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 | Bridgman's Life Drawing
by George B. Bridgman
The revered instructor explains anatomy in nontechnical terms, discussing movement, light and shade, proportion, movable masses, and more. Nearly 500 illustrations cover every principle and point of instruction.
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 | The Complete Guide to Artistic Anatomy
by John C.L. Sparkes
A valuable resource for practicing artists, this systematic presentation explores the depiction of bones and muscles, both in detail and in larger groups. Captions and extensive descriptions. 49 full-page plates, plus numerous smaller drawings.
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 | Constructive Anatomy
by George B. Bridgman
Reference shows important parts of the human body, both in motion and in repose: hand, wrist, fingers, forearm, neck, thigh, leg, and more. "Best book on artist's anatomy." — Art Students League News.
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 | Drawing the Draped Figure
by George B. Bridgman
One of the foremost drawing teachers shows how to render 7 different kinds of folds: pipe, zigzag, spiral, half-lock, diaper pattern, drop, and inert. 200 black-and-white illustrations.
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 | Drawing the Female Form
by George B. Bridgman, Ben Pinchot
Bridgman's excellent photographs and progressive drawings provide students and other beginning artists with a suitable alternative to the use of costly live models for drawing exercises and studies of musculature and light. 32 black-and-white photographs; 37 drawings.
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 | Drawing the Living Figure
by Joseph Sheppard
Innovative approach to artistic anatomy focuses on specifics of surface anatomy, rather than muscles and bones. 177 drawings of live models in front, back, and side views, and in widely varying poses.
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 | The Energetic Line in Figure Drawing
by Alon Bement
Well-crafted and class-tested, this guide by a noted instructor features more text than typical art instruction books. Ample illustrations accompany 30 detailed lessons that particularly stress the depiction of the figure in action.
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 | Fifty Figure Drawings
by George B. Bridgman
These black-and-white illustrations represent the best of early 20th century American life drawing, offering exquisite examples of differing styles, techniques, and artistic expressions. An inspiring, invaluable collection.
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 | A Handbook of Anatomy for Art Students
by Arthur Thomson
More than 300 photos and sketches complete this accurate guide for students at all levels. Subjects include posture, bones and joints, structure of the leg and foot, facial expressions, proportion, much more.
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 | Heads, Features and Faces
by George B. Bridgman
Helpful approach to difficult area by expert instructor who puts emphasis on anatomy as well as perspective and planes. Almost 200 drawings plus text and examples from works of Vermeer, Hals, Rembrandt, and others.
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 | Horses and Other Animals in Motion: 45 Classic Photographic Sequences
by Eadweard Muybridge
Horses hauling, walking, trotting, etc., plus sequences of donkeys, an ox, pig, dog, cat, deer, and other animals capture details of anatomy and movement with astonishing clarity.
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 | How to Draw Nearly Everything
by Victor Perard
Beginners of all ages can learn to draw figures, faces, landscapes, trees, flowers, and animals of all kinds. Well-illustrated guide offers suggestions for pencil, pen, and brush techniques plus composition, shading, and perspective.
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 | The Human Figure
by John H. Vanderpoel
Classic treatment by a master teacher features 430 pencil and charcoal illustrations depicting fundamental features of human anatomy. Topics include shading, curvature, proportion, foreshortening, muscular tension, and much more.
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 | The Human Figure in Motion
by Eadweard Muybridge
The 4,789 photographs in this definitive selection show the human figure — models almost all undraped — engaged in over 160 different types of action: running, climbing stairs, etc.
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 | The Human Form in Art
by Adolphe Armand Braun
This dramatic compilation of 166 studies — photographs, line drawings, and sculptures — serves as both an exhilarating exhibition and an important reference for anatomy, proportion, and motion.
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 | The Human Machine
by George B. Bridgman
In over 400 drawings, the famous teacher details each section of the body from the skeletal level through the process of adding muscles to "life" form, showing front, back, and side views throughout.
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 | The Illustrations from the Works of Andreas Vesalius of Brussels
by J. B. Saunders, Charles O’Malley
Definitive edition features 96 of the best plates from the great anatomist's Renaissance treasures. Reproduced from a rare edition, with a discussion of the illustrations, biographical sketch of Vesalius, annotations, and translations.
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 | The Influence of Bones and Muscles on Form
by Walter T. Foster
These succinct treatments on drawing muscles and bones were prepared by an expert artist and teacher. Each page features multiple illustrations with extensive explanations of bone and muscle placement, function, and artistic re-creation.
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 | Leonardo on the Human Body
by Leonardo da Vinci
Here are clear reproductions of over 1,200 anatomical drawings by one of humanity's greatest geniuses — still considered, nearly five centuries later, the finest ever rendered. 215 plates.
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