Reply To: Fide´s Sketchbook

[Ken Claassen]

@fide True it is a little more subtle in #7  than previous ones but still quite strong. In #7 particularly as it approaches the edge of the neck it almost looks like its sticking out the side a bit.

Edit: Having a look at some anatomy references the ‘V’ shape is stronger closer to the collar bone and becomes more subtle the further it goes up. Additionally the thickness seems to be thinner the lower it is and it widens out further up. In the “void area” in the middle of the ‘V’ the neck seems to also come out a bit and isn’t completely concave. Of course this is more prominent in men with the adam’s apple but it’s still not  completely concave on women either. 

Although I’m not a woman, I noticed on my own neck that the ‘V’ only sticks out prominently like in your drawings when I turn my head. When I turn my head right the left tendon pokes out quite a lot and the right one pretty much disappears and vice versa.

I personally find these subtle things are pretty hard to get right. I’d recommend the best thing to do is to look at some anatomy pictures, understand even the muscle and tendon structure beneath the surface and how it works and moves and this will help you understand how it should look even in different poses. Also it may be a little weird but try to feel your own neck and try to understand it in 3D, this should help you understand it in 2D better.