Muscles of the Head

[Enzie Shahmiri]

While browsing the internet I came across this site that I found rather useful in explaining the different muscles of the head. The site is interactive, just make sure to click on the "Naturalistic Model".

www.artnatomia.net

[Mari DeRuntz]

What a wonderful link - thank you!

The study of the skeleton (and then the muscles that animate the skeleton) is so fundamental to what we do.

I recently bought a very flexible skeleton and to check it's true value, Mims (I only use the last name of the maestro for the ignorance of search engines) invited me to his studio, and set it up in the position of the current figure study he's working on.

I cannot describe the clarity of that moment... in fact, the real enlightenment was when my preconception that I'd get more out of building the ecorche (on top of a skeleton built in plastalina) was shattered by the reality of this particular light illuminating this particular skeleton - right next to his drawing of the model.

What I mean is - all of the key landmarks were clearly bone. Modelling the form is where a thorough grasp of the musculature anatomy is invaluable.

Anyway, thank you for sharing!

[Edgar Coleman]

Here is another interactive ecorche site. Click on the "High Resolution" image and then move your mouse pointer over the model thus revealing musculature superimposed under the flesh.

http://www.reybustos.com/03ra/ra.html

Regards.

Edgar

[Enzie Shahmiri]

Mari, you are very welcome!

Edgar, that site is awesome! Thanks for sharing it.

[Carol Norton]

[QUOTE=Enzie Shahmiri]While browsing the internet I came across this site that I found rather useful in explaining the different muscles of the head.

Thank you, Enzie. this is a wonderfully helpful post.