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Anatomy for the Artist Hardcover – October 1, 2001
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Packed with instructive illustrations and specially-commissioned photographs of male and female models, Anatomy for the Artist unveils the extraordinary construction of the human body and celebrates its continuing prominence in Western Art today. Through her detailed sketches, acclaimed artist Sarah Simblet shows you how to look inside the human frame to map its muscle groups, skeletal strength, balance, poise, and grace.
Selected drawings superimposed over photographs reveal fascinating relationships between external appearance and internal structure. Six drawing classes guide you through human anatomy afresh, offering techniques for observing and drawing the skeleton, including the head, ribcage, pelvis, hands, and feet. By investigating a series of masterworks juxtaposed against photographs of real-life models, Dr. Simblet also traces the visions of different artists across time, from Holbein's Christ Entombed to Edward Hopper's Hotel Room.
For any artist, learning about the human body is always a palpable delight. This imaginative reference guide will enhance your anatomical drawing and painting techniques at every level.
- Print length255 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherDK Publishing
- Publication dateOctober 1, 2001
- Dimensions10.25 x 1.25 x 12 inches
- ISBN-10078948045X
- ISBN-13978-0789480453
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- Publisher : DK Publishing; 1st edition (October 1, 2001)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 255 pages
- ISBN-10 : 078948045X
- ISBN-13 : 978-0789480453
- Item Weight : 3.65 pounds
- Dimensions : 10.25 x 1.25 x 12 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #117,478 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #93 in Drawing Specific Objects
- #106 in Arts & Photography Study & Teaching
- #178 in Figure Drawing Guides
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It is super useful (especially for drawing classes) to look at some of the different poses of the body and to be able to focus in on sections of it! The book has these clear little flaps for some of the specific parts of the body (such as arm, rib cage, etc) that show the bones and are more sketched out, which are very helpful when you are trying to work on drawing a Skelton. It also shows close ups of multiple pictures of things like the hips, arms, legs, etc, so it is not like you are just looking at one photo!
Do be warned, all photos in the book are of nude models, so if that is something that you are not looking for, then I suggest maybe choosing a different book!
Totally recommend if you need model references for some human figure drawings!
I love how this book has high quality photos as well as clear, large diagrams that go with each bodily section.
Other anatomy books I have either have really old, low-quality drawings of anatomy that are still useful but not aesthetically pleasing as this book.
If you are an artist that wants a book with beautiful photos, explicit diagrams all organized, get this.
I highly recommend this book to artists.
Over all I love it and recommend it highly, sometimes I love just picking it up and doing studies just from it
Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2017
Over all I love it and recommend it highly, sometimes I love just picking it up and doing studies just from it
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