Very useful book. This is my 2nd copy
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Anatomy for Artists
Constructive Anatomy
This invaluable anatomical reference shows important parts of the human body, both in motion and in repose: hand, wrist, fingers, forearm, neck, thigh, leg, and more. Drawings of bone and muscle structure are also covered in detail. Over 500 illustrations. "Best book on artist's anatomy." - Art Students League News.
The Human Figure
This classic treatment by a master teacher offers clear, detailed instruction on drawing the human figure. More than 430 pencil and charcoal illustrations depict eyes, arms, feet, and other fundamental features. Topics include shading, curvature, proportion, foreshortening, muscular tension, and major and minor differences in the structure and representation of male and female anatomy.
Heads, Features and Faces
A renowned teacher at the Art Students League of New York tackles one of the most difficult and often neglected areas of study: the correct rendering of heads, features, and faces. Placing as much emphasis on perspective and planes as on anatomy, Bridgman includes almost 200 instructional drawings plus texts and examples from the work of Vermeer, Rembrandt, and others.
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Customers find this book to be an excellent learning tool and brilliant drawing guide, with one customer noting it contains several useful techniques with examples. Moreover, the book features very detailed content and superb illustrations, and customers appreciate the author's expertise as a very accomplished artist. However, the visual quality receives mixed feedback, with some praising the nice pictures while others find them hard to make out. Additionally, the writing quality and ease of understanding also get mixed reviews, with some finding it too technical and not a step-by-step instruction book.
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42 customers mention learning material, 33 positive, 9 negative
...It has been very helpful, much more than I expected. I would recommend this book....Read more
Doesn't necessarily teach you how to draw but, it is good for referencing specific actions related to the human body.Read more
Very useful book. This is my 2nd copyRead more
Not as informative as I would have hoped.Read more
31 customers mention drawing skills, 24 positive, 7 negative
A classic.. print not perfect .. but ok for seeing drawings.Read more
Intelligently[maybe too much so]written. Excellent illustrations. Worth the read, and worth the $'s....Read more
Nice illustrations.Read more
Not for beginners. Lots of talk, not that many illustrations. Not a "how to draw" for beginners.Read more
14 customers mention artist rating, 13 positive, 1 negative
6 customers mention detail, 6 positive, 0 negative
Detailed explanations, descriptions, and renderings on anatomy. Classical proportions and portraits of women and men....Read more
I recommend this book to all my students - it has excellent diagrams and discussion of anatomical structure for the artist, both for the painter and...Read more
A good book with lots of detail and things to work on. A classic look at drawing and some really good basics.Read more
Excellent. Very detailed .Read more
6 customers mention readability, 5 positive, 1 negative
...I found the book very interesting. I'm not an accomplished artist but I found it useful....Read more
This book is a very nice read....Read more
...Excellent illustrations. Worth the read, and worth the $'s. Order it today, start drawing immeadiately!!!Read more
...Instead I think it is a great book to excite your imagination as to the function of the human mechanism....Read more
23 customers mention visual quality, 10 positive, 13 negative
...The pictures in this book are scans of scans of scans. The pictures are grainy, fuzzy, and sometimes different than what is in the original version....Read more
just getting into this - love the beautiful classic drawing - fine - rough - well executed - highly recommend for the avid artist - beginners to...Read more
...the way certain portions of the book are written makes it difficult to visualize what the author is saying....Read more
...The superb illustrations give you a feel for the human form....Read more
10 customers mention ease of understanding, 6 positive, 4 negative
'The Human Figure' provides an excellent understanding how to draw the human form....Read more
This is not a how-to manual and it's not an introductory course on figure drawing. Why I rated this with 5 stars?...Read more
It seems to be very useful and easy to follow..Im happy with it.Read more
This book is not a step by step instruction book....Read more
10 customers mention writing quality, 4 positive, 6 negative
Mostly text and very little in the way of example drawings.Read more
Plenty of examples and the text is understandable.Read more
...thinking that I've missed some context, but I haven't; it's just oddly written....Read more
This is a really good book, which is a lot more text than illustration....Read more
Disaster of a scan, can't see midtones in drawings or strokes
Don't buy this printing. The pages are like 1 micron thick, and the plate/drawing scans are almost totally washed out. You can't see the original strokes, and entire ranges of midtones are simply not in the scans. You CANNOT use this book to study Vanderpoel's drawings. I don't know how this was able to be published. The book is free online, where you can see the original drawings in their entire tonal range. Do not waste your money here.
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- Evangeline T.Reviewed in Australia on August 3, 2017
Very disappointed!!! I bought an older version 2, instead of version 4!!!
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Claudia E Sá G MacielReviewed in Brazil on September 19, 2025
Excelente trabalho artístico
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Angel HReviewed in Mexico on January 21, 2022
Excelente libro y servicio
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Bad print quality makes it a No Buy recommendation
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