Classic Human Anatomy in Motion: The Artist's Guide to the Dynamics of Figure Drawing
This highly illustrated reference book provides artists and art students with an understanding of human anatomy and different types of motion, inspiring more realistic and energetic figurative art. Fine-art instruction books do not usually focus on anatomy as it relates to movement, despite...
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This highly illustrated reference book provides artists and art students with an understanding of human anatomy and different types of motion, inspiring more realistic and energetic figurative art. Fine-art instruction books do not usually focus on anatomy as it relates to movement, despite its great artistic significance. Written by a long-time expert on drawing and painting human anatomy, Classic Human Anatomy in Motion offers artists everything they need to realistically draw the human figure as it is affected by movement. Written in a friendly style, the book is illustrated with hundreds of life drawing studies (both quick poses and long studies), along with charts and diagrams showing the various anatomical and structural components. This comprehensive manual features five distinct sections, each focusing on a different aspect of the human figure: bones and joint movement, muscle groups, surface form and soft tissue characteristics, structure, and movement. Each chapter builds an artistic understanding of how motion transforms the human figure and can create a sense of expressive vibrancy in one's art.
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Format: Hardcover
ISBN:
9780770434144 (0770434142)
ASIN: 0770434142
Publish date: 2015-08-04
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Pages no: 304
Edition language: English
[I received a copy of this book through NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review.]This book took me more than a month to finish, not because it was boring, though: because there's so much to get out of it, and a couple of sittings just isn't enough. Incidentally, it is definitely worth having a p...
Classic Anatomy in Motion by Valerie Winslow The TL;DR version: I think this is a beautiful, fundamental, essential book for anyone interested in figure study. In fact, I’ll be buying a copy myself. (If you don’t know me, I don’t buy books. This will be the fifth book with a price over $3 that I’v...