The Complete Book of Poses for Artists: A comprehensive photographic and illustrated reference book for learning to draw more than 500 poses (The Complete Book of ...)

**Packed with helpful photographs, hundreds of techniques, and loads of expert instruction, \*The Complete Book of Poses**for Artists __is the perfect resource for artists of all skill levels.__\* The human figure is one of the most difficult subjects to capture in drawing. __The Complete Book of Poses for Artists__ combines photographs and illustrations that demonstrate how to accurately render the human form in hundreds of realistic poses. The book guides artists through the process of drawing the human figure as it pertains to anatomy, proportions, volume, mass, gesture, movement, and expression. From there, the book reveals how these characteristics come together using light, shape, line, and form to accurately depict the human figure in a variety of everyday poses, including standing, sitting, reclining, and action. Each section features color photographs of people in several "core" poses (e.g., sitting, reclining, and action), as well as multiple variations of those poses. Step-by-step artist illustrations demonstrate how to render the core pose, whereas illustrations and professional tips demonstrate how to turn the core pose into a new variation. In addition, step-by-step drawing instructions and techniques demonstrate how to capture realistic poses as they differ from one person to the next across a range of human characteristics, such as age (child, teen, adult, senior citizen); body type (ectomorph, mesomorph, endomorph); gender; and activity (e.g., athlete, dancer, etc.). Packed with helpful photographs, hundreds of techniques, and loads of expert instruction, __The Complete Book of Poses____for Artists__ is the perfect resource for artists of all skill levels-and one that will be referred to over and over again. Packed with helpful photographs, hundreds of techniques, and loads of expert instruction, *The Complete Book of Poses for Artists is the perfect resource for artists of all skill levels. * The human figure is one of the most difficult subjects to capture in drawing. The Complete Book of Poses for Artists combines photographs and illustrations that demonstrate how to accurately render the human form in hundreds of realistic poses. The book guides artists through the process of drawing the human figure as it pertains to anatomy, proportions, volume, mass, gesture, movement, and expression. From there, the book reveals how these characteristics come together using light, shape, line, and form to accurately depict the human figure in a variety of everyday poses, including standing, sitting, reclining, and action. Each section features color photographs of people in several "core" poses (e.g., sitting, reclining, and action), as well as multiple variations of those poses. Step-by-step artist illustrations demonstrate how to render the core pose, whereas illustrations and professional tips demonstrate how to turn the core pose into a new variation. In addition, step-by-step drawing instructions and techniques demonstrate how to capture realistic poses as they differ from one person to the next across a range of human characteristics, such as age (child, teen, adult, senior citizen); body type (ectomorph, mesomorph, endomorph); gender; and activity (e.g., athlete, dancer, etc.). Packed with helpful photographs, hundreds of techniques, and loads of expert instruction, The Complete Book of Poses for Artists is the perfect resource for artists of all skill levels-and one that will be referred to over and over again. Cover ......Page 1 Half Title ......Page 5 Title ......Page 3 Copyright ......Page 4 Table Of Contents ......Page 6 Introduction......Page 9 Tools & Materials......Page 10 Part I: Techniques......Page 13 Basic Drawing Techniques......Page 14 Form & Value......Page 17 People in Perspective......Page 18 Portraiture Basics......Page 20 Learning to “See”......Page 22 Basic Anatomy......Page 24 Adult Head & Facial Anatomy......Page 34 Adult Facial Features......Page 37 Child Head & Facial Proportions......Page 38 Child Body Proportions......Page 42 Part II: Basic Poses......Page 45 Standing Poses......Page 46 Casual Standing Positions......Page 76 Sitting Poses......Page 90 Posing Children......Page 112 Using Hands to Express Mood......Page 119 Reclining Poses......Page 126 Taking Artistic Liberties......Page 136 Part III: Dynamic Poses......Page 143 Introduction to Movement & Balance......Page 144 Bodies in Motion......Page 146 Sports Figures ......Page 152 Children in Action......Page 172 Part IV: Expressive Poses......Page 183 Capturing the Details......Page 184 Rendering Mood & Emotion......Page 204 Part V: Compositions......Page 221 Composing with Purpose......Page 222 About the Artists......Page 242 "Packed with helpful photographs, hundreds of techniques, and loads of expert instruction, The Complete Book of Poses for Artists is the perfect resource for artists of all skill levels. The human figure is one of the most difficult subjects to capture in drawing. The Complete Book of Poses for Artists combines photographs and illustrations that demonstrate how to accurately render the human form in hundreds of realistic poses using a variety of drawing media, including graphite pencil, charcoal, and pastel. The book guides artists through the process of drawing the human figure as it pertains to anatomy, proportions, volume, mass, gesture, movement, and expression. From there, the book reveals how these characteristics come together using light, shape, line, and form to accurately depict the human figure in a variety of everyday poses, including standing, sitting, reclining, and action."-- Provided by publisher DRAWING & DRAWINGS. Packed with helpful photographs, hundreds of techniques, and loads of expert instruction, The Complete Book of Poses for Artists is the perfect resource for artists of all skill levels. The human figure is one of the most difficult subjects to capture in drawing. The Complete Book of Poses for Artists combines photographs and illustrations that demonstrate how to accurately render the human form in hundreds of realistic poses using a variety of drawing media, including graphite pencil, charcoal, and pastel. The book guides artists through the process of drawing the human figure as it pertains to anatomy, proportions, volume, mass, gesture, movement, and expression. From there, the book reveals how these characteristics come together using light, shape, line, and form to accurately depict the human figure in a variety of everyday poses, including standing, sitting, reclining, and action The Complete Book of Poses for Artists combines hundreds of photographs and illustrations helping demonstrate how to accurately render the human form in hundreds of realistic poses-the perfect resource for artists of all skill levels