midsection

[Vexis]

i tend to focus on belly tickling. you know how theres a sort of line running from the bellybutton up the torso? but its not that definite? i mean, its not the sort of thing you cover dark. if anyone has any idea what the hell im saying, help me plz. oh, and i need help drawing the curves of a females stomach. any suggestions? :dogpile:

[Snail Shell]

The best advice I can give is for really faint lines on a subject (muscle tone, shadows, etc.) use colour creatively. Not all lines require lines. :)

Hope that helps!

Snail Shell

[The_belly_god]

i tend to focus on belly tickling. you know how theres a sort of line running from the bellybutton up the torso? but its not that definite? i mean, its not the sort of thing you cover dark. if anyone has any idea what the hell im saying, help me plz. oh, and i need help drawing the curves of a females stomach. any suggestions? :dogpile:
Hey Vexis. I'm going to school to be a professional artist...maybe I can help you. The line you speak of is part of the 6 pack or abdominal muscles, and tends to show up more prominently on athletic and slender women. The belly button is at the intersection of the 4 bottom abs. So it sits on 2 and has 4 above it. The line you speak of is a recession where the 2 vertical columns of abs meet, starting at the naval and extending to the ribcage. I think it's very sexy looking ;). Anyway...I think I can conger s/t up to post on the site durring Christmas break. It's easy to draw the human figure once you get the hang of how things fall into place.

[ftkl_haha]

For all anatomical questions, regarding comic drawing, I recommend a couple things:

1.Get a book on human anatomy that has lots of pics.

2. Also get a book called "Drawing Cutting-Edge Comics" and "How to Draw Great-Looking Comic Book Women", by Christopher Hart. Both have served me well. I still reference them often.

Happy tickle drawing!

~FTKL

[suikoden]

Here are some online tutorials which cover the female form and all sorts of other artisitc tips.

Patrick Shettlesworth's Poly Karbon site - good stuff here on drawing clothing details, mecha as well.

http://www.polykarbon.com/tutorials/index.htm

Basic sketching ideas

http://www.blazedent.com/tutorial_sketching.php

The Andrew Loomis guide online - Jim Lee used this!

http://www.gfxartist.com/features/tutorials/7639

Look at old comics for ideas, google around. You can find lots of stuff. Good luck!