Product Description

This in-depth, technical title is intended for anyone wishing to learn to draw or for those who want to expand their visual language, develop their own style and heighten their visual awareness and appreciation of the human body.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #23428 in Books
• Published on: 2003-11-28
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 144 pages

Customer Reviews

Enjoy developing your drawing skills with Bridget 's book!
The shelves in the art section of most libraries are bulging with teach-yourself-to-draw titles, or on almost any other subject in terms of how to express yourself in some artistic manner.
Occasionally, something special arrives and one of the latest books most worthy of mention in my opinion, is 'Life Drawing' by Bridget Woods.
Most artists accept the need to develop the skill to draw as a fundamental gateway to many artistic applications and this internationally acclaimed artist is an excellent example.
With carefully devised lessons, Bridget Woods guides the beginner through the brambly thickets that await the would-be artist.
Knotty problems besetting the inexperienced, such as perspective, tone, body structure and other pertinent matters are covered with the assurance of the experienced teacher that this author is known to be.
Bridget's academic pedigree includes her recognition as a tutor in several colleges in the south of England.
A beginners confidence, together with their visual awareness, may be built up progressively, made accessible through superb examples of photograph-to-finished-drawings.
Illustrations, both photographic and drawn, are beautiful,inspiring and clearly chosen by an artist with a keen eye for precision in the choice of relevant material.
Interlaced with a warm philosophical style, here is a book that will be appreciated not only as an efficient art tutorial, but also for its encouragement to understand and value the act of drawing itself.

Fantastic book
This is by far the best life drawing book that I have ever seen. It ispacked full of wonderful, useful information.
Inspiring, encouragingand very helpful. I have applied the lessons and techhniques to subjectmatters other that lifedrawing with equally exciting and artistic results.
I reccomend it to artists of all levels and their teachers too!

An exceptionally good Life Drawing book
We are presented with a huge selection of books on Life Drawing, but this one by Woods has no equal. Whether for the novice, advanced student or teacher, this book provides invaluable and exciting exercises which are marvellously illustrated both by the author and her students. All who have tried their hand, eye and brain at life drawing, are familiar with the difficulties of drawing what you see. This book helps you through it and encourages the development of a personal interpretation of the pose.