![]() ![]() I actually have the original sized hardback, with its dimensions of about 12-7/8" x 9-5/8" x 1-1/8". And it works pretty well, if you can get over the shockingly small size when compared to the original, *full-sized* hardback! That was the biggest surprise when I received this & opened the amazon box: I didn't even think to consider this new version's size & dimensions. ![]() Sterling publishing seems to agree: they just released a new, tiny, 'concealed spiral' hardback version to meet this very need. I think most artists do there're too many anatomy books to choose from these days, and big books can be hard to frequently carry & use. A highly detailed treatment, I usually prefer anatomy books that are even more simplified, concise, and smaller in size. For better treatments on proportions & basic shapes see: Walt Reed's The Figure Jack Hamm's Drawing the Head and Figure and Andrew Loomis' Figure Drawing For All It's Worth. It's not an all-around figure drawing book though. Bones & muscles are rendered in super-clear detail, and simplified drawings & outlines are included to help with artistic representation. Usually it's his rendering of individual muscles here that seem to be his best- his completed figure work being certainly above-average as well. Beautiful & detailed- It's the biggest selling point to this book. If you're looking for a book that'll detail & depict more than you probably need, this is certainly a good place to start!įirst off, I just have to say: some of these pencil drawings are absolutely amazing(!). It's also maybe too much anatomy for most artists, I believe. I find the various plates in the book not only helpful in illustrating what the body looks like, but also how one might depict it.All in all, this is an extremely well-put together book for its purpose.This is a well-known, outstanding & classic reference in drawing the human figure. Rather than showing glossy photos (like the other book I have) that do not reveal the same kind of details an artist might, this book shows how a pencil and paper might be used to create acurate anatomical images. The images are both highly detailed and natural.In addition, all the images in this book are beautiful sketches done by a great artist. It also looks at all the different elements of the body, whether large or small, from several different perspectives, and from inside to out. It teaches you both the physical and mechanical aspects of the body inside and out - from what bones and muscles look like to how joints fit together and move, and what the resulted motion looks like. Despite the shared name, what a world of difference inside!This is a detailed guide to human anatomy for an artist at any level. I am learning to sketch and have this and another book of the same title. ![]()
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