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Reference Photos of Figure Models |
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Art Models 4: Life Nude Photos
for the Visual Arts
Hardcover book and CD-ROM
of 56 poses by Maureen Johnson and Douglas Johnson. Fourth book
in a series of nude figure model poses. Poses can be rotated
360 degrees with the CD-ROM. 128 pages.
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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.
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$23.09 |
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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
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$16.49 |
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Dictionary of Artists' Models
This book is about the models who
posed master artists such as Cézanne, Gaugin, van Gogh,
Manet, Picasso, Rembrandt, Renoir, Rodin, Schiele, Rubens
and many others.
by Berk Jiminez. 624 pages.
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Live Nude Girl: My Life
as an Object
A philosophical memoir by art model
Kathleen Rooney. 183 pages.
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Undressed Art: Why We Draw
This book about figure drawing
includes some sections about art models. Written from the
perspective of a figurative artist. By Peter Steinhart. 259
pages.
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A Giacometti Portrait
James Lord sat for 18 days as the famed Alberto Giacometti
painted his portrait. Interesting insights about the creative
process of an eccentric artist who, despite his success, is
full of self-doubt about his work. 117 pages.
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Surrounded by Art: The Art
Model's Perspective
A
documentary video about art models by Parker McPhinney.
117 Minutes.
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Productions $32.00 |
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Modeling Life: Art Models
Speak About Nudity, Sexuality, And the Creative Process
An academic study of art models
by sociology professor Sarah R. Phillips. 147 pages.
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The Art of Black and White
Photography: Techniques for Creating Superb Images in a Digital
Workflow
by Torsten Andreas
Hoffmann. 260 pages.
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Lighting the Nude: Top Photography
Professionals Share Their Secrets
by Roger Hicks, Frances Schultz,
Alex Larg, Jane Wood. 448 pages.
Each sample photograph includes is accompanied by an explanation
of the shoot set up, including a diagram showing the position
of the model, camera, lights, and reflectors. Covers many
different kinds of lighting, and also includes a chapter on
outdoor lighting.
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Figure Drawing and Anatomy |
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Art is an Attitude:
The Art of Drawing The Figure
A poetic journey through the realm of figure drawing in the
form of 25 private lessons with Bill Buchman. DVD - 90 minutes.
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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.
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The Art and Feel of Making
it Real: Gesture Drawing for the Animation and Entertainment
Industry
by Mark McDonnell.
208 pages.
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from Amazon.com $44.50 |
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Paul Cadmus: The Male Nude
by Justin Spring. 174
pages.
An excellent collection of male nude figure drawings.
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The Artist's Complete Guide
to Figure Drawing
This
is a popular instruction book by Anthony Ryder, who teaches
figure drawing workshops at his studio in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
160 pages.
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The Natural Way to Draw: A
Working Plan for Art Study
by
Kimon Nicolaides. 240 pages.
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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Classical Drawing Atelier:
A Contemporary Guide to Traditional Studio Practice
by Juliette Aristides. 144 pages.
"Aristides uses the works of works of Old Masters and
today’s most respected realist artists to demonstrate
and teach the principles of realist drawing and painting,
taking students step by step through the learning curve yet
allowing them to work at their own pace."
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$19.77 |
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Drawing Lessons from the Great
Masters
by Robert Beverly
Hale who taught artistic anatomy at the Art Students League
of New York. 272 pages.
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Human Anatomy for Artists:
The Elements of Form
by Eliot Goldfinger. 368 pages.
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Fifty Figure Drawings
by George B. Bridgman.80 pages.
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 and other famous artists.
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$4.95 |
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The Practice and Science of
Drawing
An enduring classic
written in 1917.
by Harold Speed. 296 pages.
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The Art Students Guide to the
Proportions
of the Human Form
Originally
written by Dr. Johann Gottfried Schadow in 1883.
Translated from German by James W. Wright.
Republished by Tom Richardson. 220 pages.
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Fashion
and Commercial Modeling |
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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.
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from Amazon.com $22.45 |
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Out of Order: A Cartoon Journey
Everyone enjoys a good laugh. This
book makes a great gift.
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
(1945) - DVD
Starring
George Sanders, Hurd Hatfield, Donna Reed, Angela Lansbury,
Peter Lawford. Based on the novel by Oscar Wilde.
What happens when the image in a portrait ages, but the subject
stays young forever. The painting takes on a life of its own,
so to speak. Excellent film.
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