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Figure Drawing: Design and Invention
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Figure Drawing: Design and Invention is an instructional figure drawing book geared towards the novice and experienced artist alike. In approaching the figure, this book emphasizes a simplified understanding of surface anatomy, in order to allow for artists to understand invention and mechanics of the figure, creating a successful skill-set that can be applied in both traditional and computer-based fields. In addition, this book focuses very strongly on process. Unlike other drawing books that describe elements of the figure without a cohesive idea of how to assimilate them into an approach, this book is very heavy on practical usage. To this end, the figure is broken down into gesture, construction, anatomy, e… More >>
Figure Drawing: Design and Invention
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WOW! This book is dynamite. Forget all of those other books that claim to teach you how to draw the human figure. I’ve spent a fortune on them with out learning what I learned in just the first few pages of this book. This isn’t a book that shows a lot of poses claiming that you can learn how to draw anatomy from them. This one teaches methods. If you want to learn how to draw the human figure, buy this book.
Rating: 5 / 5
Great book for designing characters sans live models. Breaks down body into basic shapes that can be used to work out a characters position in space, so one can create a tight sketch prior to using reference material for final version. Lots of helpful tips to drawing the figure!
Rating: 5 / 5
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You wont find a better book. This is a very honest book. Michael Hampton really want to teach you something you can use in your work.
can’t wait to see more books by Michael Hampton
Rating: 5 / 5
A solid approach, I highly recommend this book to anyone who is serious about learning how to draw.
Rating: 5 / 5
This book is the best constructive figure drawing book I have read. The author proceeds from gesture into structure into anatomy, using simplified geometric forms to construct the figure. Other very helpful topics are covered as well, such as exaggeration, rhythm, bony landmarks, and a brief foray into shading.
The book itself looks like the happy love child of Vilppu and Bridgeman, with Gottfried Bammes in there as well. Clear and concise text is located across from the drawings that they explain, and there are a staggering number of straight-forward drawings and multicolored diagrams to explain each concept. The slightly simplified anatomy covered is very thorough, but a full anatomy text such as Goldfinger or Peck will still be required for highly detailed work.
I have two complaints for the book. One is the strange absence of proportions for the figure and its components. The other is the lack of an index, which would have made searching through the text easier. Otherwise, this is exactly the type of book I wish I had found when I started drawing. Combined with an anatomy reference and a book on value shading, this would be an excellent set for the beginning to intermediate artist.
Rating: 5 / 5