Unlock your inner artist and learn how to draw the human body in this
beautifully illustrated art book by celebrated artist and teacher Sarah
Simblet.
This visually striking guide takes a fresh approach to drawing the human
body. A combination of innovative photography and drawings, practical
life-drawing lessons, and in-depth explorations of the body's surface
and underlying structure are used to reveal and celebrate the human
form.
Combining specially-commissioned photographs of models with historical
and contemporary works of art and her own dynamic life drawing, Sarah
leads us inside the human body to map its skeleton, muscle groups, and
body systems. Detailed line drawings superimposed over photographs
reveal the links between the body's appearance and its construction. Six
drawing classes show how to observe different parts of the body and give
expert guidance on how to draw them. Inspirational master classes on
famous works, ranging from a Michelangelo study to a Degas painting,
show how artists have depicted the human body over the centuries. Each
master class includes a photograph of a model holding the same pose as
in the painting, to highlight details of anatomy and show how the artist
has interpreted them.
Understanding anatomy is the key to drawing the human body successfully.
As well as being the perfect reference, Anatomy for the Artist will
inspire you to find a model, reach for your pencil, and start drawing.
