Sketchy skeletons in a closet

[E-Man]

Honestly, it wouldn't make sense to flood the community CGI modeling thread with multiple pictures of crudely drawn skeletons, so I thought that a wiser decision is to place all my attempts right here instead. Basically, I want to work my way up from creating an actually good looking skeleton all the way to a CGI human model without any glaring flaws. At the same time, I want to drop my bad habit of broken scratching as I work on improving my figure drawing skills.

Here's my very first attempt by comparison to the second attempt you'll see below.



How am I doing?

[recme]

always look up reference! if you're scared of copying the reference, you shouldnt! it may help you understand the shapes and sizes. here' an example:



your skull doesnt leave space for a brain, and it doesnt have the shape of a skull. i recommend moving the face down while moving the nose+mouth, since they're out of place now.

[Kosheh]

hoooo lawdy, look at dem skeleton buttcheeks on that there lefthand side
(actually, this reminds me of a skeleton from like Banjo-Kazooie or something)


Not being obnoxious here, E-Man, but what kind of character are you going for? The current skull makes me think it's for a stocky male...
As recme said, there's nothing wrong with using a frame of reference while drawing one. It doesn't have to have every crease and nook and cranny, but as long as it adheres to basic structure, you should be okay.

[E-Man]

That comment about the skeleton buttcheeks made me laugh a little, which is good since I needed something like that to lighten my mood.

Anyway, I want to be able to make a convincing female skeleton since I'm trying to go for Anju here, but I'm more or less using this skeleton below as a loose reference, which I assume is a male version due to the lack of any curves. This goes without saying, but I ought to try finding a good reference of the female variant in addition to practicing drawing this one.



I'm a bit relieved that I can rely more on the reference than I initially thought. If it's fine by you guys, I'll try tracing construction shapes over a good reference to give me a better feel of the skeleton. Once it's done, I'll try replicating those shapes as many times as needed on a black canvas until I get a set that nails it (and possibly replicate that perfect one just for good measures).

[Sketchasaurus]

The differences between male and female skeletons is generally very slight. And the variance differs from person to person. That skeleton in question looks like it's a 3D model and looks fairly androgynous from what I can tell.



A large difference between male and female bodies is fat distribution (which also varies depending on different factors) But generally, women have fatty tissue localized in their hips/thighs and chest, whereas men have most of their fat localized more prominently in their abdominal region.
However, using multiple references is a better way to learn, and practicing general things before tackling on a project is better than jumping into it. It's a "learn to walk before you run" kind of thing, so multiple references and multiple sketches are essentially a requirement before coming even close to a final model sheet.

[E-Man]

I found some additional references to help me create a better skeleton if needed.

Anyway, I used one of the skeleton references to trace some construction shapes of sorts. Usually they're more geometrical than this, but I think you guys will like it if I use another variation of construction shapes (especially ones that compliment the sketching style I need to embrace).



Then, using the set I made, I attempted to copy the shapes I created.



I know that only the torso/ribcage is the only new shape I drew, but I wanted to try something with that sketch. On the very right of the image, that same sketch of the torso/ribcage had some new lines drawn with some lines erased to make it look nicer. How does it look?