"An understanding of anatomy is essential to being able to draw the human body, whether at rest or in movement. In this particular drawing book, expert anatomical drawing educator Jennifer Crouch shows how the human body works, from understanding how the skeleton fits together, to how the muscles and tendons work to support and move the body. She shows how to create form and tone and how to achieve realistic skin texture as well as reflecting posture,...

"Learn how to draw people with 13 different projects that will advance your skills from basic shapes and shading to full, detailed illustrations. Explore essential drawing concepts like proportion, negative space, point of view, composition, and crosshatch, and practice with a range of human sizes, shapes, skin tones, and abilities"--

Of all the genres in art, figure drawing is the oldest. From the figures painted on the walls of ancient caves to modern-day representations of everyday people, artists have always sought to perfect their depictions of family, friends, and others around them. In Drawing Figures, teacher and artist Barrington Barber begins his exploration of this area of art with anatomy and encompasses all aspects of figure drawing, showing you how to make the best...

In this technical guide, Civardi imparts a thorough and intelligent understanding of how to draw the human body. Written with clarity and enthusiasm, and using numerous examples of his own work as teaching aids, Civardi provides the reader with a firm grounding in observation, anatomy, proportion, body structure, perspective and composition. The exploration of static versus dynamic poses provides the artist with an invaluable source of ideas and inspiration,...