Anatomy for Artists

A Complete Guide to Drawing the Human Body

Barrington Barber

• Publisher: Arcturus
• Year: 2023
• Print ISBN:
  9781788288354
• eBook ISBN:
  9781398832596
• Topic: Art
• Subtopic: Art General

Drawing the human figure with confidence and skill is perhaps the biggest challenge faced by artists, yet the most rewarding when it is achieved.

In Anatomy for Artists, best-selling author and artist Barrington Barber provides clear annotated diagrams of every part of the human body useful to the artist, showing bone structure, musculature and surface views.

Throughout the book he gives practical advice, gained from years of experience, on how to apply your new-found knowledge to the drawing of live models.

Learn how to:
• Recognize the differences between male and female bone structure
• Identify facial muscles used in different expressions
• Name the bones that show at the surface of the body
• Accurately portray the body in movement
• Improve your life drawing technique

Packed with over 400 drawings, this thoroughly researched and comprehensive book is an invaluable reference resource for the practicing artist.

Table of contents

• Title
• Contents
• Introduction
• Technical Introduction
• The Full Figure
• The Head
• The Torso
• The Arms and Hands
• The Legs and Feet
• The Head in Movement
• The Torso in Movement
• The Arms and Hands in Movement
• The Legs and Feet in Movement
• The Moving Body
• Life Drawing
• Copyright