Abstract. Recently, inverse methods such as the Virtual Fields Method (VFM) or the Finite Element Model Updating (FEMU), coupled with a full-field measurement technique, have been distinguished as efficient strategies for the calibration of complex plasticity models [1]. The use of heterogeneous strain fields, in fact, offers a larger amount of material information compared to the classical standard test, enriching the identification process and, in general, reducing the experimental effort for the calibration [2]. Here, an inverse identification framework is proposed for the calibration of a full-scale anisotropic plasticity model. The inverse identification procedure employs full-field information from two main experiments: a tensile test on double notched specimens for the calibration of the coefficients expressing the planar anisotropy, and an innovative Iosipescu-like test for the through-thickness shear ones. A hybrid approach is used with the VFM employed to identify the planar coefficients and the FEMU for the through thickness ones.