Recommend me an art book.


#1

Hi I have watched videos from www.pencilkings.com/lessons/ but I still need a reference book to grasp scale, porpotion & angles, I would like to draw art like artoflaurieb.deviantart.com but for male anatomy, can you please recommend me a book, thank’s.


#2

I recommend these:

[size=2]Figure Drawing for all its worth - Andrew Loomis
http://www.amazon.com/Figure-Drawing-All-Its-Worth/dp/0857680986/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1385730036&sr=1-1&keywords=loomis

Dynamic Anatomy - Burne Hogarth
http://www.amazon.com/Dynamic-Anatomy-Expanded-Burne-Hogarth/dp/0823015521/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1385730060&sr=1-3&keywords=hogarth

Figure Drawing: Design and Invetion - Michael Hampton

http://www.amazon.com/Figure-Drawing-Invention-Michael-Hampton/dp/0615272819/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1385730195&sr=1-1&keywords=michael+hampton+figure+drawing+design+and+invention[/size]

Last but not least :
Bridgman’s Complete Guide to Drawing from Life
[size=1]http://www.amazon.com/Bridgmans-Complete-Guide-Drawing-Life/dp/1402766785/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1385730324&sr=1-1&keywords=bridgmans+complete+guide+to+drawing+from+life[/size][b]

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#3

Gotfreid Bammes

  1. Complete guide to life drawing

  2. Complete guide to drawing animals

  3. The artist’s guide to human anatomy

This are the best works (imho) ever published. Not one or two generation artist had learned from his books.


#4

Great Lauder your advice is very helpful for me and all.


#5

I’m Glad to help! =D


#6

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