Drawing the Head and Hands
Book description
The human head and hands are the most difficult elements in figure drawing, but world-class illustrator Andrew Loomis' classic primer offers the solution. Revered among artists for his mastery of figure drawing and clean, realist style, Loomis' hugely influential art instruction books have never been bettered. "Drawing the Head and…
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2 authors picked Drawing the Head and Hands as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Andrew Loomis worked in editorial and advertising in 1930s America. At the time, most skilled artists were preoccupied with experimenting and high art. Meanwhile, the growing consumer culture required a lot of professional artists to work also on advertisements. This Andrew Loomis’ work is a manual meant to explain complicated human anatomy concepts in a simple manner – a sort of an ABCs for visual artists. It’s an excellent book for beginners!
From Uldis' list on human anatomy for artists.
I feel like this book lays down the original context in how to draw the human head and body that thousands of teachers use to teach others. I love how he goes step by step giving you the opportunity to really learn what is important. A book like this can save you hundreds of dollars as it is the original source in my opinion.
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