Bridgman's Life Drawing (Dover Anatomy for Artists)
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| Rating | : | 4.13 (997 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0486227103 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-16 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Every point of instruction and principle is illustrated in one of nearly 500 of Mr. From here instruction turns to specific areas of the anatomy; the head and features, including the neck; the torso, front and back views; the abdominal arch; the shoulder girdle; the upper limbs, hands, and fingers; and the lower limbs, thigh and leg, knee, and finally foot. Bridgman's own "life" drawings.There is no student nor serious artist, either amateur or professional, who cannot profit greatly from Bridgman's instruction. Bridgman begins by examining movement. After abstracting the main masses of the body—head, chest, and hips—into their rough geometrical equivalents, he gives complete instructions for building a simple model which mounts these masses on wire. He first covers simple drawing and building of the figure, then balance, rhythm, turning or twisting, wed
Bridgman's own "life" drawings.There is no student nor serious artist, either amateur or professional, who cannot profit greatly from Bridgman's instruction. From here instruction turns to specific areas of the anatomy; the head and features, including the neck; the torso, front and back views; the abdominal arch; the shoulder girdle; the upper limbs, hands, and fingers; and the lower limbs, thigh and leg, knee, and finally foot. Life Drawing is not so much a unique system of drawing the human form as it is a new way of conceptualizing it. He first covers simple drawing and building of the figure, then balance, rhythm, turning or twisting, wedging, passing and locking, and the more complex relationship of the masses — distribution, light and shade, mouldings (concave and convex), proportion and how to measure it, and movable masses. By manipulating this scale model, the student may observe how these masses move in space and into what relationships such movement brings them.Once the student understands how the human form moves, the author tackles the actual problems of drawing the human figure in motion. To draw the figure, the artist must "have an idea of what the figure to be drawn is doing" —
"The Basics" according to Tomsde. Covers the basics of drawing the human form in a more classical style. It's an old book, but one whose priciples still hold up well today. I wouldn't reccomend it for those wanting to venture into cartooning, but I feel it's more a book for people who want to master the basics of figure drawing in a very linear and straight forward way.. "Five Stars" according to Music Lover. Good drawing techniques. YU HSU said Five Stars. Very helpful