By placing his grids over pictures of real pelvises, I could see where his grid was off and make adjustments.
Here's the result:
After doing all of this measuring, however, I realized how time-consuming it is. Also, these grids are only for front-neutral and profile positions. What would I do if the pelvis was in another position?
That's when I decided on another approach to learning the intricacies fo the pelvis: just draw them, male and female, every day from every angle until it's embedded in my memory. I discovered that my drawings work best if I start with the placement of the sacrum; then do the inlet; then the rest.
Yup, it's that simple. And Proko's premium account helps a lot by providing images of the male and female pelvises in almost every conceivable position in addition to an online 3D tool that allows one to position both pelvises in any way:
For me, this is the best way to learn and understand the pelvis. By doing lots of drawings in lost of positions, I'll develop a feel for the parts, proportions and the sex differences between the pelvises. Then when I place the pelvis in a figure or conjure one from imagination, it's structure will come to me instinctively.
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