Human Anatomy - For Artists - [Hardcover]

Dr. Gyorgy Feher (Author), Andras Szunyoghy (Drawings)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 3829005733 | ISBN-13: 978-3829005739 | Publication Date: May 2000 | Edition: 1st

The skeleton, joints and muscles determine the proportions and the mobility of the human body. A body's unique character is determined by its anatomic characteristics. For artists, the study of human anatomy is a prerequisite for achieving realistic representations of people. This book will enable you to observe more closely, train your eye to see what is most essential, and advance your overall understanding of the human form.

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 495 pages
• Publisher: Konemann Verlagsgesellschraft mbH; 1st edition (May 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3829005733
• ISBN-13: 978-3829005739
• Product Dimensions: 11.7 x 9.3 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,588,786 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love the huge detailed illustrations, September 13, 2009

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Parka (Singapore) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Human Anatomy for Artists (Hardcover)

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Human Anatomy for Artists by Andras Szunyoghy is a rather thick anatomy reference book at 496 pages. It's loaded with huge detailed pencil illustrations. They are really big and a pleasure to look at.

The examples are shown in all positions, top and bottom whenever necessary. There are drawings of individual muscles as well as when they are layered on top one another. Every new page takes a bit of the previous and builds on it, all the way to the end. Every part of the bones and muscles are very clearly illustrated. Because of the multiple angles, one can really get a good sense of the form. I'm pretty sure anyone can be a master at anatomy after drawing everything in the book.

There are not much text in the book except for the labeling of muscles and parts.

While the book has some drawings of bending body parts, you'll really learn more on posing with figure drawing books. With the knowledge provided here, figure drawing will be a breeze.

This is a very useful anatomy reference book for any artists. The huge illustrations is a really big plus.

(More pictures are available on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best anatomy book ever!!, October 20, 2005

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DJ Nicke (Sydney, NSW Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Human Anatomy - For Artists - (Hardcover)

I've worked for companies such as Walt Disney Animation and Fox Studios. This book was constantly used and referred to in our work and studies there. If you only buy one anatomy book, BUY THIS ONE! There are a few books with this title out. Make sure you get the one by Andras Szunyoghy...

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Insanely detailed!, August 21, 2002

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Yonatan Elhanan (Haifa Israel) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Human Anatomy - For Artists - (Hardcover)

Although i've never heard of this book, it was evidently better then others. I browsed through it in the book store and found clear pencil drawings, good text and surprisingly detailed content. There are many pages and many illustrations for each part of the body. Different muscle layers are covered as well as bones(front, back, side, above and underneath views for each!) and movement.
Its week side is lack of muscle effects on the skin, so you'll have to get a figure drawing book for that. In addition, a new reader might get lost(as i did) with the new jargon and muscle names, but you get used to it.
Oh, and there are many muscles and bones that no artist will ever need to draw, so if it's not what you're looking for, there are cheaper alternatives.