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Felis catus - right forelimb, lateral view
We finally got to the muscular system in Vertebrate Biology lab, and among the many dissected animals, I found a cat that had really beautifully been skinned. There were barely any tears of muscle or accidentally removed fascia as far as I was able to tell.
So, while everyone else went to the different animal stations to answer questions, I spent a good 20-40 minutes drawing this one cat's right forelimb. I've had plans of creating a comprehensive model of cat forelimb musculature, and this animal was a really gorgeous specimen. Hooray for kitties furthering the aims of science! These animals were put to a good cause after death, at least in my eyes.
I had also drawn this on the back of my muscle comparative anatomy table, so I did my best to clone it out via Photoshop.
And yes, that other lump behind the main body is the left scapula, pushed upward due to the position of the left forelimb (paw shown under the front of and behind the chest).
Media: .05 2B mechanical pencil on printer paper
Time: ~20-40 minutes
Art by Stephanie Dziezyk 2013.
So, while everyone else went to the different animal stations to answer questions, I spent a good 20-40 minutes drawing this one cat's right forelimb. I've had plans of creating a comprehensive model of cat forelimb musculature, and this animal was a really gorgeous specimen. Hooray for kitties furthering the aims of science! These animals were put to a good cause after death, at least in my eyes.
I had also drawn this on the back of my muscle comparative anatomy table, so I did my best to clone it out via Photoshop.
And yes, that other lump behind the main body is the left scapula, pushed upward due to the position of the left forelimb (paw shown under the front of and behind the chest).
Media: .05 2B mechanical pencil on printer paper
Time: ~20-40 minutes
Art by Stephanie Dziezyk 2013.
Category Artwork (Traditional) / Animal related (non-anthro)
Species Housecat
Size 1200 x 1193px
File Size 3.09 MB
That's truly wonderful! It's always a treat when you get to draw something like this from life!
I was able to do something similar with humans, but unfortunately it wasn't a fresh body, it was parts that had already been sitting in formaldehyde for quite some time. It's just not the same.
I was able to do something similar with humans, but unfortunately it wasn't a fresh body, it was parts that had already been sitting in formaldehyde for quite some time. It's just not the same.
That is a very very true point - tissue degradation over time will always mar the appearance of specimens, leading to potentially fallacious observations and postulated theories on how the organism looked in real life (extinct animals especially). That is why I'm never fully happy with having to draw from a lot of taxidermied animals, as a good number of them were not prepared with the greatest accuracy. It's damned hard work that requires a lot of knowledge and maybe even luck. I don't envy them their job for that very reason.
Thanks so much for your comment! I understand that not a lot of people appreciate dead animals for sentimental reasons, and cats even more so (they have certainly been a bit of an awkward moment during all of the labs I've had that work with them). Art of dead things also is not very exciting for most, so any recognition is always appreciated! : )
Thanks so much for your comment! I understand that not a lot of people appreciate dead animals for sentimental reasons, and cats even more so (they have certainly been a bit of an awkward moment during all of the labs I've had that work with them). Art of dead things also is not very exciting for most, so any recognition is always appreciated! : )
This is amazing!!! Quite similar to my rabbits, actually...aside from the "looseness" of the scapula that is, cats are so fluid and flexible in the forelimbs. :)
If you ever want rabbit dissection photos, let me know. I raise meat rabbits and would be happy to photograph as I go.
SADFACE that, taken from your commentary, most of the skinned specimens has muscle nicks and tears!!!! :P
If you ever want rabbit dissection photos, let me know. I raise meat rabbits and would be happy to photograph as I go.
SADFACE that, taken from your commentary, most of the skinned specimens has muscle nicks and tears!!!! :P
"beautifully been skinned"? Not a complaint, but to me that's a baffling concept, like, 'beautifully melted ferrari'.
It's all beside the point of course, so long as the animals aren't killed for the class. Then yeah, make the best of what is. I assume this model you speak of will be 3D? Something you can flex and move?
It's all beside the point of course, so long as the animals aren't killed for the class. Then yeah, make the best of what is. I assume this model you speak of will be 3D? Something you can flex and move?
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