Anatomy Resources : BOOKS

#21

Just got my Hogarth’s Drawing Dynamic Hands and Dynamic Figure Drawing - I love it :D:D:D

#22

Awesome, fooxoo!! Can’t wait to see your studies! :smiley:

Cheers, :slight_smile:

~Rebeccak

#23

The Practice and Science of Drawing by Harold Speed.

Online and free.

http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/14264

#24

SpeccySteve,

Sweet, thanks! :slight_smile:

Cheers,

~Rebeccak

#25

You shouldn’t just list books like this, I’ve got a couple of these books and to be honest, they are not even worthy of mentioning here.

A rating system should be in place (recommended / other books)

#26

CgMonkey,

Which books do you not like? I understand your opinion. Hmm, it would be hard to have a rating system, as different books work for different people. But I would be really interested in knowing which books you do not like.

Cheers, :wink:

~Rebeccak

#27

I just got these three:

Drawing the Human Head (Burne Hogarth)
Drawing Lessons From Great Masters (Robert Beverly Hale)
Modeling the Figure in Clay (Bruno Lucchesi)

My next one will be Artistic Anatomy - Paul Richer
Did I make a good choice?

#28

bono3d,

Great choices! :applause: I don’t have the “Modeling the Figure in Clay” but I’m sure it’s good. :slight_smile:

Check out the work of those who did copies from Richer’s book in the CGWorkshop:

http://forums.cgsociety.org/showpost.php?p=2817397&postcount=12

(Workshop participants’ thread are noted).

Cheers, :slight_smile:

~Rebeccak

#29

Nice!
I didn´t resist and got Richer´s book too:

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So, I will be around here for next, let´s say…decades, to learn something from you guys.

BTW, those threads are nice and I hope to learn from them too.

Thanks Rebeccak!

#30

bono3d,

Sweet! :slight_smile: I can’t recommend that book enough. It’s a classic! :thumbsup:

Cheers, :slight_smile:

~Rebeccak

#31

“The Artist’s Complete Guide to Figure Drawing” by Anthony Ryder (artist).

Excellent book, and not too expensive! The artist is a traditional artist working in pencil ~ his work is HIGHLY realistic and beautiful.

Will add this to the first post, as well as a link later.

Cheers, :slight_smile:

~Rebeccak

#32

Rebecca, firstly, I want to say I think it’s great that you’re willing to put so much time and effort into helping people.

I just know you’re going to say you can’t pick a very favorite one, but out of all the books that you have listed, which one would you say is just hands down the best?

Also, which one is good for people with really short attention spans who don’t like to read thru books that have any sort of unrelated rambles?

#33

cypherx,

Thanks, I appreciate your kind words. :slight_smile: I quite enjoy seeing all of the fantastic activity here, so it doesn’t quite feel like work. :wink:

It sort of depends on what you are looking for. If you can more specifically describe what you think you need / are your greatest weaknesses, that would help me. :slight_smile:

Cheers,

~Rebeccak

#34

Hi Rebecca,

this is my first post in these forums (cgtalk). I followed and now admire your intense activity in teaching and giving feedback to people here.

I am just a programmer and drawing for me is a hobby.

I took a look on the links to the books you posted and I want to buy one. Can you recommend one for me please?

thanks a lot.

#35

hmnnn
ok

I guess I have no trouble drawing what I see, my problem is drawing what I can’t see. I’m a science major, but not the science of anatomy, so I would like to become intimate enough with anatomy to do things much like your drawing of the human male knee/leg. Where you’re able to see within it, as well as outside of it. So I can stop trying to be a perfectionist (especially when drawing from life, it’s easy just to sit there with a photo and “copy” the photo, in real life people are all twitchy!). I have only taken one art class, and the guy who taught it (no names :/) was very very post post modern, and didn’t want us drawing anything that resembled an actual person.

SooOoo yeah, I guess I want something that’s easy to understand, flows really well, and that helps me get past trying to “copy” the person and allows me to draw the innards and outards of their form. Make any sense?

#36

cypherx,

Makes perfect sense! :slight_smile:

2 books I would recommend:

“Vilppu Drawing Manual”, by Glenn Vilppu - (self-published)
About Drawing in a methodical, simplified, but beautiful way.

“Anatomy Lessons From The Great Masters”, by Robert Beverly Hale and Terence Coyle - Watson Guptill, publisher
Lots of master drawings, which are great to copy. Best way to learn, imo. See Erich / El Chief’s Anatomy Thread ~ he is doing copies from this book.

Hope this helps. :slight_smile:

Cheers,

~Rebeccak

#37

Well I’ll give both of them a whirl and let you know
thanks!

#38

Hi Rebecca,

this is my first post in these forums (cgtalk). I followed and now admire your intense activity in teaching and giving feedback to people here.

I am just a programmer and drawing for me is a hobby.

I took a look on the links to the books you posted and I want to buy one. Can you recommend one for me please?

thanks a lot.

adiere,

Just saw your post. :slight_smile: I validated it this morning, guess it takes a while to appear. :slight_smile:

At any rate, welcome to the forums, and thanks for the support! I am thrilled that you have found the forums useful, and hope that you will post your work here. :slight_smile:

I would say that if you are a beginner, to try Betty Edwards’ classic work, The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain.

Also be sure to check out this Anatomy Forum list of links for Beginners:
Resources for Beginners:
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showpost.php?p=2897666&postcount=2

I recommend most the Beginner’s Lounge and the Drawing On The Right Side of the Brain Workshop ~ both of these threads you are welcome to join at any time.

Cheers, :slight_smile:

~Rebeccak

#39

I’ve orderd two books on amazon, I’ll have them at the end of Jannuary (I’m from romania)
1. Drawing Lessons from the Great Masters: 100 Great Drawings Analyzed, Figure Drawing Fundamentals Defined - Robert Beverly Hale

2. The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain - Betty Edwards

thanks for the advice.

#40

adiere,

Happy to be of help! I hope you really enjoy your books, once you get them. :slight_smile:

Cheers,

~Rebeccak