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Table of Contents Title Page Copyright Page Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter One - GETTING STARTED Notes on Media Erasing as a Drawing Method Chapter Two - GESTURE Studying Gesture Gesture Variations Use Ink and Cotton Swabs Use the Side of the Charcoal Mummy Drawing Weight and Mass Drawing I Weight and Mass Drawing II Chapter Three - SEEING Sighting Finding the Midpoint Alignments-Using Plumb and Level Taking Comparative Measurements Proportions Chapter Four - FORM Drawing the Basic Figure Construdion Movable Parts Exercise in Motion Foreshortening Pradical Uses Definitions Dos and Don’ts Chapter Five - STRUCTURE Muscles Joints Chapter Six - DETAILS OF THE FIGURE Key Shapes Details of the Leg Details of the Arm Details of the Hand Chapter Seven - THE HEAD Front View Side View Blocking in the Head The Head in Different Positions Planes of the Head Individual Variations Chapter Eight - HANDS Forms of the Hand Blocking in the Hand “Humanizing” the Block Forms The Hand From Different Viewpoints Dos and Don’ts INDEX ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The people who deserve special thanks, and without whom this book would not have been possible, are the artists whose work appears in these pages. They are: Greg Albert Marbury Hill Brown Bert Dodson Walt Reed Joseph Sheppard INTRODUCTION The human figure is considered one of the most challenging and most satisfying subjects an artist can tackle. No other single subject offers as much opportunity for the artist to study grace, strength, and the power of emotion. And it’s no more difficult to learn to capture the human form than it is to learn to capture other subjects. Of course, to draw the figure well, you will have to work at your craft, but we believe you can begin to see satisfying results from the start. Figure drawing is a learnable skill, and it can be easier than you think, especially if your earlier efforts were frustrating. The key to successfully drawing the human form is to practice one concept at a time, as well as developing an understanding of the form and structure of the human body. This book will help you explore the human form and learn the rules that helped the “masters” produce figure drawings of unforgettable strength and beauty. We have assembled this book from some of the best teaching available on figure drawing. In the first chapter you will find useful information on materials and basic techniques. The remaining chapters teach the basic principles of rendering the form on paper, capturing gesture, drawing from models, utilizing the rules of proportion, and drawing details, such as hands and facial features. The only additional ingredient you will need is practice and the knowledge that interest and effort overcome any lack of that elusive quality we call “talent.” Chapter One GETTING STARTED
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