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Anatomy for the Artist is like having your own life-drawing studio in the privacy of your home. Carefully constructed photographs of the human form allow you to see the structure and function of the skeleton and main muscle groups. Six imaginative drawing lessons, each supported with photography, show how to portray the bones, head, rib cage, pelvis, hands, and feet in perspective, from different angles, both in still poses and in movement.
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In Anatomy for the Artist, acclaimed artist and teacher Sarah Simblet unveils the extraordinary construction of the human body, and celebrates its continual prominence in Western Art.
The transparent body. Using superb, specially commissioned photographs of male and female models, together with historical and contemporary works of art, and her own illustrations, Sarah shows us how to see inside the human frame, to map its muscle groups, skeletal strength, balance, poise, and grace. Selected drawing superimposed over photographs reveal fascinating relationships between external appearance and internal structure.
Drawing from life. Six drawing classes guide the reader to see the human body afresh, offering techniques and attitudes that imaginatively show how to view and draw the skeleton, head, ribcage, pelvis, hands, and feet.
Dissecting the Masters. By investigating ten Masterworks, the author demonstrates different artist's ideas and knowledge across time, ranging from Holbein's Christ Entombed, to Edward Hopper's Hotel Room. Each Masterclass presents a photographed model set in the same pose, so that anatomical comparisons can be made. Understanding anatomy is often the key to an artist's understanding and interpretation of the body. This imaginative modern reference book will enhance the drawing and painting techniques of artists at every level.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A worthwhile anatomy book,
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This review is from: Anatomy For The Artist (Hardcover)
This book doesn't try to contain all the knowledge there is related to anatomy and drawing the human figure. That would take several volumes or more. It just does a few important things well. I think the main strength of this book is that it gives you an intuitive feeling for the human body's structure. It does a lot more than just list parts. It tells you how the body works, how the parts work together, and the nature of those parts. She gives you more scientific and historical information than other books generally do. The second strength is the large number of well-lit photographs of fit, lean, muscular models in many informative, useful poses. The models are pretty good for seeing the contours of muscles, bones, and connective tissues. I think the inclusuion of a few body builders might've been good too. The latter chapters of the book deal with poses and the body in motion. They include many photographs of models. I appreciated this, and it's something not a lot of anatomy books have.As for the overlays, I didn't think they were all that important. As for the drawings of the muscles and bones, they were useful and good, but they could've been better. I would've prefered some sort of smoothly shaded renderings instead of scratchy pen & ink drawings. It would also have been nice to have the muscles in different colors so they'd be easier to differentiate. Although vellum is nice, it tends to warp from humidity and it's not transparent enough. Therefore it would've been better to make the overlays out of plastic. While this isn't the be-all, end-all of anatomy books, I think it is one of the better books to include in your anatomy library. I have several other great anatomy books besides this one.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Holy Grail of figure drawing books,
By ronaron (US) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Anatomy For The Artist (Hardcover)
Of all the figure drawing books I've seen and owned (ranging from 'okay' to 'just plain god-awful'), this is the most superb manual to ever hit the shelves. Let me start by saying that this book probably isn't the best resource if you have absolutely no prior background in figure drawing. This is NOT a foundational text. No wire-frame sketches, no triangles and cylinders, none of that '7-to-8-heads-tall' business. This is for those who have at least had that first or second figure drawing class and wish to expand their abilities, and believe me, this is the best you can get. The photos are gorgeous and well-lit, with not a single grainy shot in the bunch. Each area of the body is covered in detail ...The variety of poses offered are limited, but they do the job of showing you the interaction of light, skin, and the bone and muscle underneath, so you can, after plenty of practice, make up your own poses -- and not have your figures look as if they just rolled off a cliff. Even the texts on art history and anatomy are interesting. The translucent overlays of bone sketches over actual photographs were awesome, and the author should have given us more than just the handful that were offered. Barring that, get this book. Take it with you wherever you go. Know it. Cherish it. Love it. Issue threats of grievous bodily harm to those who would dare lay their hands on your copy. You'll be glad you did.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
A Lack of Strength,
By Jeremy C. Mann (Westlake, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Anatomy For The Artist (Hardcover)
I am very displeased with this book. From the reviews and other marketing ploys it seemed quite informative, so congratulations on selling a less than average product. I am a figure painter and drawer and I dread to see the work produced by artists utilizing this book. It did not pay enough attention to muscular structure, function, or ability. It would show a sketch of one view of the muscles in relax. A page per muscle would prove more substantial, to know how each muscle moved, what it did, where it attatched. And of all things, this is a superficial pictoral of societal perfection. Yes i agree that perfect human form is the best for muscular studies in shape and form and what not, but there was not one figure over the age of 35 showing any age changes, nor any obese figures to show how form can be concieled yet still percieved if understood. I simply think this book is a marketing extravaganza, seemingly indepth to the laymen yet lacking the true nature of what an artist should know and push.
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