>>4607145Yeah, but if you want to be really accurate you need some experience with the material you're drawing and without it you might be unable to depict your subject properly.
I used to be gymnast and I was really into contortion so I understand quite well the anatomy of extreme poses like oversplits, cheststands or triple folds. I had a conversation with a professional 3d animator with years of experience about the anatomy of the oversplit - what happens with the body when you perform that pose. That animator was not a gymnast and he didn't know, that in order to perform a perfect split you have to not only bend your front leng but also your back. Becuase basically a stretch when your torso is perpendicular to the floor when you're in split requires you to bend your back backwards
When I pointed it out while showing the references he immediately saw that
I don't think that without studying the references, understanding thouroughly the human anatomy or having some experience with that yourself, you could accurately depict such poses
