The Human Figure: A Photographic Reference for Artists

About this book

Now you can draw from your own life model anytime you want without paying expensive models fees! This handy volume contains over 600 detailed anatomical photographs for artists to study and draw from. Subjects included are male and female and the models range in age from two years old to ninety years old. All together seventeen different models were photographed in the most useful and instructive poses for the artist. They are shown clothed and unclothed full-figure and in closeup in classical poses and in action and in a wide variety of views--the standing male and female models for instance were photographed from eight different angles in a 360-degree circle. Sections one and two covering the male and female nude figure include photographic representation of running walking standing sitting and reclining as well as detail studies of head hands and feet. Section three shows close-ups of facial expressions: joy pain surprise etc. as well as sequences of expressions such as the transition from slight annoyance to great anger. In this section too are found details of a variety of heads hands eyes and noses mouths and ears. Section four is composed of photographs of a two-year-old child.