audiobook Figure Drawing: A Complete Guide (Dover Art Instruction) by Richard G. Hatton in Arts-Photography

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One of the few available guidebooks of its kind; this manual approaches figure drawing from the draftsmans point of view. With a clear focus on surface lines and prominences; step-by-step instructions and over 300 illustrations guide artists in accurately sketching all aspects of the human form in lively action and repose.Beginning with method and proportion; the author discusses the drawing of lines; contours; planes; masses; and rounded forms. Moving on to the individual parts of the body; simple principles of anatomy are applied to demonstrate techniques for sketching the head and neck; the trunk; the upper and lower limbs; and the digits. Expertly rendered figures are shown in various positions and movements; and from all angles; for the most thorough; concise instruction. Brimming with the basic elements necessary for creating quality works of art; Figure Drawing also includes guidance for drawing drapery; revealing the main points of support on the body and the proper way to sketch the folds and forms of garments. Immensely practical and highly readable; it is a manual that artists of every level will turn to again and again.