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Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist Paperback – February 18, 1982

by Stephen Rogers Peck (Author)

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ISBN-13: 978-0195030952 ISBN-10: 0195030958 Edition: 0^th

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Stephen Rogers Peck's Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist remains unsurpassed as a manual for students. It includes sections on bones, muscles, surface anatomy, proportion, equilibrium, and locomotion. Other unique features are sections on the types of human physique, anatomy from birth to old age, an orientation on racial anatomy, and an analysis of facial expressions. The wealth of information offered by the Atlas ensures its place as a classic for the study of the human form.

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Paperback: 272 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press (February 18, 1982)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0195030958
ISBN-13: 978-0195030952
Product Dimensions: 10 x 0.8 x 7.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (112 customer reviews)
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"An exhaustive but absorbingly interesting treatise.... The artist will find it planned and written with a completeness and orderliness which make it the perfect reference book."--Art News and Review

"Ingeniously edited, well-organized, and illustrated with almost a thousand excellent factual three-dimensional renderings."--Los Angeles Times

About the Author

The late Stephen Rogers Peck was a lecturer in artistic anatomy at Parsons School of Design and Pratt Institute, and a portrait painter and medical illustrator.

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The reader may just find himself saying, "Hey, I can do THAT!!!"

Bruce Bain

This will be a highly useful reference book for students, artists, and hobbyists that are interested in anatomical or figurative drawings.

Y.L.R.

Pecks book unpacks the human body as the three dimensional and dynamic structure that it is.

F. Gemperle

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74 of 75 people found the following review helpful

a hidden treasure: The highest authority in the CLASSICAL TRADITION

By Bruce Bain on May 23, 2004

Format: Paperback

Copyright 1951? Wow, what a stimulating discovery, and what fun! Besides the skeletal and musculature illustrations, "Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist" is full of Peck's own drawings of basic anatomical features. These are not just the "final" drawings, like the master prints in Hale, but the beginning "rough sketches". I find this delightful because every beginner needs some inspirational guidance in drawing's first steps. A simple rough sketch of a nose, with shading; or bones drawn as a simple hinge joint, an arm or leg.... Peck's general reduction of the human figure to basic shapes is of inestimable help. The reader may just find himself saying, "Hey, I can do THAT!!!" And that is the wonderful thing about PECK's book.

Peck has impeccable credentials and must be compared to Robert Beverly Hale. Peck's is not merely an alternate duplication of the same material Hale covers. There is a 'personal' touch in Peck; but the problem with any/all anatomy books, for beginners, is that they are simply intimidating, in their detail, their precision, their absolute realism. PECK overcomes this anatomical intimidation. I would venture that PECK ought to be included in at least the first several "drawing" books that one acquires. Sometimes it seems that several pages offer more practical instruction to a new student than entire chapters in the books coming out in recent years with gimmicky titles.

"Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist," in combination with any beginning book on figure drawing is a must. With Famous Artist's School, Willy Pogany, Walt Reed, Jack Hamm, Viktor Perard and similar instruction, any ...................

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65 of 68 people found the following review helpful

Very well done. An excellent reference for the artist.

By Steven Barker on January 7, 1999

Format: Paperback

This anatomy book covers areas of the body which other books of its type overlook. If you need to draw a knee, this book tells you how. It contains some photographs of models to give a visual reference from where the drawings were derived. If you are looking for photographs for reference, this may not be your book. The poses are straight forward and simple, giving a basic view at the human figure. It is an excellent book to have on the shelves. I own a large number of anatomy books, some sketck oriented, some photographic. This is by far the most used of my collection. I highly recommend it.

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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful

One of the best value anatomy reference books

By Parka TOP 50 REVIEWER on November 26, 2009

Format: Paperback

Length: 0:27 Mins

Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist by Stephen Rogers Peck is an anatomy reference book.

It covers everything from bones, to muscles to topics like fat, veins, hair, age, sex, race and expression. There are some photos for reference as well. The writeup is descriptive and simple to understand. The examples are well illustrated and clearly labeled. It's pretty comprehensive.

While it also has some figure drawing tips and instructions, it certainly is not as comprehensive as dedicated figure drawing books. Here, it's on the approach to drawing certain parts. There's not much on posing the figure.

I see this book get mentioned a lot on art forums online, for good reasons. It's useful and very affordable.

This book's recommended to beginner and intermediate artists.

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40 of 44 people found the following review helpful

This book is an excellent resource

By F. Gemperle on November 19, 1998

Format: Paperback

This atlas of human anatomy is unlike any other 'anatomy for artists' I've ever seen; it is by far the best. It is a wealth of information about the human body. Pecks book unpacks the human body as the three dimensional and dynamic structure that it is. He covers the physics of how the body is built how it moves, grows, ages, gains weight and the distinctions of race. This book utilizes many types of drawings, paintings, photographs, and diagrams to illustrate the human body, AND it explains every muscle, the derivation of its latin name, its origin, insertion and action.

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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful

A Complete Artistic Decomposition of the Human Form

By Necron2.0 on January 9, 2002

Format: Paperback

This book is fantastic. I have not seen (ever) a better description of human anatomy, bodily motion and the methodology for capturing both in artistic media. This book describes every detail of the human anatomy from multiple angles.
In the section describing the bones, it shows you how the bones look for all ages and each sex. It shows you how the bones move, and work together. It shows you what the bones look like from the underside.
In the sections covering muscles, it shows you how fat is stored in the muscle, how the the muscles move, how blood vessles show through the muscle and how the muscles layer.
There are detailed portrayals of proportion, motion, emotion and prospective, all in photos and drawn graphics - not just in words.
As I said, I've never seen a better book for describing the human body to an artist, and I've been on the look-out for more than 20 years.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful

Great quick referance for drawing .

By Joshua Hawkins on February 24, 2006

Format: Paperback

Mostly focusing on bone, and muscle structure this guide is excellent for finding what you need quickly. Easy to use but detailed I can usually find what I'm looking for in a couple seconds.

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful

Highly Recommended

By Lee Gordon Seebach on March 2, 2000

Format: Paperback

By far the best book on human anatomy for artists. Anatomy can be a dry subject, but Mr. Peck has a way of presenting the information so it can be remembered, applied and enjoyed. This is the one book EVERY artist should have on anatomy.

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