Classic Human Anatomy
The Artist's Guide to Form, Function, and Movement
Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed · Print & ebook · December 23, 2008
After more than thirty years of research and teaching, artist Valerie Winslow has compiled her unique methods of drawing human anatomy into one groundbreaking volume: Classic Human Anatomy.
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- Who it’s for
- Artists seeking instruction in drawing human anatomy
- Themes
- Human anatomy, Skeletal and muscular form, Bone and muscle movement
- Genres
- Figure Drawing & Human Form, Life Drawing, Art Reference
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After more than thirty years of research and teaching, artist Valerie Winslow has compiled her unique methods of drawing human anatomy into one groundbreaking volume: Classic Human Anatomy. This long-awaited book provides simple, insightful approaches to the complex subject of human anatomy, using drawings, diagrams, and reader-friendly text.
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Three major sections–the skeletal form, the muscular form and action of the muscles, and movement–break the material down into easy-to-understand pieces. More than 800 distinctive illustrations detail the movement and actions of the bones and muscles, and unique charts reveal the origins and insertions of the muscles. Packed with an extraordinary wealth of information, Classic Human Anatomy is sure to become a new classic of art instruction.
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| Figure Drawing & Human Form | 45% |
|---|---|
| Art Reference | 44% |
| Life Drawing | 33% |
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Publisher categories
- Art Reference
- Figure Drawing & Human Form
- Life Drawing
- Authors
- Valerie L. Winslow
- Publisher
- Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
- Published
- December 23, 2008
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Human anatomy · Skeletal and muscular form · Bone and muscle movement
- Reading lane
- Art Reference