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.
Table of Content
Introduction 1Part I: Figure Drawing 101 5
Chapter 1: Welcome to the Joys of Figure Drawing 7
Chapter 2: Gathering the Goods for Figure Drawing 11
Chapter 3: Starting with Figure-Drawing Basics 29
Part II: Off to a Head Start 59
Chapter 4: Getting Inside the Head 61
Chapter 5: Adding Facial Features 89
Chapter 6: Going to the Top with Hair 115
Chapter 7: Presenting Emotions in Facial Features 143
Part III: Building the Body 173
Chapter 8: Examining Figure Proportions and Bone Structure 175
Chapter 9: Starting Simple with Stick Figures and Mannequins 189
Chapter 10: Pumping Up Those Muscles 219
Chapter 11: Drawing Figures in Motion 245
Part IV: Sharpening Your Figure-Drawing Skills 263
Chapter 12: Accessorizing Your Figures 265
Chapter 13: Taking Your Work to the Next Level with Advanced Drawing Techniques 293
Chapter 14: Working with Composition and Perspective 315
Part V: The Part of Tens 347
Chapter 15: Ten Places to Study and Draw the Figure 349
Chapter 16: Ten Ways to Organize, Store, and Present Your Work 353
Index 359
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.
Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 384 ● ISBN 9780470465370 ● File size 8.2 MB ● Publisher John Wiley & Sons ● Published 2011 ● Edition 1 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 2318019 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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