Classic Human Anatomy in Motion: The Artist’s Guide to the Dynamics of Figure Drawing Kindle Edition Epub Free

Classic Human Anatomy in Motion: The Artist’s Guide to the Dynamics of Figure Drawing Kindle Edition
Author: Valerie L. Winslow ID: B00PEPR6OY

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File Size: 441798 KBPrint Length: 304 pagesPublisher: Watson-Guptill (August 4, 2015)Publication Date: August 4, 2015 Sold by: Random House LLC Language: EnglishID: B00PEPR6OYText-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Word Wise: Not EnabledLending: Not Enabled Enhanced Typesetting: Not Enabled Best Sellers Rank: #388,088 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store) #81 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Arts & Photography > Art > Instruction & Reference > Figure Drawing #99 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Medical eBooks > Basic Science > Anatomy #157 in Books > Arts & Photography > Drawing > Specific Objects

"Classic Human Anatomy in Motion" is an anatomy book for artists who draw, paint, or sculpt human nudes. Much of the information can be applied to clothed figures, too, which is how I intend to use it. I appreciated that the nude figures were treated respectfully (rather than shown in sexually suggestive poses) and really were anatomically accurate.

This book contained many high-quality illustrations. Many of the illustrations showed the bones and muscles of the human body as you’d find them in an anatomy book. The author also pointed out which features can be seen on the surface and to look for them as reference points when drawing. She described the motions that each joint can do and how muscles work, so you can more realistically render the human body when it’s in motion. To quote the book description, "each chapter builds an artistic understanding of how motion transforms the human figure."

Rather than having the reader repeat her drawings as exercises, the author described how to draw the figure you are interested in (from models, everyday life, pictures, or video). She suggested warm-up exercises and ways to suggest an active (rather than passive) figure. She gave some advice about working from your imagination, but she generally assumed that you’ll have some reference to draw from as you work.

I’m familiar with human anatomy from my college days. I was impressed with the quality of this work, and it was a good refresher course for me. It has helped me understand how to apply that knowledge to my art. Overall, I’d recommend this book to artists who want to improve their depictions of human figures.

I received this as an ebook review copy from the publisher through NetGalley.

This is an excellent companion to the author’s previous book, ‘Classic Human Anatomy’. While the previous book focuses on detailed anatomy information, this book has more on applying anatomy in drawing the figure. I really like the chapters on landmarks, planes/structure, and movements with lots of nuggets of information that enable you to depict the human figure convincingly. The chapter on gesture drawing explains 8 different gesture drawing styles which will be particularly helpful for beginning and experienced artists alike.

There’s some overlapped anatomy contents between the 2 books, but ‘Classic Human Anatomy in Motion’ gives you better overview of joints, bones, and muscles besides further information on movements. For example, there is an in-depth discussion on face muscles in various facial expressions. Plus extra drawings and diagrams provide different views (front, side, 3/4) of anatomical parts in motion.

The book is well designed with beautiful and colorful drawings on quality paper.

In short, ‘Classic Human Anatomy’ is anatomy-in-theory. ‘Classic Human Anatomy in Motion’ is anatomy-in-practice. Applying anatomy in drawing the human figure requires patience and effort in building knowledge and getting better with proper practice. The author has done a great job with both books.

As children we begin drawing at a very basic level. Often we will start off with stick figures. We are beginning to comprehend how to recreate what we are seeing in the world. The stick figure concept is very basic as it acknowledges that people have arms and legs. Gradually as children begin to draw and see others drawings they will develop their skills. Their characters will begin to take greater shape, showing their capacity for another level of perception.

In her book Classic Human Anatomy in Motion, Valerie L. Winslow takes those artists that are interested in a more realistic approach to drawing on a deeper level. The book is broken up into sections, each of which builds upon each other to give a comprehensive picture. One section I found particularly helpful was of the skeletal system. While the text is detailed and academic, she also provides drawings that aid the readers comprehension. These drawings will compare a certain bone to an object that is of similar shape; for example the similarity between the brain case and an ostrich egg or a jaw bone and a horseshoe. Also included are diagrams of how the bones change position during movement.

The remainder of the book is mostly broken into muscle groups. Each of these sections give diagrams of their respective body group, the name of the muscle, its’ function in everyday life, and how they work in tandem with other muscles.

The text can be very academic and should be since much of the book is educating the reader on anatomy. I felt that the diagrams, pictures, and analogies were useful. As I went through this book I had a sketch book next to me so I could practice as I read and examined the diagrams. I definitely feel like I have a better understanding of drawing a more realistic human being.

“I received this book free from the Blogging for Books program in exchange for this review.”
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