John H. Vanderpoel

The Human Figure

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

2019 Reprint of 1935 Revised Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition software. This is a classic instruction manual, written by a much beloved artist who taught at the School of the Chicago Art Institute for thirty years. This great classic is still unrivalled for its clear, detailed presentation of thousands of fundamental features of the human figure. Every important element of the body for artists is carefully and concisely explained in the text. Even more helpful are the 430 pencil and charcoal drawings that illustrate the feature in question so that the student is, in effect, shown what to look for by a master teacher. The result is the only art instruction book which not only illustrates details of the body but directs the student's attention to a host of subtle points like shading, curvature, proportion, foreshortening, muscular tension, variations due to extreme age or youth, and both major and minor differences in the structure and representation of the male and female figure. The manual covers the eyes; nose, mouth and chin; ear; head, trunk, back and hips; neck, throat, and shoulder; shoulder and arm; hand and wrist; leg; foot; the complete figure; and other interdependent groups of structures.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Martino Fine Books
• Seitenzahl: 148
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Oktober 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 269g
• ISBN-13: 9781684224012
• ISBN-10: 1684224012
• Artikelnr.: 57911820

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword Drawing of the Human Figure The Eyes The Nose The Mouth and Chin The Ear The Head The Bony Structure of the Trunk The Study of the Trunk "The Trunk
Front and Back" "The Trunk
Back and Hips" "Neck
Throat and Shoulders" The Shoulders and Chest The Shoulder and Arm "The Arm
Wrist and Hand" The Hand and Wrist The Leg The Foot The Complete Figure