#bruh archive.org has so many free old books on literally anything

[ambivartence]

Heyy! How are youu? I really wanna say that I really love you art style and i have a question.. do you have any tips on anatomy?? Since i struggle alot with men bodies..

oh jeez man bodies ... beautiful and elusive lmfao. I don't draw bodies that often but I can at least offer you some free resources that might help u :<

These are some pretty reputable books on figure drawing / anatomy that u can read online for free through archive.org (u can just flip thru the images or look at the table of contents... its a lot of text which can be boring):

Anatomy for the Artist by Jenó Barcsay (you need to create an free account for this one)

Constructive Anatomy by George Brant Bridgman

Figure Drawing for All It's Worth by Andrew Loomis

Also this website (free with registration) [EDIT: see bottom for an alternative that doesnt require registration and has more options] gives you randomly posed images on a timer to practice quick figure drawing! I like doing these exercises bc then i can focus on posing a stick figure body in the correct shape without getting caught up in musculature detail.

For toned man bodies specifically, i just make them look buffer than they are tbh LOL, and i try to use a lot of straight lines to delineate hard muscle rather than soft fat. Also, one trap i used to fall for a lot was making the head too big, the legs too short, and the hands and feet too small (did u know that ur foot is about the length of ur forearm 😯). Dunno if you experience the same things but that typically made my drawings look too cartoony for my liking, so I try to keep that in mind when i do full body drawings now.

EDIT:

Thank u @sannie-hannie for suggesting Line of Action :O It has figure drawing, animal drawing, hands & feet, facial expressions, and scenes and environments, plus you don't have to register, so I think this is an even better recommendation than Bodies in Motion. I definitely want to check it out as well. 💕🙏