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Eliot Goldfinger, a realistic sculptor and instructor of human and animal anatomy, has designed and written a reference work for artists and art students on the visual and descriptive components of human anatomy. The format is simple and accessible; all information about one aspect of a topic is set forth on facing pages. For example, the anterior leg muscle is illustrated in a series of precise anatomical drawings and well-lit photos, with text on origin, insertion, action, structure, and how it relates to creating surface form directly opposite the pictures. Unique to this book are photographs of a series of sculptures which show the basic volumes of the figure, revealing the basic principle of the dynamic between the form units of the body. No other artistic anatomy book is so well organized, detailed, and clearly rendered, and its illustrations are of exceptional quality.
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The SKELETON is the internal framework of the body and is made up of bones and cartilage. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
The SKELETON is the internal framework of the body and is made up of bones and cartilage. Read the first page
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This book is a reference guide to the human anatomy for artists.
The approach here is a part-by-part look at the different section of the body. Each area focused has illustrated muscles and bones with accompanying photo of a model by the side. We can clearly see where different layers of muscles are attached to the bones The photo reference is very useful and provides clarity than using illustrations alone.
The downside is the author isolates the parts too much. If the topic is on the arm, only the arm is shown with very little of the shoulder. Amazingly, there are no full body illustration showing the muscles. The only full body illustrations show the schematic form, e.g. muscle boundaries. So while every part is explained and illustrated well, it's still a bit difficult to get the whole picture.
Most of the examples are static. The body is not doing anything. Again, it's hard to see how the body really works when place in different positions like walking, sitting or twisting. Well, this is a reference book, for bodies in different positions, it's better to get a figure drawing book that focuses on poses and gesture drawing.
Also, a great bulk of the examples are for male bodies. It would have been perfect if more female bodies were included for comparison.
The accompanying text is comprehensive in explaining the structure and how the parts work.
Ultimately, this is a very useful reference guide for any artists who wish to look up any part of the body. It's recommended for beginner to advanced artists.
4.5 out of 5 stars.
(There are more pictures of the book on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)
The approach here is a part-by-part look at the different section of the body. Each area focused has illustrated muscles and bones with accompanying photo of a model by the side. We can clearly see where different layers of muscles are attached to the bones The photo reference is very useful and provides clarity than using illustrations alone.
The downside is the author isolates the parts too much. If the topic is on the arm, only the arm is shown with very little of the shoulder. Amazingly, there are no full body illustration showing the muscles. The only full body illustrations show the schematic form, e.g. muscle boundaries. So while every part is explained and illustrated well, it's still a bit difficult to get the whole picture.
Most of the examples are static. The body is not doing anything. Again, it's hard to see how the body really works when place in different positions like walking, sitting or twisting. Well, this is a reference book, for bodies in different positions, it's better to get a figure drawing book that focuses on poses and gesture drawing.
Also, a great bulk of the examples are for male bodies. It would have been perfect if more female bodies were included for comparison.
The accompanying text is comprehensive in explaining the structure and how the parts work.
Ultimately, this is a very useful reference guide for any artists who wish to look up any part of the body. It's recommended for beginner to advanced artists.
4.5 out of 5 stars.
(There are more pictures of the book on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)
This is a book which one could recommend to any student of human anatomy, artist or scientist.
20 Dec 2011
Format:Hardcover
This is a book which one could recommend to any student of human anatomy, artist or scientist. I say this as an amateur artist and also because my daughter has purloined it, she being an undergraduate student in human anatomy. In order to make a convincing representation of a human being in action it is imperative to know how muscles, bones, limbs, neck, face, head and other parts of the body look when under stress, when relaxed, when at rest, playing, labouring or dancing. We intrinsically see this every day of our waking lives and yet few can register it well enough to reproduce it. In order to abstract it is useful to follow the old masters and meticulously copy the human form in all its guises, because the body's repertoire is almost infinite. Through movement, age, posture and mood -all can be captured to the well trained eye. I am not presumptuous enough to claim that skill and realise that this book cannot be left on the shelf but must be studied in order to gain benefit. My daughter is impressed with the dissection drawings showing the internal workings including groups of muscles, bone layout and interconnecting tissue giving clarity and an exacting logical representative understanding to the subject. I applaud the author for this fine book which must be the exemplar of its kind.
Format:Hardcover
I was looking for a complete human anatomy reference for my 3d models and this book goes really in deep of details explaining where muscles forms and interact, showing pictures and drawings. It's a MUST have for an artist.
by Alessandro
3d artist @ Prime Focus London
by Alessandro
3d artist @ Prime Focus London
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