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Contains ideas and techniques for drawing the human figure, a constant source of inspiration for artists. This work includes sections on proportion, structure, posture and many more which provide a comprehensive basis for various aspects of drawing the nude.
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Giovanni Civardi is an Italian artist and teacher who for years has combined studies at the Faculty of Medicine, Milan, with the practice and teaching of sculpture.
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As a photographer I sometimes photograph nude figures, but it is a long time since I was a student and drew them. I have decided that while I still enjoy photographing the nude it was about time I got back into drawing again. This book provides not only hints and tips on drawing figures but also some really good ideas about posing your model. Ideal if you are a complete beginner or coming back from a long time away from figure drawing.
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If your new to drawing or want to improve ,this will help , great artist with a lovely style ,the secret to improving is really ,practice practice and practice some more .this will help though if your new to sketching like me.
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As a lifelong fan of art that celebrates the human form, I have a great deal of personal expertise in the field of nude photography. However, after an unfortunate mix-up led to the seizure of my long-range lens, I recently decided that it might be nice to try my hand at nude drawings instead. This book seemed like a natural aid to the running over the basics, so I picked up a copy and began practising. Thanks to the diverse range of pencil techniques that are explained within, I was soon churning out naked sketches (some artistic, some just plain lewd!) by the dozen. Before long I felt ready to sign up for the weekly life drawing class that is held at our local Church Hall!
Not having much of an idea on what to expect, I attended my first class last month. With my previous drawings having been based solely upon my wife Doreen, the idea of receiving stimulation from an alternative body was most appealing. To be honest, it's inevitable that a chap will eventually grow weary of confining himself to just one woman (even if she does consent to being manoeuvred into a whole range of rather creative positions!). Anyhow, I'm pleased to say that Reverend Dalton's nineteen-year-old daughter Chastity did not disappoint. I hadn't felt such creativity surging through my loins for a long time! In fact, just half an hour into the class, I felt that there was little that could be added to improve my sketch. A substantial amount of the credit for this must be attributed to what I learned here (although it's also true to say that after having gotten used to evoking Doreen's colossal frame on paper, Chastity's slender body placed a rather less demanding workload on the pencils). Anyhow, with nothing else to do for the remainder of the class, I decided that I might as well try drawing my genitals. Admittedly this was a mistake, for almost immediately after making the 'draw' I had to holster them again- when the Reverend spotted what I was up to! As he always reminds us in his sermons- 'The devil makes work for idle hands'. A wise warning indeed!
Not having much of an idea on what to expect, I attended my first class last month. With my previous drawings having been based solely upon my wife Doreen, the idea of receiving stimulation from an alternative body was most appealing. To be honest, it's inevitable that a chap will eventually grow weary of confining himself to just one woman (even if she does consent to being manoeuvred into a whole range of rather creative positions!). Anyhow, I'm pleased to say that Reverend Dalton's nineteen-year-old daughter Chastity did not disappoint. I hadn't felt such creativity surging through my loins for a long time! In fact, just half an hour into the class, I felt that there was little that could be added to improve my sketch. A substantial amount of the credit for this must be attributed to what I learned here (although it's also true to say that after having gotten used to evoking Doreen's colossal frame on paper, Chastity's slender body placed a rather less demanding workload on the pencils). Anyhow, with nothing else to do for the remainder of the class, I decided that I might as well try drawing my genitals. Admittedly this was a mistake, for almost immediately after making the 'draw' I had to holster them again- when the Reverend spotted what I was up to! As he always reminds us in his sermons- 'The devil makes work for idle hands'. A wise warning indeed!
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