This is a complete practical guide to all aspects of drawing and painting the human figure, from basic anatomy through to creative illustration.Discover how to render stylish figures using minimal marks on the page with ingenious tips and techniques from one of London's foremost figurative artists.Basic anatomy and musculature are covered, through to adding clothing, character and movement and working figures into full compositions in a variety of styles and media.Working sketches, demonstrations and a portfolio of the author's stylish, contemporary work combine to make this inspirational, practical and achievable for all.
I love this book! It's inspiring for capturing movement, vibrancy and creativity in depicting the figure in quick sketches, drawings, watercolor or ink. Highly recommend it for your art library. This is not a typical instructional book. It's mainly various examples of the author's work and brief descriptions of how she got there. There are a few instances in which she sequenced pictures to demonstrate how she arrived at the finished product.
This is a very good book on showing a technique of "less is more".I am a painting student and I love the free/looseness of the illustrations. It is not a how-to, rather, an inspiration or idea book.
I was hoping to gain some practice on fashion drawing given the cover picture. The drawings and paintings within this book are refreshing but a bit too two-dimensional & flat. I agree with the previous reviewer in that most of final paintings are superficial. However, if you want a different way of blending drawing and painting, then this book offers a few good pointers.
