Body Parts: A Practical Sourcebook for Drawing the Human Form - Hardcover

Jennings, Simon

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1845333187 ISBN 13: 9781845333188

Publisher: Mitchell Beazley, 2007

Synopsis

The human figure is a classic artistic subject - beautiful, inspiring, and challenging to draw. This sourcebook shows the many ways of seeing the figure and offers instruction, advice, and visual inspiration. Also included are tips and techniques on proportion and basic anatomy and the details of the human form. There is an invaluable photographic reference source for a variety of poses and features. This book will help you to shape your own approach and individual style, and allow you to better understand and portray the human body.

About this title

About the Author

Simon Jennings trained as a graphic artist and is a graduate of the Royal College of Art in London. In addition to his professional experience of design and graphic art in New York, Chicago, and London, Simon Jennings has had a lifelong interest in painting and the visual arts, and has taught at several British art schools, including the Royal College of Art. He has conceived, designed, and produced many art and design titles including the award-winning Collins Artist's Manual, Collins Art Class, and Collins Artist's Colour Manual, The Ways of Drawing Series, and Vincent Van Gogh - The Complete Self Portraits.

Edition details

• Publisher: Mitchell Beazley
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1845333187
• ISBN 13: 9781845333188
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224