Anatomy for the Artist

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A beautifully illustrated guidebook to drawing human anatomy, from the professor who teaches the subject at the University of Oxford’s Ruskin School of Art. The use of superb, specially commissioned photographs of female and male models, along with historical and latest artworks and her own illustrations, Sarah Simblet shows us how to see inside the human frame, to map its muscle groups and skeletal structure, to capture its balance, poise, and grace.
 
A few of the photographs are overlaid with transparent pages showing the skeletal and muscular systems, so that students can have in mind how the body’s outer appearance relates to its internal anatomy. Lessons focus on different anatomical areas in detail, in addition to techniques for seeing and portraying the human body as a whole. In ten “masterclass” sections, Simblet breaks down great artworks, from Hans Holbein’s The Body of the Dead Christ to Edward Hopper’s Hotel Room, The use of photographs of models in the same pose to invite readers to see the human body as the masters did.
 
Anatomy for the Artist equips artists of all levels with the skills they wish to have in mind and interpret the human body, and to imaginatively represent it in their own work.
Anatomy for the Artist is like having your own life-drawing studio in the privacy of your home. Carefully constructed photographs of the human form permit you to see the structure and function of the skeleton and main muscle groups. Six imaginative drawing lessons, each supported with photography, show how to portray the bones, head, rib cage, pelvis, hands, and feet in perspective, from different angles, both in still poses and in movement.

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