Figure Drawing Books
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Figure Drawing: Design and Invention by Michael Hampton. A process-oriented approach to drawing the figure. Topics include gesture, figure construction, head drawing, anatomy, and more. 240 pages. $35.00 |
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Figure Drawing Atelier: An Instructional Sketchbook by Juliette Aristides Master contemporary artist Juliette Aristides breaks down the figure drawing process into small, manageable lessons, presents them progressively, introduces time-tested principles and techniques in the atelier tradition that are easily accessible, and shares the language and context necessary to understand the artistic process and create superior, well-crafted drawings. $22.50 |
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Figure Drawing Master Class: Lessons in Life Drawing by Dan Gheno. The book includes Gesture drawing lessons, How to draw heads and hands, How to accurately compose your figures, Keys to replicating the subtle details in the posture of the head to suggest emotion, and The basics of human proportions. The author has taught at Art Students League, the National Academy, and Lyme Academy. $19.29 |
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Life Drawing for Artists: Understanding Figure Drawing Through Poses, Postures, and Lighting by Chris Legaspi Build your skills by combining fundamental building blocks, such as gesture lines, shape and design, structure, value control, and edge or line control. $12.45 |
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The Figurative Artist's Handbook: A Contemporary Guide to Figure Drawing, Painting, and Composition by Robert Zeller. Aimed at both students and experienced artists, it provides in-depth step-by-step instruction and features sections on composition, portraiture, and painting. Chapters on creativity and on using a sketchbook help readers hone their artistic vision and evolve ideas from the initial inspiration to the fully developed work. Also includes an extensive section highlighting the great movements in figurative art throughout history, from ancient Egypt and Greece to the present. 304 pages. High-quality printing. Hardcover. $40.00 |
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The Anatomy of Style: Figure Drawing Techniques Patrick J. Jones Structure + Gesture = Style. 160 pages. $20.36 |
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Henry Yan's Figure Drawing (Techniques and Tips) by Henry Yan Each page includes one or more figure/head drawings done from live models. There are about 20 step-by-step demonstrations from detailed and traditional approaches to fast and painterly styles. Along with the step-by-step demonstrations and examples, the book is filled with detailed description of methods of using charcoal pencil, vine charcoal and compressed charcoal. The text also includes opinions, tips, ways of thinking and observing. It's a book that will benefit both beginners and advanced learners. 192 pages. $36.00 |
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Artist's Complete Guide to Figure Drawing by Anthony Ryder, who teaches figure drawing workshops at his studio in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Ryder explains, it's much more important to observe and draw what we actually see, rather than what we think we see. It means carefully observing the interplay of form and light, shape and line, that combine to create the actual appearance of human form. The book presents a detailed long-pose drawing methodology. 160 pages. $16.47 |
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Exploring Life Drawing by Harold B. Stone, who has taught drawing, painting, and art history for 25 years. In 1995 he founded the Minneapolis Drawing Workshop, an organization dedicated to exhibiting figurative drawings and paintings and presenting drawing workshops, marathons, and cooperative drawing sessions. This book introduces the art of drawing the human figure from observation, a skill as relevant for today's new media-driven visual artists as for traditional fine artists. 288 pages $37.68 |
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Classical Life Drawing Studio: Lessons & Teachings in the Art of Figure Drawing (The Art Students League of New York) by James Lancel McElhinney. Classical drawing is staging a comeback. The Art Students League of New York presents a unique and perfect celebration of this revival: a gallery of never-before-published 19th- and 20th-century drawings and invaluable insights from the League's figurative drawing teachers along, with exemplary works by them and their select students. With a foreword by celebrated artist Will Barnet, this collection is the ultimate volume on the art of drawing. 224 pages. $19.87 |
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Complete Guide to Life Drawing by Gottfired Bammes English version of Menschen zeichnen: Grundlagen zum Aktzeichnen. 312 pages. $23.65 |
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Drawing from Life 3rd Edition by Clint Brown. The leading textbook for college figure-drawing classes. In addition to working from the model, the figure-drawing student needs instruction in anatomy, history, and conceptual approaches to drawing the human form. This book offers these elements, along with a selection of drawings that represent the broad range of approaches, techniques, and media for drawing from life. 272 pages. $30.48 |
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Life Drawing: How To Portray The Figure With Accuracy and Expression BYU professor Robert Barrett re-creates his studio class on the pages of this book. You'll learn not only how to accurately portray the figure, but also how to bring life and personality to your drawing subjects. Detailed lessons, including step-by-step demonstrations, cover: how to capture your subject's character; the basics of figure anatomy, proportion and design; how to use light and shadow to create form; how to draw drapery and backgrounds. 160 pages. $19.13 |
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Mastering Drawing the Human Figure From Life, Memory, Imagination: with Special Section on Drapery Jack Fargasso, who studied with Frank. J. Reilly for many years, is considered the foremost authority of the Frank Reilly method of drawing and painting. Faragasso has been teaching at the Art Students League of New York since 1968. 256 pages. $32.02. |
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Lessons from the Great Masters by Robert Beverly Hale (1901-1985) who taught artistic anatomy at the Art Students League of New York. Faithfully producing and methodically analyzing 100 master drawings—including works of Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Rodin, Goya, and Rembrandt among others—Hale shows how these artists tackled basic problems such as line, light and planes, mass, position and thrust, and anatomy. Throughout, also, is commentary that sheds light on the creative process of drawing. 272 pages. $15.61 |
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Charles Bargue and Jean-Léon Gérôme by Gerald Ackerman and Graydon Parrish. The Bargue-Gerome Drawing Course is a complete reprint of a famous, late nineteenth century drawing course. It contains a set of almost two hundred masterful lithographs of subjects for copying by drawing students before they attempt drawing from life or nature. 336 pages. $72.25 |
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Fifty Figure Drawings by George B. Bridgman. 80 pages. $4.95 Bridgman (1865-1943) taught at the Art Students League of New York for 45 years and wrote numerous figure drawing books. Bridgman's students included Norman Rockwell. |
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Watts On Bridgman: Torso Front and Back by Jeffrey R Watts Too often in my classes, students would struggle trying to decipher Bridgman's linear style of drawing. This book was designed and forged from decades of teaching practical anatomy at Watts Atelier of the Arts in Encinitas, California. Use your working knowledge of anatomy to confidently navigate the complexities of the surface bumps and undulations. 146 pages. $70. |
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Human Figure Drawing: Drawing Gestures, Postures and Movements by Daniela Brambilla. This book shows us how to learn to draw the human figure through developing the ability to observe the subject. The author provides innovative ways to capture the nature of gestures, and also ways to overcome a lack of confidence in this area. $26.04 |
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The Artist's Guide to Drawing the Clothed Figure: A Complete Resource on Rendering Clothing and Drapery by Michael Massen. Beginning with the basic shapes of clothing and the anatomy of folds, and progressing to final rendering techniques of both sculpted and loose drapery on solid forms--including how motion affects wrinkles, folds, and waves. $28.08 |
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Bridgman's Complete Guide to Drawing from Life George B. Bridgman (1865-1943) taught at the Art Students League of New York for 45 years. His students included Norman Rockwell and other famous artists. This volume combines six of his well-known books. Not recommended for beginners. 352 pages. $12.21 |
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Drawing the Living Figure by Joseph Sheppard Features cross-hatched drawings of live models in a variety of standing, sitting, kneeling, crouching, reclining, and twisting poses. 144 pages. $14.95 |
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Figure Drawing For All It's Worth by Andrew Loomis (1892–1959). 208 pages. Orginally published in 1943. $22.19 |
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Figure Drawing for Artists: Making Every Mark Count Steve Huston sketches out the same method taught to the artists of DreamWorks, Warner Brothers, and Disney Animation. "Art's job is to orchestrate life into something powerful, effecting, and meaningful--something greater than the individual parts." Another great line: " Gesture is the chef's secret sauce." 192 pages. $16.99 |
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Gesture Drawing: A Story-Based Approach by April Connors. This instructional drawing book is intended to guide the reader through a story-telling based approach to gesture drawing, utilizing different techniques and exercises that encourage and develop creative problem solving as it relates to observational studies. 258 pages. $18.95 |
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The Weatherly Guide to Drawing Animals by Joe Weatherly The emphasis of the book is on learning to draw animals by understanding action, analysis of form, construction, expressive drawing, and simplified anatomy. An approach to drawing animals from life. $25.96 |
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Framed Perspective Vol. 2: Technical Drawing for Shadows, Volume, and Characters by Marcos Mateu-Mestre This book guides artists through the challenging tasks of projecting shadows in proper perspective on a variety of environments and working with characters in perspective set in particular situation or setting. $16.34 |
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Drawn to Life: 20 Golden Years of Disney Master Classes: Volume 1: The Walt Stanchfield Lectures Walt says: Draw verbs, not nouns. Drawn to Life is a two volume collection of the legendary lectures from long-time Disney animator Walt Stanchfield. For over twenty years, Walt taught workshops at the Walt Disney Animation Studios and influenced such talented artists as Tim Burton, Brad Bird, Glen Keane, and John Lasseter. 448 pages. $19.77 |
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Vilppu Drawing Manual by Glenn Vilppu, who teaches at the American Animation Institute. The first chapter deals with the getting the gesture or action of the figure. The chapters progress, each one building on the previous one. The use of spherical forms, boxes and cylinders are thoroughly demonstrated and explained. A strong emphasis on basic procedures, fundamentals of anatomy, 2D and 3D observations. The final three chapters are devoted to the use of tone. 12 lessons, 176 pages. $39.95 |
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Spirit of the Pose by Karl Gnass, who teaches at the American Animation Institute. Elegant figure drawings with a bit of commentary. Gnass says simple is not easy; it comes from a poetic reduction of the complex. 176 pages. $44.50 |
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The Art and Feel of Making it Real: Gesture Drawing for the Animation and Entertainment Industry by Mark McDonnell, who teaches at the American Animation Institute. This book will help explain how to design and capture the essence of life through the knowledge of gesture drawing, increase observation skills and use basic design principles that will help to fuel the power of your imagination—all of which are important and necessary skills to have in the animation and entertainment industry. This is the book that will help you create successful images with a strong focus on storytelling skills. 208 pages. $44.50 |
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How To Draw Comics The Marvel Way by Stan Lee. 192 pages $10.44 |
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Movement & Form: A Comprehensive Guide to Gesture, Movement, Posing, and Design in Figurative Drawing by Samantha Youssef Bring movement, life, and believability to your drawings. Samantha Youssef's Movement & Form brings greater understanding of the gesture and body mechanics of a pose, and trains the artist to carry those qualities through in the design and aesthetic of the figure in his or her drawings. 208 pages. $64.99 |
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Dynamic Figure Drawing by Burne Hogarth. A new appraoch to drawing the moving figure in deep space and foreshortening. 176 pages. $14.93 |
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Force: Character Design from Life Drawing by Mike Mattesi. Design creative characters inspired by real people. Let Mike Mattesi show you how to use life drawing to discover the poses, features and personalities which form the basis of character and then build, develop and push your drawings to new heights of dramatic and visual impact for believable characters audiences can relate to. 256 pages. $19.25 |
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Force: Dynamic Life Drawing for Animators by Mike Mattesi. Capture the force in your life drawing subjects. Learn how to: bring your work to life with rhythmic drawing techniques, create appealing and dynamic poses in your drawings, experience the figure's energy in three dimensional space, and use the asymmetry of straight and curved lines to clarify the direction of force in the body. 248 pages. $19.77 |
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The Lexicon of Comicana by Mort Walker. Written as a satire on the comic devices cartoonists use, the book quickly became a textbook for art students. Mort Walker is the creator of the comic strips Beetle Bailey and Hi and Lois. He also founded the International Museum of Cartoon Art and serves as chairman. 108 pages. $120.00 |
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Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art by Scott McCloud A comic book about comic books. Neil Gaiman says, "If you read, write, teach or draw comics; if you want to; or if you simply want to watch a master explainer at work, you must read this book." Scott McCloud has been writing, drawing, and examining comics since 1984. 224 pages. $16.99 |
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Exploring Character Design: An In-depth Guide to the Art and Techniques of Character Design by Kevin Hedgpeth and Stephen Missal $35.17 |
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Exploring Drawing for Animation by Kevin Hedgpeth and Stephen Missal $25.29 |
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The Complete Guide to Anatomy for Artists & Illustrators: Drawing the Human Form by Gottfried Bammes First published in 1964, Professor Bammes' Die Gestalt des Menschen has been translated into the English. Deconstructing the body into its smallest components, Bammes asserts the importance of learning the structure of bones, muscles and parts in order to accurately draw a human figure. 504 pages. $53.35 |
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Basic Human Anatomy: An Essential Visual Guide for Artists by Roberto Osti Organized progressively, the book shows readers how to replicate the underlying structure of the body using easy-to-understand scales and ratios; conceptualize the front and side views of the skeleton with basic shapes; add detail with simplified depictions of complex bones and joints; draw a muscle map of the body with volumetric form and realistic dimension; master the feet, hands, and skull to create realistic renderings of the human form; and apply a deeper knowledge of anatomy to finished drawings for more impact. Hardcover. $26.51 |
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Rey's Anatomy: Figurative Art Lessons From the Classroom Rey Bustos provides essential anatomical information, detailed studies, and valuable drawing tutorials to equip artists with a basic understanding of the skeletal structure and muscle system of the human body. $32.52 |
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The Human Figure: An Anatomy for Artists by David K. Rubins A quick reference guide on both the construction and the outward appearance of the male and female figures. It contains more than 250 illustrations of the human body. $20.00 |
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Human Anatomy for Artists by Andras Szunyoghy and Dr. Gyorgy Feher. With more than 1200 highly detailed anatomical drawings by Hungarian professor of arts Andras Szunyoghy. 2006. 496 pages. $29.99 |
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Morpho: Anatomy for Artists by Michel Lauricella Part of a series of Morpho books. $17.29 |
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Albinus on Anatomy (Dover Anatomy for Artists) by Robert Beverly Hale, Terence Coyle Bernard Siegfried Albinus was the greatest descriptive anatomist of the eighteenth century. Over a period of twenty years, he produced two volumes of drawings, Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human Body and Tables of the Human Bones, that have long been revered for their beauty, skill, artistry, and anatomical accuracy. This finely made edition makes them available to the general public at an easily affordable price for the first time since their publication in 1747. $11.98 |
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Classic Human Anatomy: The Artist's Guide to Form, Function, and Movement |
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Classic Human Anatomy in Motion: The Artist's Guide to the Dynamics of Figure Drawing by Valerie Winslow. Companion book to the bestselling Classic Human Anatomy provides artists and art students with a deeper understanding of human anatomy and different types of motion, inspiring more realistic and energetic figurative art. 304 pages. $28.08 |
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Anatomy for Artists: The Elements of Form |
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Anatomy for Sculptors, Understanding the Human Figure by Uldis Zarins. 222 pages most easy-to-use human anatomy guide for artists, explaining the human body in a simple manner. The book contains keys to figuring out construction in a direct, easy-to-follow, and highly visual manner. Art students, 3D sculptors and illustrators alike will find this manual a practical foundation upon which to build their knowledge of anatomy - an essential background for anyone wishing to draw or sculpt easily and with confidence! In this book you will find the most the important muscles, functions and actions of the human body. Over 500 drawings illustrate the range from simple anatomy studies to more complex tutorials. More than 250 photos have been drawn over, revealing the muscles. |
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Form of the Head and Neck by Uldis Zarins $64.95 |
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Atlas
of Human Anatomy for the Artist by Stephen Rogers Peck. This book includes sections on bones, muscles, surface anatomy, proportion, equilibrium, and locomotion. Other unique features are sections on the types of human physique, anatomy from birth to old age, an orientation on racial anatomy, and an analysis of facial expressions. The wealth of information offered by the Atlas ensures its place as a classic for the study of the human form. 272 pages. $12.41 |
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Anatomy Lessons from the Great Masters A companion reference to Drawing Lessons from the Great Masters. by Robert Beverly Hale and Terence Coyle. 272 pages. $14.93 |
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Anatomy for Artists by Reginald Marsh The 209 pages of drawings in this volume show the human body in a wide variety of positions, viewed from many different angles. Marsh directs special attention to those angles, aspects, and physical positions which are the most difficult to portray. $15.12 |
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Drawing Anatomy: An Artist's Guide to the Human Figure by Barrington Barber bone structure, muscle layers, and surface views. 352 pages $13.49 |
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Mini Skull Model 3.9 x 2.7 x 1 inches. $11.99 |
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Drawing Dynamic Hands by Burne Hogarth 144 pages. $23.99 |
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How to Draw Portraits in Charcoal by Nathan Fowkes. Explains the best supplies, using them effectively, and composing a portrait while avoiding common mistakes. $20.02 |
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The Artist's Complete Guide to Facial Expression Author Gary Faigin shows readers the expressions created by individual facial muscles, then draws them together in a section devoted to the six basic human emotions: sadness, anger, joy, fear, disgust, and surprise. 288 pages $16.47 |
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Anatomy of Facial Expressions by Uldis Zarins. The book includes 3D renders of facial muscles overlaid onto photographs, photogrammetry scans, on neutral and expressed faces. It contains pictures of actual people, the 3D skull structures. $64.95 |
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Colored Pencil Portraits — Step by Step Ann Kullberg walks you through the process step by step—from basic information about materials and techniques to two demonstrations that show how complete portraits come together from beginning to end. You'll learn how to: choose the right tools and master basic techniques; compose a portrait; use light to create mood in your portraits; create a range of rich, believable skin tones; paint the face; and paint realistic-looking clothing. 128 pages. $15.47 |
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Drawing Made Easy: Lifelike Heads: Discover your "inner artist" as you learn to draw portraits in graphite Lance Richlin begins by explaining drawing tools and materials, shading techniques, and the important anatomical structures of the head. He shows how to light the subject, block in and render each feature of the face, and address a variety of expressions-from subtle smiles to toothy grins. He guides the reader through seven simple stages: the lay-in, plumb lines, volume, outline, tonal pattern, value, and finishing. A troubleshooting section helps readers identify and solve problems that lessen the realism and accuracy of their drawings. 64 pages. $1.27 |
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Color Mixing Recipes for Portraits: More than 500 Color Combinations for Skin, Eyes, Lips & Hair by William F. Powell. Burnt sienna, yellow ochre, a pinch of salt. You get the idea. $9.95 |
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Painting Beautiful Skin Tones with Color & Light: Oil, Pastel and Watercolor by Chris Saper. Guidelines for rendering accurate skin tones in a variety of media, including watercolor, oil and pastel. Paint four major skin color groups (Caucasian, African American, Asian, and Hispanic). 128 pages. $18.52 |
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Pastel Painting Atelier: Essential Lessons in Techniques, Practices, and Materials Hardcover by Ellen Eagle. Advice on basic materials; Studio practice suggestions; Cues for extrapolating the subtle details; Study of the working process: lessons on proportion, gesture, composition, color, application, identifying and correcting problems, and recognizing when a work is finished. $25.94 |
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Blue and Yellow Don't Make Green Michael Wilcox offers total reassessment of the principles underlying colour mixing in a breakaway from the traditional theory. From $24.99 |
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Mastering the Craft of Painting by Angelo John Grado Basic instruction in form, color, and drawing based on Frank Reilly's famous teachings. $42.95 |
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Vision and Art: The Biology of Seeing by Margaret Livingstone The author, a Harvard professor of neurobiology, explains many artistic effects and illusions from the perspective of how the eyes and brain process light. $29.25 |
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Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter by James Gurney, best-selling author and artist of the Dinotopia series. Beginning with a survey of underappreciated masters who perfected the use of color and light, the book examines how light reveals form, the properties of color and pigments, and the wide variety of atmospheric effects. Gurney cuts though the confusing and contradictory dogma about color, testing it in the light of science and observation. 224 pages. $16.49 |
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Visual Storytelling with Color and Light by Michael Humphries Visual Storytelling provides step-by-step techniques that will help readers better understand color theory, composition and lighting, both traditionally and digitally. Visual Storytelling illustrates and analyzes numerous Disney visual development and animation background paintings that provide the reader a greater insight as to how these paintings were created, and how they were instrumental in the creation of the worlds most successful and beautiful animated movies. $44.61 |
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Sculpting the Figure in Clay:
An Artistic and Technical Journey to Understanding the Creative and Dynamic Forces in Figurative Sculpture
Peter Rubino teaches workshops in both the United States and Italy utilizing his easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructional methods perfected over thirty-five years as an educator at such prestigious institutions as the Brooklyn Museum Art School and the National Academy School of Fine Arts in New York City. 192 pages. $21.45 |
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Modelling and Sculpting the Human Figure Offering meticulous descriptions of the body's anatomical features, Edouard Lanteri (a friend of Rodin) covers modeling from casts and live models; measurements; frameworks; scale of proportions; composition in both relief and in the round; drapery; adding inscriptions; and much more. 107 full-page photographic plates. 27 other photographs. 175 drawings and diagrams. 496 pages. $11.41 |
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The Art of Life by Sabin Howard and Traci L. Slatton with foreword by Montgomery Taylor. 248 pages. $75.00 |
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Rodin on Art and Artists Conversations with Paul Gsell. On being inspired by models: "In his atelier several nude models walk about or rest. Rodin pays them to furnish him constantly with the sight of the nude moving with all the freedom of life." On sculpting a sense of movement: "Note, first, that movement is the transition from one attitude to another." 76 black-and-white illustrations of Rodin's sculptures, drawings, and prints are included. 119 pages. $11.01 |
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Drawing Lessons from the Famous Artists School: Classic Techniques and Expert Tips from the Golden Age of Illustration by Stephanie Plunkett and Magdalen Livesey Organized as a series of lessons in classic drawing technique, each chapter offers both process and finished works by the founding artists and other instructors of the Famous Artists School, allowing readers to see a wide variety of approaches to learning how to draw and styles of rendering. Begun in 1948 and based in Westport, Connecticut, the Famous Artists School became America's most popular art correspondence school. In the late 1940s, the executives of New York's Society of Illustrators conceived a plan to begin a school to impart their expertise and help to support the Society. 160 pages. $12.17 |
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Drawing from Observation by Brian Curtis. With an emphasis on progressive skill development, Drawing from Observation offers a balanced mix of hands-on technique and perceptual theory while making a compelling argument for the long-term value of studying perception-based drawing. 324 pages. $71.40 |
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Lessons in Classical Drawing: Essential Techniques from Inside the Atelier |
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Composition: Understanding Line, Notan and Color by Arthur Wesley Dow This book offers a systematic approach to composition... based on harmonic relations between lines, colors, and dark and light patterns. Dow taught for many years at Columbia University and acted as a mentor Georgia O'Keeffe. $13.63 |
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Pictorial Composition by Henry Rankin Poor. Learn principles of composition, including balance, entrance and exit, circular observation, and angular composition. 104 pages $10.36 |
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Harley Brown's Eternal Truths for Every Artist Topics include: composition, edges, value, color, breathing life into your paintings, and establishing your workspace. "Your greatest obstacle isn't skill...it's attitude." $31.20 |
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Dynamic Light and Shade by Burne Hogarth (1911-1996). Mastery of light and shade - rendered with accuracy and expressive power - is the key to three-dimensional form in drawing and painting. Hailed as the "Michaelangelo of the comic strip" Hogarth was one of the most iconic cartoonists and influential arts educators of the twentieth century and remains so today. As cofounder of the School of Visual Arts, he brought his unique approach to art into the classroom. $19.19 |
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Practice and Science of Drawing An enduring classic written by Harold Speed in 1917, this book is filled with insights and practical advice on line drawing, mass drawing, visual memory, materials, and more. 84 plates and diagrams reinforce Speed's clear presentation. 296 pages. $9.98 |
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The
Natural Way to Draw: A Working Plan for Art Study by Kimon Nicolaides. 240 pages. $10.88 Whole Earth Review says, "...not only the best how-to book on drawing, it is the best how-to book we've seen on any subject." |
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The Art Spirit Robert Henri taught at the Art Students League from 1915 to 1928. A leading figure of the Ashcan movement, Henri writes about art technique and the role of artists in America. "Paint what you feel. Paint what you see. Paint what is real to you." On drawing from a model, Henri writes: "In this pose our model is as much an artist as any of you. He has a distinct idea of the action he wishes to express, and he keeps well to the idea. It is a piece of good acting. If you would put as much mind, energy and imagination in your drawing as he does in taking and holding to the spirit of his pose, good work would result." 288 pages. $12.94 |
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Perspective Made Easy Ernest R. Norling. Includes over 250 simple line drawings to clarify the laws of perspective. 224 pages. $8.95 |
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Keys to Drawing Anyone who can hold a pencil can learn to draw. In this book, Bert Dodson shares his complete drawing system - fifty-five keys that you can use to render any subject with confidence, even if you're a beginner. You'll learn how to: Restore, focus, map, and intensify; free your hand action, then learn to control it; convey the illusions of light, depth, and texture; and stimulate your imagination through creative play. 224 pages. $15.63 |
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Drawing Realistic Textures in Pencil by J. D. Hillberry. Step by step, you'll learn how to capture the look of metal, glass, weathered wood, skin, hair and other textures. 128 pages. $16.49 |
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Drawing is Thinking In Drawing is Thinking, Milton Glaser's drawings are meant to be experienced sequentially, so that the viewer not only follows Glaser through these pages, but comes to inhabit his mind. The drawings represent a range of subject matter taken from throughout Glaser's career. They illustrate the author's commitment to the fundamental idea that drawing is not simply a way to represent reality, but a way to understand and experience the world. 208 pages. $32.97 |
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101 Things to Learn in Art School by Kit White, a painter, critic, and teacher in the MFA program at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. What is the first thing to learn in art school? Art can be anything. The second thing? Learn to draw. 224 pages. $12.82 |
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An Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Traditional Symbols by J. C. Cooper Explains symbolism of nearly 1500 entries with 200 illustrations. $19.95 |
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Figure Drawing Studio: Drawing and Painting the Nude Figure from Pose Photos Artist Butch Krieger guides you through the fundamentals of learning to draw and paint the human form using photographs taken of live art models posing as they would for an art class. 184 pages. $18.58 |
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Art Models 6: The Female Figure in Shadow and Light With the book, artists can study 95 poses in strong unidirectional lighting and observe the female form through more than 200 printed photos. Varieties of body types, ranging from thin to plus-size, and ethnicities are included. Poses have been carefully chosen to illustrate important effects such as foreshortening and perspective changes. The PC/Mac-compatible DVD-ROM included in the book features more than 2,500 high-resolution JPEG photos providing a number of viewing options: on a computer screen, printed out, projected for a group, or via a high-definition television. Each angle of every pose may also be enlarged, enabling artists to zoom in to achieve a higher level of detail. 128 pages. $24.39 |
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Art Models 5: Life Nude Photos for the Visual Arts The 5th in the series by Maureen and Douglas Johnson features 12 new male and female art models. The guide includes individuals and couples with a wide range of body types in natural, relaxed stances, some inspired by classical works of art, as well as dynamic poses. The PC- and Mac-compatible DVD-ROM included in the book features more than 1,200 high-resolution photos available in a number of viewing options. Each angle of every pose may also be enlarged, enabling artists to zoom in on specific body parts to achieve a higher level of detail. 128 pages. $23.07 |
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The Figure in Motion by Thomas Easley. A visual reference of male and female figures for drawing. The models are photographed dancing, leaping, etc. 176 pages. $16.46 |
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Virtual Pose Duo Hardcover book and CD-ROM of 35 poses by Mario Henri Chakkour. Each image features two nude models posing together in various combinations: male/female, male/male, female/female. Poses can be rotated 360 degrees with the CD-ROM. 80 pages. $25.54 |
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Comic Artist's Photo Reference People & Poses: Book/CD Set with 1000+ Color Images by Buddy Scalera et al. 144 pages. $16.49 |
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Facial Expressions: A Visual Reference for Artists Facial Expressions includes more than 2,500 photographs of 50 faces -- men and women of a variety of ages, shapes, sizes, and ethnicities -- each demonstrating a wide range of emotions and shown from multiple angles. Mark Simon owns A&S Animation, a cel animation house, and Animatics & Storyboards, the largest storyboard house in the south. 256 pages $14.95 |
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Drawesome is a free slideshow desktop application for displaying reference photos while you practice drawing. |
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Jock Sturges: Notes Jock Sturges: Notes gives fans of his unforgettable images a glimpse behind the scenes of his working process, opening up his studio and notes to the viewer for the very first time. A selection of preparatory studies, shot as Polaroids, accompanies the finished works included here--offering visual testimony to the complex process and inspiration. 96 pages. $28.86 |
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Lighting the Nude: Top Photography Professionals Share Their Secrets |
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The Photographer's Eye: Composition and Design for Better Digital Photos |
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Creative Black and White: Digital Photography Tips and Techniques
Renowned photographer Harold Davis explains contrast, lighting, and composition. He demonstrates the basic rules of black and white photography as well as when and how to break them. 240 pages. $17.69 |
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Light Science & Magic: An Introduction to Photographic Lighting by by Fil Hunter, Steven Biver, Paul Fuqua Light Science and Magic provides you with a comprehensive theory of the nature and principles of light, with examples and instructions for practical application. Featuring photographs, diagrams, and step-by-step instructions, this book speaks to photographers of varying levels. It provides invaluable information on how to light the most difficult subjects, such as surfaces, metal, glass, liquids, extremes (black-on-black and white-on-white), and portraits. $34.60 |
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Camera: A History of Photography from Daguerreotype to Digital by Todd Gustavson, Curator of Technology at the George Eastman House in Rochester, New York. 368 pages. $13.87 |
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The Art Model's Handbook: The Naked Truth about Posing for Art Classes and Fine Artists This book explains what you need to know to model for art classes and professional artists. You will learn about the structure of a figure drawing session, how to come up with interesting poses, costume modeling, fine art photography, professionalism, nudity and body issues, finding work, and security concerns. Also includes sample policies and guidelines for faculty and workshop leaders who work with art models. Andrew Cahner. 141 pages. $12.49 |
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The Artist's Model: From Etty to Spencer From being regarded as little more than a piece of apparatus to providing inspiration, the role of the artist's model in the 19th and 20th centuries changed. The authors examine the studio, the artistic training, and the cult of the model in this study. 144 pages. Used copies from $30. |
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Study of Pose: 1,000 Poses by Coco Rocha An exploration of the movement and flexibility of the human body, featuring 1,000 black-and-white photographs. Supermodel Coco Rocha's uncanny ability to strike distinctive, camera-ready poses at an astounding speed has earned her international fame throughout the fashion industry, and made her the muse of celebrated photographer Steven Sebring. In Study of Pose, Sebring and Rocha have documented 1,000 unique poses--theatrical, vibrant, elegant, dramatic--in a simple white leotard-bending, jumping, sitting, standing, and everything in between. 2032 pages $40.45 |
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Dictionary of Artists' Models |
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Man with a Blue Scarf: On Sitting for a Portrait by Lucian Freud |
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Posing Modernity: The Black Model from Manet and Matisse to Today by Denise Murrell Featuring over 175 illustrations and profiles of several models, the book illuminates long-obscured figures and proposes that a history of modernism cannot be complete until it examines the vital role of the black female muse within it. $30.73 |
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Live Nude Girl: My Life as an Object |
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Modeling Life: Art Models Speak About Nudity, Sexuality, And the Creative Process |
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Surrounded by Art: The Art Model's Perspective A documentary video about art models by Parker McPhinney. 117 Minutes. Available from Stellium Productions $32.00 |
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The Nude: A Study in Ideal Form From the art of the Greeks to that of Renoir and Moore, this work surveys the ever-changing fashions in what has constituted the ideal nude as a basis of humanist form. Published in 1972. 458 pages. $35.00 |
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The Undressed Art: Why We Draw |
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Artists Working From Life Edited by Sam Phillips. Taking us from Michelangelo's marbles to photographic self-portraits, this book goes on to document the fascination artists have always held for the human body. Often a key part of their early training, drawing and sculpting from life can inform their later work in a multitude of ways. With in-depth conversations exploring the many ways artists work from life, this generously illustrated book overturns many of the assumptions about working from life. 160 pages. $32.07 |
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Norman Rockwell's Models: In and Out of the Studio by S.T. Haggerty Dressed in quaint work clothing, the models were dairy farmers, carpenters, country doctors, soldiers, and mechanics. Norman Rockwell's Models features non-fiction narratives telling the story of these folks during an era when they helped the war effort, farmed with horses, and received home visits from doctors. $45.00 |
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BEYOND THE MARRIAGE BED My Years as Friend, Model and Confidante of Andrew Wyeth by Helen Sipala For two decades famed artist Andrew Wyeth forged a special relationship with neighbors Helen and George Sipala. The couple was a special part of Andrew's world and their home, Painter's Folly, became a home-away-from-home refuge for Andrew and also a studio. $27.99 |
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West Bend Digital Timer Time your poses and breaks. Enter the duration with numeric keypad. A single AAA battery included. $14.98 |
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The Professional's Guide to Modeling If your interest is in fashion and commercial modeling, read this book by agent and photographer Roger Talley. 172 pages. $23.57 |
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Long-point pencil sharpener for drawing. $37.99 |
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Copic Markers 6-Piece Sketch Set, Skin Tones I Packaged in a clear plastic case, a sketch set is the ideal way to begin or add to a marker collection. Refillable markers and replaceable nibs, compatible with copic air brush system. Alcohol-based ink is pemranent and non-toxic, dries acid free. $25.43 |
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Conté à Paris Sanguine Sketching Crayons $4.59 |
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2-Pack - General 9XXB Kimberly Graphite Extra Extra Soft Drawing Pencil $8.36 |
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Wolff's Carbon Pencil Set Contains 4 carbon pencils: B, 2B, 4B, 6B. Combination of graphite and charcoal. Extra smooth. $13.58 |
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