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Summary: the ultimate figure drawing book
Review: I have many, many figure drawing books and this is by far the best. It is jam packed with information and inspiration and in an amazingly short time I am thrilled with the results I am obtaining. There are loads of exercises that are interesting and fun. The nine chapters it contains are:1 Getting Started ( Sample Exercises: observing how we see, rhythm and curve, Circling, measuring, angle finding,five star, the elastic band, negative shapes, zig-zagging) 2 Perspective and counterbalance
3 Contour, the specific outline
4 Exploring tone
5 Anatomy, the inside story
6 Marks, methods and hues
7 Movement: The body in Action
8 Altered Images
9 Personal response and self expression As an example here is a piece from the book explaining the advantages of the 'rhythm and curve' exercise for the artist:
- He/she stops worrying that 'this drawing must be perfect because it is a long pose'.
- there is no time to worry about what their drawing looks like to others.
- the technique loosens up hand/arm/body movement, and opens up eye/brain/hand channels, and because the artist must work at speed, this stops the brain 'correcting' the drawing.
- Short poses can be more dynamic, and therefore visually stimulating.
etc. (and this is just the first exercise of many! :-D ). I have applied the techniques and theories to subjects other than the figure and an thrilled with the lovely arty results. This is an all round super star book that is worth its weight in gold. The book is written in a warm and very encouraging way.
This book is my life drawing 'bible'. I reccomend it to everyone, beginners to advanced, as well as to teachers who will get great mileage from its many lessons and ideas.
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