I'm wondering if it's absolutely necessary to include an anatomy study in a portfolio for a character artist. Someone was telling me my anatomy pieces were the weakest pieces in my portfolio and that I should cut them out. You can check the portfolio out at https://patrickkrause3d.carbonmade.com. Anatomy projects aren't…
Personally I like to find characters that I love to work on that also have anatomy involved in them. That way I can work on a character that is a bit more interesting to me than just a random anatomy study while also practicing anatomy knowledge. Even just exposed arms or hands on a character gives you another opportunity…
Yes anatomy is essential in character art folios. I think for someone starting out, having JUST an anatomy study is both good and bad. If it is well done, it shows you have a good knowledge base but if it feels very WIP, it will reflect poorly on your ability for completion and presentation. If you do put an anatomy study…
I'm not specifically a character artist, but if your anatomy pieces are weak, then that probably means the solution to your problem is to improve your anatomy knowledge rather than try to brush your weaknesses under a rug, especially with something as essential as anatomy. Make that your strength instead. Something else to…
If I was going into Charcter Art, I would love to make something in the form of a marble statue. Even if you ignore the job aspect of it, it magnifies you can still build a piece around anatomy and have it stand out on its own.