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Mastering Drawing the Human Figure From Life, Memory, Imagination: with Special Section on Drapery Paperback – January 1, 2004

by Jack Faragasso (Author)

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This book was written to foster the creative spirit of the artist and to aid in the development and the continuation of realistic representational art. It is for all who love to draw the human form. It is for those who have never drawn a line, for those who are students who can draw to a certain degree, and for those professional artists who are proficient in drawing. This book shows step by step how to construct and draw the human figure and face as well along with all it’s features.

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Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Stargarden Press; 1st edition (January 1, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0966711300
ISBN-13: 978-0966711301
Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.5 x 11 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
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It's especially unique & complicated...

By "extreme_dig_cm" on January 31, 2007

Format: Paperback

The title here is interesting: great choice(!). The actual contents, however, are unique yet unrefined.
I bought this based on the interesting cover & title; I hadn't actually seen its contents. When I received this in the mail, my immediate 1st impression was that this looks like someone's loose & rough notes for an *eventually* finished product. This seems like the idea for a *possible* book, not the actual book itself. Many of these drawings are exceedingly sketchy, and many are highly stylized.

Is this helpful though? That's the bottom-line, for me at least. The many pages on the planes of the figure are so incredibly complicated, it's kind of impressive & frustrating at the same time. I give the author a lot of credit in the sense that this is one of the most unique-looking drawing books I've ever seen. 5 Stars for originality! But what good is that if the actual information here isn't as good as in other currently available books? It's just too needlessly complicated & expensive for me to honestly recommend.

Maybe it's great classroom teaching, but as an individual work- it just seems like a nice try at best. If anyone's interested in drawing from memory, I highly recommend Bridgman's books. My other favorites are by Burne Hogarth, as well as The Figure: The Classic Approach to Drawing and Construction by Walt Reed.

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The absolute best book on drawing that there is.

By R. Browning on August 3, 2006

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Let me say first that I am highly predjudiced in favor of this book.Also, learning to draw is DIFFICULT for most of us!!

I had the good fortune to study with Mr. Faragasso about 20 years ago at the Art Students League. My father studied with Frank Reilly and Mr. Faragasso was one of his classmates. After so many years as a professional painter I can say that the knowledge that he gave to me has served me well. I am so grateful that all of this information has been assemled in one book for all to benefit from.It is also woderful that the information has been preserved (none of us are getting any younger!).

The planes are clearly explained. They relate to the structures which underlie them, therefore they can be a bit challenging. However, that IS our anatomy and it is what we have to learn in order to move forward and learn to really SEE and UNDERSTAND what we are seeing. This book will be a classic.

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Great book, but very advanced.

By A. Maes on October 15, 2009

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This is a very good book with a different approach than one would find in more traditional drawing books. His method is very schematic and very structured, yet compelling once one starts to understand his reasoning. There is nothing lose and conceptual about his method, everything is done according to predefined rules, planes and relationships, which is what makes it a very powerful way to present the human figure, but only once one is willing to undertake this method and make it their own.

This is not a book for beginners, this is not a book for anyone starting out without a great deal of surface and bone anatomy knowledge, this is not a book for anyone starting out in drawing.

There are minor flaws in the book, some figures have very protruding hips and not much time is spent on dynamic poses, but that wasn't his intention.

If one merely copied the figures in this book, or simply copied his method, one wouldn't get far, it's meant as a guideline.

It's one of my favorite drawing books.

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Superb manual on the craft of drawing

By Candido Rodriguez on January 23, 2006

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This is one of the finest book on the craft of drawing currently available, if not the finest. The book is an execellent presentation of the program developed by the late Frank J. Reilly at the Art Students League. I know this because I was one of Mr. Reilly's drawing class monitors for two years. This is a book for people who are truly serious about learning the craft of representational drawing. Short of having Mr.Reilly or Jack Faragasso pointing out the wat, this is as good as it gets in art instruction books.
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First useful drawing instruction book I have seen on the figure

By Nemesis on June 9, 2010

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I have read many books on drawing the figure. This is the first book I have come across that contains the precise knowledge required to draw the human figure. The chapters on the head and drapery alone are worth the price of the book. In order to understand the book one has to read the introduction where the author recommends the course of study. It takes a while to grasp certain concepts but the information is all there for the taking if one has the patience to persevere.

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Very inspiring book

By ginapietranera on February 25, 2014

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This is one of the most explanatory and helpful books about drawing the human figure that I have read
until the present: this is so because the author has a very structured and innerly coherent method
of understanding and drawing the human figure that helps you clarify your own vision and understanding-

I attempted to learn pure anatomy through anatomy
books for artists and I always found very difficult to apply what I learned about the body in my drawings from memory and imagination: the book of Faragasso gives you a powerful schematic understanding of the anatomy structure and proportion of the body that gives you the best introduction I have found to apply and deepen your knowledge of anatomy.

I have read some bad reviews of this book, and of course I respect them, as each person has his own preferences in art and art learning as in everything else: nevertheless some of the bad critics are based in the quality of the drawings shown in the book: I think these reviewers maybe are missing the fact that the majority of the drawings of the book are diagrams, sketches and what the author calls "learn drawings", not finished pieces, as the intention of the author is to show his method of constructing the human figure, not a porfolio of his fine art.

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Very satisfied.

As promised, delivered on time. No bent pages or markings. Very satisfied.

Published 6 months ago by Nicholas Kostiw

Five Stars

A must have for any artist.

Published 13 months ago by hector

... in drawing human beings and this particular book was recommended...

I'm interested in drawing human beings and this particular book was recommended by my art teacher and it is a excellent resource

Published 18 months ago by Daphne A. Martin

technical instruction

a book for serious students of figure/portrait. highly technical systems of analysis and construction that work.

Published 21 months ago by Neil Kelly

Poor job

Having attended the Frank Reilly school for a time, I can honestly say that I was very disappointed in viewing the drawings that Mr. Faragasso compiled. Read more

Published on February 18, 2014 by D. Reddington

really good book on anatomy

get this book! add it to ur collection it has loads of info and pictures..the book helps when a lot drawing imagination

Published on July 11, 2012 by kewllio

Probably the best structural figure drawing book out there.

Mastering Drawing the Human Figure From Life, Memory, Imagination: with Special Section on Drapery

While this book provides excellent insight into Frank Reilly's... Read more

Published on February 2, 2012 by C. Ribeiro

Excellent!

This is just great book!
For those who are interested in Reilly's method.
I am really exited to own this book,and work and learn from it... Read more

Published on March 4, 2011 by Una

Book designed for mediocraty

While the cover might lead you to believe that the artist of the book is competent, his disproportioned and scratchy sketches are not notable enough to buy a book of and certainly... Read more

Published on October 4, 2007 by D. M. Smith

Blind trying to lead the blind

One is supposed to be kind in most circumstances, but when this poor book is STILL offered to the unwitting student, it finally seems appropriate to speak out at the risk of... Read more

Published on June 6, 2007 by J. K. Koster Jr.

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