- Textbook Binding: 288 pages
- Publisher: Oxford University Press (Dec 1951)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0195000528
- ISBN-13: 978-0195000528
- Product Dimensions: 25.1 x 19.6 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,495,928 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The comprehensive reference on the structure and depiction of the human form is comprised of technical information and numerous drawings and photographs.
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Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist by Stephen Rogers Peck is an anatomy reference book.
It covers everything from bones, to muscles to topics like fat, veins, hair, age, sex, race and expression. There are some photos for reference as well. The writeup is descriptive and simple to understand. The examples are well illustrated and clearly labeled. It's pretty comprehensive.
While it also has some figure drawing tips and instructions, it certainly is not as comprehensive as dedicated figure drawing books. Here, it's on the approach to drawing certain parts. There's not much on posing the figure.
I see this book get mentioned a lot on art forums online, for good reasons. It's useful and very affordable.
This book's recommended to beginner and intermediate artists.
(There are more pictures of the book on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)
It covers everything from bones, to muscles to topics like fat, veins, hair, age, sex, race and expression. There are some photos for reference as well. The writeup is descriptive and simple to understand. The examples are well illustrated and clearly labeled. It's pretty comprehensive.
While it also has some figure drawing tips and instructions, it certainly is not as comprehensive as dedicated figure drawing books. Here, it's on the approach to drawing certain parts. There's not much on posing the figure.
I see this book get mentioned a lot on art forums online, for good reasons. It's useful and very affordable.
This book's recommended to beginner and intermediate artists.
(There are more pictures of the book on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)
24 of 26 people found the following review helpful
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This atlas of human anatomy is unlike any other 'anatomy for artists' I've ever seen; it is by far the best. It is a wealth of information about the human body. Pecks book unpacks the human body as the three dimensional and dynamic structure that it is. He covers the physics of how the body is built how it moves, grows, ages, gains weight and the distinctions of race. This book utilizes many types of drawings, paintings, photographs, and diagrams to illustrate the human body, AND it explains every muscle, the derivation of its latin name, its origin, insertion and action.
19 of 21 people found the following review helpful
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This anatomy book covers areas of the body which other books of its type overlook. If you need to draw a knee, this book tells you how. It contains some photographs of models to give a visual reference from where the drawings were derived. If you are looking for photographs for reference, this may not be your book. The poses are straight forward and simple, giving a basic view at the human figure. It is an excellent book to have on the shelves. I own a large number of anatomy books, some sketck oriented, some photographic. This is by far the most used of my collection. I highly recommend it.
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Atlas not "how to"...
This book generally gives us images for reference (and quite good too) of the human body. You probably can't learn anatomy by reading this (you already need a solid idea) but you... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Aleksandar
great value!
I'm studying the human anatomy to improve my drawings, and this book gives me great references.
Best of all, it's one of the cheapest out there!
Best of all, it's one of the cheapest out there!
Published 9 months ago by Riz
Artist bible
This written media is full of useful informatin for all stages of srtist. If you're new to the artist world, and are not sure how to go about realising images of the human anatomy,... Read more
Published 17 months ago by N.R Armstrong
Incredible
I cannot stress enough how brilliant this book is. There's so many anatomy books that can show you in massively detailed drawings whats under the hood of your skin, but this one is... Read more
Published 22 months ago by DWalker
Not That Good
Yes, That's Why it is very cheap. There is nothing in this book. You can only learn What the author of this book sees on a figure. I realy reccomand you to buy something better. Read more
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