MONTHLY CHALLENGE // capturing tension
Added 2025-07-01 09:00:08 +0000 UTCIt's time for a new challenge, and this month, I wanted to study tension in anatomy! That's when muscles and tendons are fully tensed, creating a strong sense of energy and intention behind a pose. It's all about conveying strength and intensity! Don't be afraid to exaggerate the skin folds and muscles in order to really push the energy of your studies. As usual, the folders are full of inspiration images and reference to help you on your way!
Visit this link to find all essential info about the challenge, including:
an overview of the challenge information
tips & advice
links to resources to help you complete it
a bonus challenge for if you have extra time
folders with reference images and inspiration images
Below is the list of helpful resources that can help you complete this challenge:
Resource // muscle studies: This is a resource video for an older challenge: muscle studies! I talk about how to capture tension and movement specifically.
Tutorial // stylizing anatomy: This tutorial shows you how you can exaggerate anatomy and divert from the reference to push the expressiveness.
Tutorial // sketching hands and feet: This tutorial gives specific tips for drawing hands and feet - a lot of the reference images are close-ups of hands and feet!
There is also a PDF file attached to this post with the challenge information, including clickable links.
I can't wait to see what you make! Feel free to post the results on social media with the hashtag #LoishPatreonChallenge, or share your results in the thread over in the discord server!
