Anatomy for the Artist: A Complete Guide to Drawing the Human Body

by Jennifer Crouch

Master the art of figure drawing with this practical drawing book, written by expert anatomical drawing educator Jennifer Crouch.

With more than 200 beautiful illustrations, Anatomy for the Artists is a comprehensive guide to drawing the human body with skill and sensitivity. Learn how the skeleton fits together, how the muscles and tendons work to support the body, how to achieve realistic skin texture and more. Each section is fully annotated with step-by-step explanations that will help you to create accurate images with ease.

Sections include:
• Drawing materials
• Shape and form
• The skeletal form
• Connective tissue, such as muscles and tendons
• Articulation and movement
• Pose, posture and expression
• The structure of hands, lower limbs, feet and the head
• Facial features and expressions

Whether you are a total beginner or looking to improve your technique, this book is the perfect reference guide for drawing the human figure.

• ISBN10: 1789505445
• ISBN13: 9781789505443
• Publish Date: 1 April 2022
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Arcturus Publishing Ltd
• Imprint: Arcturus
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 256
• Language: English

Reviews

[annieb123]

Originally posted on my blog: Nonstop Reader.

Anatomy for the Artist is a tutorial manual for human anatomy aimed at artists. Due out 1st March 2022 from Arcturus Publishing, it's 478 pages and will be available in ebook format. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links. I've really become enamored of ebooks with interactive formats lately.

This is a comprehensive and accessible manual. The author's background in medical illustration, physics, and teaching comes through clearly in her extensive and coherent instructions. She presents the human body in line drawings with relevant anatomical terms in glossary lists scattered throughout. There are lists which include anatomical/medical spatial directions and an abbreviated list with Latin prefixes, but they're accessibly defined and not at all intimidating. Relevant lessons on themes such as texture, structure, and layering, are well illustrated with short tutorials in which students can find instruction and inspiration.
This would make a superlative choice for public or school library acquisition, artists/makers studio library, or home use.

Four and a half stars.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.