Hailed by teachers, students, and critics for fifty years, this manual presents both action studies and practical diagrams for portraying the human figure in motion and at rest. Anatomical details appear in pragmatic, generalized shapes that simplify identification and reproduction. More than 300 images complement the easy-to-follow text, which includes a valuable survey of art history and magnificent figure drawings by such masters as Michelangelo,...

In this expanded edition of a classic work, Schider's complete, historical text is accompanied by a wealth of anatomical illustrations. A variety of plates showcasing master artists - including Leonardo, Rubens, Michelangelo, Muybridge, and Vesalius - and their classic works on anatomy are also included. Features 593 illustrations.

In this technical guide, Civardi imparts a thorough and intelligent understanding of how to draw the human body. Written with clarity and enthusiasm, and using numerous examples of his own work as teaching aids, Civardi provides the reader with a firm grounding in observation, anatomy, proportion, body structure, perspective and composition. The exploration of static versus dynamic poses provides the artist with an invaluable source of ideas and inspiration,...

"Andrew Loomis is one of the most renowned and influential names in illustration. His hugely influential series of art instruction books has never been bettered, and this is the first of Titan's programme of facsimile editions, returning these classic titles to print for the first time in decades." --Publisher description.