I’m not good at drawing. In fact, I’m positively dreadful. A few years ago, I took a watercolor class. My mother would have been proud of what I did—if I were still in the third grade, not a late ...

I started breaking down human anatomy into simple forms to improve my figure drawing. In this first part, I focus on basic structure and proportions, using clean lines to map out the torso and limbs.

A pathology technician and curator at Barts Pathology Museum, Carla Valentine encourages the use of the collection for artists and artistic projects. As Carla explains, art and anatomy go hand in hand ...