Bodyworlds

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Went to see Bodyworlds at the California Scence Center today. Why is this extra credit for Kevin's biology class but not for my courses?

Funny thing: I actually had to get a "sketch pass" which involved filling out a powerless form and getting a pink sticker with today's date handwritten on it TO BRING YOU THIS.

Some warm-ups in brush marker, during which I discover that the light gray pen is way more badass than the medium gray.


Front and back of The Archer, which was the first of many displays that make it clear this is no mere anatomy exhibit.



Markers were no longer sufficient in conveying the fine musculature depth. Also, GLAND.


The areas marked are bony structures that lack blood vessels. THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR TEXTURING OKAY.


I bet my classmate in Sculpture 1 wishes she had seen The Gymnast because she had such a tough time with the shoulders and arms on her project. Heck, I saw it for reals and I'm still not sure what's going on here.


And finally, I break out the sacred blue pencil for The Kneeling Lady.


Highly recommend to all who gets a chance to see.

Comments

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I hope Bodyworlds comes back to Toronto some day. The science center is one of the few cool places close to me in the city.

The second to last picture totally reminds me of my own life drawing experiences back in high school. You look and look at the model or the angle and you still don't know why it's like that, and you think it should look any other way than that.

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Well, aside from the fact that it's upside down it wasn't so much I didn't know why it was like that, rather I didn't know what the hell that was. ^^; The latissimus dorsi goes up around the clavicle? Really?

The great thing about the exhibition is that you get to see muscles in positions and angles that you never see in textbooks.