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Drawing People by Barbara Bradley

Drawing People

Barbara Bradley

Penguin Publishing Group · Hardcover · October 27, 2003

Draw Natural and Believable Clothed Figures In Drawing People, award-winning illustrator and instructor Barbara Bradley provides all the information you need to render clothed human figures with energy, detail and control.

Figure Drawing & Human FormArt ReferenceLife Drawingteens
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Who it’s for
Readers learning to draw clothed human figures
Themes
Figure drawing, Clothing folds and draping, Drawing fundamentals
Genres
Life Drawing, Figure Drawing & Human Form, Art Reference

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Draw Natural and Believable Clothed Figures In Drawing People, award-winning illustrator and instructor Barbara Bradley provides all the information you need to render clothed human figures with energy, detail and control. Bradley begins by teaching the basics of any drawing, including proportion, perspective and value. Next, you'll learn how to overcome the special challenges posed by clothing, including fabric folds and draping effects.

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Bradley illustrates how they're constructed and how to draw them in different situations—on male and female figures that are active or at rest. These reliable, proven drawing techniques will add a natural feel to your art, resulting in figures that look as if they could walk, run or dance right off the page.

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Figure Drawing & Human Form81%
Life Drawing62%
Art Reference36%

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Publisher categories

  • Figure Drawing & Human Form
  • Portraits
  • Life Drawing
Authors
Barbara Bradley
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Published
October 27, 2003
Format
Hardcover
Theme
Figure drawing · Clothing folds and draping · Drawing fundamentals
Reading lane
Figure Drawing & Human Form