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Figure Drawing for All It's Worth Hardcover – May 31, 2011
| Andrew Loomis (Author) Find all the books, read about the author, and more. See search results for this author |
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His hugely influential series of art instruction books have never been bettered, and Figure Drawing is the first in Titan's programme of facsimile editions, returning these classic titles to print for the first time in decades.
- Print length208 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherTitan Books
- Publication dateMay 31, 2011
- Dimensions9.2 x 1.03 x 12.3 inches
- ISBN-100857680986
- ISBN-13978-0857680983
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"Holding this book is like holding a time capsule, beautifully preserved in spirit for the next crop of future artists in the generations to come." - Art Sketch
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- Publisher : Titan Books; Facsimile edition (May 31, 2011)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 208 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0857680986
- ISBN-13 : 978-0857680983
- Item Weight : 2.8 pounds
- Dimensions : 9.2 x 1.03 x 12.3 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #25,023 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #15 in Human Figure Art (Books)
- #24 in Art Encyclopedias
- #38 in Figure Drawing Guides
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By Sarah on January 25, 2022
This is a wonderful time for young artists because of the latest reprints of Loomis' instructional books. I have seen many copies of the original volumes in libraries and I believe the reprints to be higher quality than the originals. Going to art college my friends and I had to settle for third and forth generation photocopies made from borrowed copies; it was impossible to buy copies of Loomis' books. Now thanks to these wonderful reproductions Mr. Loomis is training up a whole new army of artists!
Loomis is different. He goes through all the intermediate steps you need to draw a figure. You learn to draw "manikins" from your imagination, with body parts in the proper proportions, and in all kinds of poses. He also teaches you how to draw the figure in perspective. Once you master that, he covers all the anatomy you need to know in order to create realistic figures. Finally with all that mastered, he covers clothing & shading the figure (value) along with how to draw some of the more complex body parts like heads, hands, and feet.
As a professor I can state confidently that the step-by-step teaching approach in this book is the best that you can find, outside of maybe taking a class. But even most figure drawing classes don't cover the material in this book!
To summarize you learn the fundamentals of drawing figures: proportion, anatomy, perspective, values, color, and knowledge of mediums and materials. The only drawback for today's students (who I find mainly want to draw Manga and Anime-style characters) is that the drawing style is dated. But if you master the fundamentals in this book you can easily adapt them to other genres.
- Professor F., past-Director of UNM's Interdisciplinary Film & Digital Media Program
I'm a video-game developer (indie/solo) who only bought this book to get familiar with general human anatomy. If you are into 3D sculpting I recommend having this book as references.
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on October 24, 2021
There was an interesting point in a review that I had read, which noted that since the book is outdated and old fashioned in style, the proportions of the figures are idealised and unrealistic. As an example, he teaches that a womans waist is around the same width of a head. However, as he states in the book, the exercises aren't to copy him line by line, but how to do it yourself. He teaches you the technique, from there your own intelligence should get you to drawing your own preferred proportions.
Brilliant book for anyone wanting to get a handle on figure drawing from the ground up!













