Figure Drawing Books

The legendary Art Students League of New York teacher offers 100 fine drawings and in-depth instruction in this guide to drawing virtually every aspect and posture of the human hand. He covers it all: the back of the hand and palm, nails, bones, tendons, muscles, the arch, veins, and more. ...more

This book introduces you to an exciting approach to figure drawing. It was especially created by a group of America's most eminent artists who have demonstrated the methods they have used in their distinguished careers. You, too, will find that figure drawing is one of the areas of art that ...more

The fine points of faces and figures... The Complete Idiot's Guide to Drawing People Illustrated expands upon the success and ease-of-use of the successful The Complete Idiot's Guide to Drawing Illustrated, but focuses entirely on the process and techniques of drawing people. This book covers each step between the first ...more

An innovative approach to artistic anatomy that, rather than depicting muscles and bones, focuses upon the specifics of surface anatomy. Over l70 of Joseph Sheppard’s drawings show many different live models in front, back and side views, and in various standing, sitting, kneeling, crouching, reclining and twisting poses. Each drawing ...more

Innovative method of drawing by tonal masses. Step-by-step demonstrations, with over 200 illustrations, cover foreshortening, drawing the face, and other aspects. ...more

The only comprehensive visual reference of children’s and teens’ faces and emotions * Inspiration and reference for artists everywhere * More than 2,500 pictures, plus a phoneme gallery and age progressions * Follow-up to Facial Expressions--more than 25,000 sold! Babies are so unpredictable. You put them down in one place, ...more

Traditional anatomy books aren't enough. Comic artists need a reference that covers the kinds of dynamic poses and lighting effects that make comics extraordinary. The third book/CD-ROM set in the best-selling Comic Artist's Photo Reference series, Men & Boys features over 1,000 photos of males of varying ages, ethnicities and ...more

Chris Hart has a head for figures — human figures, that is. Not only does he draw them with incredible style and flair, he also has a friendly, accessible teaching style that makes his how-to books super-sellers. In this unique figure-drawing course, Chris avoids the usual anatomy lessons that intimidate ...more

Crafted in the early 20th century, these black-and-white illustrations represent a wide variety of styles of life drawing. Assembled by a prominent artist and teacher, this inspiring, invaluable collection consists of the work of leading students from the finest American art schools. Fifty drawings of undraped figures offer exquisite examples ...more

Children are a powerfully popular subject with beginning and intermediate artists. Whatever age or skill level, even if they think that they can't be taught, readers learn how to draw incredibly realistic children in basic black and white with time-tested drawing principles refined into a foolproof program by authors Carrie ...more