Drawing: Figures in Action (HT191) [Paperback]

Andrew Loomis (Author), Editors Of Walter Foster (Editor)

Book Description

Series: How to Draw & Paint/Art Instruction Program

When youÆre ready to approach movement in your artwork, Figures in Action can help! In this valuable guide, expert Andrew Loomis teaches you the basics of drawing the human figure in action using demonstrations that feature both male and female figures in a variety of poses. He provides a wealth of information for rendering the human form in motion, exploring ways of capturing movement and establishing lines of rhythm with helpful information on proportion and suggesting the ôsweepö of the pose. The author explains a number of drawing methods, including point techniques and brush-and-spatter illusion. This comprehensive guide is a welcome addition to any artistÆs drawing reference library!

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Product Details

• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Walter Foster (1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1560100095
• ISBN-13: 978-1560100096
• Product Dimensions: 14 x 10.6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #967,761 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Bits & Pieces, June 3, 2002

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Eugene Arenhaus (Haifa, Israel) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Drawing: Figures in Action (HT191) (Paperback)

1. The tables are great. It's Loomis, after all.
2. The tables are all snitched from "Figure drawing for all it's worth", and stripped of most text. The material constitutes hardly one fifth of the complete "Figure drawing...". This is the reason for low rating: it's strange that the publisher chose to rip pages out of a book instead of reissuing the complete work, which would be much more useful than this.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Illustration With Soul, June 6, 2000

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This review is from: Drawing: Figures in Action (HT191) (Paperback)

Being an illustrator, and creative director myself, I have viewed plenty of "how to" books on the art of drawing the human figure. Loomis' piece stands out with a classic illustration style, and philisophical, almost reverent, text. This book solidifies the flow of realistic human movement through basic structure, not clinical analyzation.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It's Loomis, what can you say?, July 11, 2003

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This review is from: Drawing: Figures in Action (HT191) (Paperback)

The only reason I don't give it 5 stars is because it is so short. Someone really needs to get the full-length versions back in print. :)