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The book’s progressive course starts with the block-in, an exercise in seeing and establishing the figure’s shape. It then build to the contour, a refined line drawing that represents the figure’s silhouette. The last step is tonal work on the inside of the contour, when light and shadow are shaped to create the illusion of form. Separate chapters explore topics critical to the method: gesture, which expresses a sense of living energy to the figure; light, which largely determines how we see the model; and form, which conveys the figure’s volume and mass. Examples, step-by-steps, and special “tips” offer helpful hints and practical guidance throughout.
Lavishly illustrated with the author’s stunning artwork, The Artist’s Complete Guide to Figure Drawing combines solid instruction with thoughtful meditations on the art of drawing, to both instruct and inspire artists of all levels.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Hack art instruction at a rip-off price,
By Bruce Bain "Romans 9:33/Remember Jackie Robinson" (Englewood, CO United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: The Artist's Complete Guide to Figure Drawing: A Contemporary Perspective On the Classical Tradition (Paperback)
"The Artist's Complete Guide to Figure Drawing: A Contemporary Perspective on the Classical Tradition" by Anthony Ryder 1999, List price $24.95 ISBN 0823003035 Ryder employs a teaching method which one reviewer has termed, INVISIBLE PROBLEM SOLVING, where the book is illustrated with finished illustrations, without showing the student any of the intermediate steps it took to arrive at the final work. It is becoming a common flaw in the rush to publish some of these How-To-Draw books. Displaying finished works does not impart knowledge to a pupil. The title term "contemporary perspectives" turns out be be little more than gimmick language for watered-down anatomical instruction. Perhaps we should be more demanding when the title includes words like: "COMPLETE GUIDE TO..." because the book must actually BE a "complete guide" and this book is not. The art work is flat, torpid, and uninspiring, lacking in dynamism and vitality. The models are listles and possess no dynamism, no life. It is not a book for beginners, because it doesn't begin with what Jack Hamm refers to as "simplified figurettes", and is termed elswhere as "human puppets" etc. The title claims the book is for "Artists" but anyone who is already qualified as an actual "artist" will already have covered the material in a first year of drawing instruction. The methodology of Invisible Problem Solving is the crux of the issue however, showing that the author is out of touch with his audience. For the weighty list price of $24.95, buyers should demand better.
4.0 out of 5 stars
It does a body good ;-),
By KaLeo (Hawaii, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Artist's Complete Guide to Figure Drawing: A Contemporary Perspective On the Classical Tradition (Paperback)
As other reviewers have said, this is a good to excellent book for those with some experience in drawing. The works presented, the methods, and the explanations are fine. There is a wealth of information in this book. However, I give this book a 4 stars because:1. It would have been more helpful to have examples of the Envelope and Block-in techniques leading to the Contour WITHOUT overlays. In other words, to see the building blocks/steps as they would actually appear on paper while one is doing a drawing. 2. The drawings reveal outstanding technique and fidelity to the models--notwithstanding that even Ryder makes some errors in some of his drawings. However, although this is figure drawing rather than traditional life drawing (involving different levels of time and detail), I feel that the realism and technical skill draw too much attention to themselves. One goes "wow" at just about every work but there is a major aesthetic element missing--call it, expressiveness, soul, whatever. Still this book is a MUST READ.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great for shading guidance,
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This review is from: The Artist's Complete Guide to Figure Drawing: A Contemporary Perspective On the Classical Tradition (Paperback)
I bought this book a few weeks ago. Agree that this book is not for beginners looking for "formulas." Ryder is basically just using that good-old, erase and redraw until it looks right method, which is the only way to go for high realism anyway if you ask me. This book was most useful to me as shading reference material since I draw from imagination mostly. The book needs some more poses to be a better reference guide, but that may not be a major goal of the book, although it should be. Beautiful models, beautifully modeled. A great book to get you motivated to try harder for sure.
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