Drawing from Life [Paperback]

Clint Brown (Author), Chervl McLean (Author), Cheryl McLean (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1997 | ISBN-10: 0155015117 | ISBN-13: 978-0155015111 | Edition: 2nd

Along with working from the model the figure-drawing student needs instruction in anatomy, history, and conceptual approaches -- instruction often missing from life drawing classes due to time constraints. This text offers these, along with a visual reminder of studio practice. The chapters follow the natural development of a student's growth, from gesture drawing to personal exploration. An entire chapter on drawing the figure in perspective offers information unavailable in comparable texts. Asking the student to begin with quick sketches and gesture drawings establishes their significance in professional work, while giving students a non-threatening introduction on a level they can understand and master. Cohesive presentation of anatomy, including a chapter on the human head, helps students understand underlying structure of bones, muscle, and body fat. Larger images throughout promote clearer understanding of concepts. A completely new section on color media provides up-to-date valuable information. Anatomy of the limbs has been reorganized for clarity.

Product Details

• Paperback: 262 pages
• Publisher: Harcourt College Pub; 2nd edition (1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0155015117
• ISBN-13: 978-0155015111
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.9 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #444,699 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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34 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Figure drawing books don't get any better than this one., February 2, 1997

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This review is from: Drawing from Life (Paperback)

"Drawing from Life" is a treasure an artist, teacher, and drawing lover finds once in awhile. It is very logically layed out. I enjoyed variety of illustrations, the learning exercises, and glossary. Alas... some negatives: the price, the quality and detail of the reproductions, especially the anatomy ones. The book needs to be bigger in size and make use of detail enlargements to show the beauty of the drawings

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A book to Keep, December 28, 2006

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Raeine (Alaska) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Drawing from Life (Paperback)

This book gives you the bones to enrich your experience with figure drawing. Professor Brown draws from varied sources and presents helpful images along with text that is intelligent and imformative. It is filled with sketches from masters such as Da Vinci as well as descriptive sketches from Clint addressing the figure as a subject filled with motion. I have continued to refer back to the book and appreciate its portable size. This is a book to take with you and keep even if you are moving around!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Drawing, December 26, 2007

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Manda R. Doyle (Tallahassee, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Drawing from Life (Paperback)

I bought this book for a class I was taking and I ended up keeping it for myself once I finished the class. It is filled with information and instruction. I love this book and I very rarely keep book I buy for classes and this is one of the few I kept because I know I will use it many more times in the future. It works well for references and how to stuff.