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Summary: Helpful, but more females, please...
Review: A good book if you're a more advanced artist and want over-muscled, foreshortened and dynamic action poses--with few instructions--for the male anatomy. Great for fantasy illustrators (which I am) and comic book artists, but not for those seeking realistic poses. My only gripe is that there are so few female figures (same goes for "Dynamic Wrinkles and Drapery", but I don't know about his other books). Might be good to buy along with "The Figure in Motion", since that is mostly of females.
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Summary: the reading, practice AND reference manual
Review: A great book, one to read and enjoy (especially the last 1/3), one to practice with, and one to keep as a reference. I found it takes a few readings to develop the sense and style that your sketch hand will develop thru practice. The format of the book walks you through a great progression of visual understanding. Thereby providing the reader the tools required to develop patience for sketching. Most importantly: the figures are drawn in dynamic poses, and the accompanying text instruct on how to capture this moment in time... unlike many books/teachers whom teach very static poses. After this book and lots practice, you will not require a model: you will have the movements and proportions in your head. As far as I'm concerned: figure drawing should be done and taught this way. If you only buy one figure drawing book then one authored by Hogarth is the way to go, and if you buy only one of his: this is the volume you need.
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Summary: Good book, not the greatest style but technically worth it
Review: Again, I'm not fond of Hogarth's personal style, especially with regard to women -- but aside from that, this is a good technical book (as are all his others) on how to draw a dynamic figure in space. Lots of good examples, and I'd also definitely recommend his "Dynamic Light and Shade" as a companion piece.
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Summary: former student
Review: Burn Hogarth was one of my instructors at the Pasadena Art Center. All he taught in class could be found in his books. I highly recommend all of his books.
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Summary: Pretty good book, although something is missing
Review: Burne Hogarth does an excellent job of portraying the human figure in an infinite number of positions. He focuses on key steps that the artist should use in order to make an anatomically correct pose. There is only one thing that this book lacks, and that is there are almost no step-by-step instructions, but instead a finished drawing that somehow leaves the reader to figure out how it was drawn. In a way, the author is showing off his work, and not explaining enough to the reader on how to become a key figure drawer.
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Summary: Excellent material but lacks simplicity.
Review: Burne Hogarth is a wonderful artist and that cannot be denied. However, DYNAMIC FIGURE DRAWING lacks simple to understand language and structure. The start of the book seems to throw various techniques of figure drawing in no particular order (which are strangely re-examined in later chapters) and most of the language is so complex i ended up resorted to simply looking at the pictures (as they say, "a picture is worth a 1000 words.") It is a good book but definately lacks the fundamental basics of "how to draw" and is more of "hints and tips" as it is more about the intracacies of the human figure. That said, it does have some very, very good techniques, hence its 4 star rating. Though i can't stress how impossible to understand the text is (maybe its just me???)and how few profile and frontal diagrams there are as pretty much everything is drawn on a 3/4 angle. I recommend it as good material for an experienced artist with a firm grasp of incomprehensible, university english. (I'm hoping to find someone from law school who can decipher the paragraphs because i'm sure i'm missing some good advice!) For those wishing to get the basics of figure drawing you can't beat a "how to draw" book by Stan Lee or Andrew Loomis.
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Summary: Burne Hogarth will change the way you view art and figures
Review: Burne Hogarth is one of the only artists who addresses a question that every aspiring artist asks but only the seasoned artists can answer - how do I get a body to look like it takes up volume? Sure, we all know 8 heads per figure and such rules as that but to get a truly dynamic picture that jumps off the page, looking at Mr. Hogarth's work is an excellent way to start. I guarentee that you will look at your drawings, others' drawings and lines in a whole new way.
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Summary: Conquer the toughest problems in dynamic posing!
Review: Burne's book on dynamic figure drawing is an excellent addition to any illustrators book collection. It covers alot of what I expected, from drawing the human figure in a frontal view, from a backward view, even drawing a succesful image of someone tipped toward the viewer! It's biggest bonus is how proposes new (easy!) ways of approaching those difficult, yet spectacular poses that might be near impossible to acquire from a model in the studio! The anatomy tends to be a bit exaggerated though... A suggestion is to get this book, and look for Jack Hamm's anatomy book, both books are one powerful duo!
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Summary: Great for aspiring comic-book artists!!
Review: First, I have to point out that this is NOT an anatomy book. If you purchase this book as an anatomy book, you will be diasappointed. (you probably wanted "Dynamic Anatomy" by the same author) This book focuses on drawing the human figure in dynamic poses. It offers many good techniques on foreshadowing, proportion, and balance. I found this book to be helpful within the first several pages. Hogarth provides ample description and explanation of his techniques. I would not recommend this book to people who are more interested in fine-arts figure-drawing and life drawing, as this book is intended for drawing the human figure without a model. If you are interested in comic book art, illustrations, or other drawing that involves drawing dynamic scenes without a model, this book is a *wonderful* starting point. And like any how-to-draw book, it is not an instant solution to all of your drawing problems. The only way to truly improve is by lots and lots of practice, but this book gives you great techniques to practice.
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Summary: Great for aspiring comic-book artists!!
Review: First, I have to point out that this is NOT an anatomy book. If you purchase this book as an anatomy book, you will be diasappointed. (you probably wanted "Dynamic Anatomy" by the same author) This book focuses on drawing the human figure in dynamic poses. It offers many good techniques on foreshadowing, proportion, and balance. I found this book to be helpful within the first several pages. Hogarth provides ample description and explanation of his techniques. I would not recommend this book to people who are more interested in fine-arts figure-drawing and life drawing, as this book is intended for drawing the human figure without a model. If you are interested in comic book art, illustrations, or other drawing that involves drawing dynamic scenes without a model, this book is a *wonderful* starting point. And like any how-to-draw book, it is not an instant solution to all of your drawing problems. The only way to truly improve is by lots and lots of practice, but this book gives you great techniques to practice.
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