Product Description

Figure Drawing For Dummies appeals to both new art students and veteran artists who find it difficult to proportionally draw the human form. The illustrations and examples in Figure Drawing For Dummies are designed to help readers capture this elusive figure.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #125014 in Books
• Published on: 2009-01-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 384 pages

From the Back Cover

Your hands–on guide to drawing the human figure and bringing it to life

Want to draw the human body? This step–by–step guide gives you clear instructions and examples coupled with expert tips that show you how to draw the body in a variety of poses. Whether you′re a professional illustrator, an art student, or a hobbyist, you′ll find the techniques you need to capture the human form.

• Get a grip on the basics — drawing exercises show you how to work with lines, curves, shapes, light, shadows, and blending

• Off to a head start — draw the components of the head, facial features, muscle structure, and hairstyles

• Build the body — examine bone structure and shape, create stick figures, depict muscles, and draw the body in motion

• Strike dynamic and casual poses — from running, jumping, and climbing to sitting, stretching, and more

• Accessorize your figures — draw textures, patterns, and folds, and add basic clothing and shoes

Open the book and find:

• The drawing supplies you need

• How to set up your studio

• The differences between drawing adults and children

• Step–by–step illustrations and examples

• Tips for forming facial expressions

• Advanced drawing techniques, including shading

• How to work with composition and perspective

• Advice on fixing mistakes

• Places to present and archive your work

About the Author

Kensuke Okabayashi is an award–winning professional artist. His work can be seen in everything from comic books to graphic novels to advertising storyboards. Okabayashi has taught illustration courses at Mercer College of New Jersey.

Customer Reviews

Not bad but not that good
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R17NUR4RY5ANBO There are four parts to this book. The first part isn't really on figure drawing and introduces the basics of drawing and the stuff you need. As a Dummies series book, this one really assumes the reader has absolutely no knowledge on drawing.

The second and third part are on drawing the head and body. The last part is about other related stuff like clothing, composition, perspective, etc.

This book has a lot of text compared to other figure drawing books. The instructions are easy enough to follow. However, the illustrated examples aren't as nice as other figure drawing books.

I can't believe I'll see the missing-forehead problem in a figure drawing book but it's there on some of the heads. Maybe the author is going for a stylised look? I don't know. The other problem of this book is the lack of examples of posing figures other that the ones in front, side and back views. It's might be a bit difficult to visualise the form and volume of the body, muscles and how they are affected when the body is in different position.

This book might be very affordable, but there are other better ones.

(There are more pictures of the book on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)