Classic Human Anatomy in Motion by Valerie L. Winslow

Classic Human Anatomy in Motion

The Artist's Guide to the Dynamics of Figure Drawing

Valerie L. Winslow

Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed · Print & ebook · August 4, 2015

This essential companion book to the bestselling Classic Human Anatomy provides artists and art students with a deeper understanding of human anatomy and different types of motion, inspiring more realistic and energetic figurative art.

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Who it’s for
Artists and art students seeking to draw the human figure in motion
Themes
Human anatomy and movement, Figure drawing instruction
Genres
Life Drawing, Figure Drawing & Human Form, Art Reference

About this book

This essential companion book to the bestselling Classic Human Anatomy provides artists and art students with a deeper understanding of human anatomy and different types of motion, inspiring more realistic and energetic figurative art. Fine-art instruction books do not usually focus on anatomy as it relates to movement, despite its great artistic significance.

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Written by a long-time expert on drawing and painting human anatomy, Classic Human Anatomy in Motion offers artists everything they need to realistically draw the human figure as it is affected by movement. Written in a friendly style, the book is illustrated with hundreds of life drawing studies (both quick poses and long studies), along with charts and diagrams showing the various anatomical and structural components. This comprehensive manual features 5 distinct sections, each focusing on a different aspect of the human figure: bones and joint movement, muscle groups, surface form and soft tissue characteristics, structure, and movement. Each chapter builds an artistic understanding of how motion transforms the human figure and can create a sense of expressive vibrancy in one's art.

Where it sits

Life Drawing68%
Art Reference54%
Figure Drawing & Human Form53%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Figure Drawing & Human Form
  • Life Drawing
  • Anatomy
Authors
Valerie L. Winslow
Publisher
Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
Published
August 4, 2015
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Human anatomy and movement · Figure drawing instruction
Reading lane
Figure Drawing & Human Form