lower portion of the femur, the soleus starts from the tibia and ends on the heel bone. The difference between man and woman feet is not real, they're just two types of foot: flat and hollow, it does not depend on the sex, both man and woman can have both. And there are more and more many imprecisions like that. The drawing tutorial is good, but fot the rest, you should let somebody who studied those things make a better description, this one just creates confusion!
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