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Anatomy: A Complete Guide for Artists (Dover Anatomy for Artists) Paperback – Illustrated, 28 Mar. 2003

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In this superb guidebook, a master of figure drawing shows readers in precise detail how to render human anatomy convincingly. Over 460 illustrations reveal the structure of the body by presenting careful, knowledgeable articulation of the muscles and bones lying beneath the skin.
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    Dover Anatomy for Artists
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    28 Mar. 2003
  6. Dimensions
    21.59 x 1.27 x 26.67 cm
  7. ISBN-10
    0486272796
  8. ISBN-13
    978-0486272795
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How to achieve mastery of anatomy through careful, knowledgeable articulation of the muscles and bones lying beneath the skin

Joseph Sheppard's concise instructions have been carefully integrated with over 250 halftone illustrations and over 180 line drawings to lead artists one step at a time through the techniques required in rendering human anatomy convincingly.

anatomy

Each of the chapters follows a basic format that combines drawings of the featured body portion from many different angles, coverage of the specific bones and muscles involved, a table of muscle origins and insertions, and coverage of surface anatomy and depictions of the body part in a variety of positions.

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In this superb guidebook, a skilled practitioner of figure drawing demonstrates how to achieve mastery of anatomy through careful, knowledgeable articulation of the muscles and bones lying beneath the skin. Joseph Sheppard's concise instructions have been carefully integrated with over 250 halftone illustrations and over 180 line drawings to lead artists one step at a time through the techniques required in rendering human anatomy convincingly.
The opening chapter of the book presents the special techniques involved in mastering human proportion.The chapters that follow each deal with a separate part of the body: the arm, hand, leg, foot, torso, head, and neck (with special coverage of facial features and expressions) and the complete figure.
Each of these chapters follows a basic format that combines drawings of the featured body portion from many different angles, coverage of the specific bones and muscles involved, a table of muscle origins and insertions, and coverage of surface anatomy and depictions of the body part in a variety of positions.
Joseph Sheppard taught drawing, anatomy, and painting for many years at the Maryland Institute of Art. He is the author of several books of art instruction, and the recipient of a number of distinguished prizes and awards for his sculptures and other works of art, many of which are in the collections of art museums across America.

About the Author

Joseph Sheppard taught drawing, anatomy, and painting for many years at the Maryland Institute of Art. He is the author of several books of art instruction, and the recipient of a number of distinguished prizes and awards for his sculptures and other works of art, many of which are in the collections of art museums across America.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dover Publications Inc; New edition (28 Mar. 2003)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0486272796
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0486272795
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 21.59 x 1.27 x 26.67 cm
  • Customer reviews:
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Joseph Sheppard attended the Maryland Institute of Art and was awarded a Guggenheim Traveling Fellowship to Florence, Italy in 1957. His work has won numerous prestigious awards and is featured in nearly two dozen museums and collections worldwide, including the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC, and the Carnegie Institute Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For more information, please visit the author’s website www.josephsheppard.com.

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Luko
5.0 out of 5 stars Top notch
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Top notch, and affordable
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K.
5.0 out of 5 stars Good book!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 December 2011
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I bought this because i needed to improve my Anatomy work, what it does not do is teach you how to draw it rather shows you how the body looks, how the muscles move and act and how different bodies look in the nude. As with any artists work this should not be taken a a picture perfect reference but as a stepping stone for you to start learning how to draw on your own, overall it explains things well and breaks the body down, worth it to those who learn by visual aid rather then the written word!
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This was for a present and was well received
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
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Really nice book, unique in how it break everything down, really helpful!
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Jesse
5.0 out of 5 stars Great help with artwork
Reviewed in the United States on 13 January 2024
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Accurate, perspective was awesome... helping me with my portfolio!
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Rosivanio Jesus da Silva
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente
Reviewed in Brazil on 6 September 2021
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Um excelente livro, me surpreendeu com a riqueza de detalhes vou comprar os outros dois do mesmo autor super recomendo.
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Elliot
5.0 out of 5 stars Ilustrativo
Reviewed in Mexico on 1 December 2020
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Cuenta con un gran número de ilustraciones en diferentes posiciones que incluye desde los huesos hasta los músculos más representativos: algunos fueron omitidos dada su poca relevancia (músculos internos o cubiertos por otros mas superficiales o voluminosos) en el dibujo terminado; en ningún caso esto disminuye su valor o apreciación pues ofrece una aplicación más práctica a considerar cuando se dibuja de la referencia o del real.
Debo agregar que no es recomendable para quiénes comienzan el dibujo de la figura humana dado su enfoque técnico y limitadas aplicaciones dinámicas aunado a que, como TODOS los libros de anatomía artística, no explican paso a paso "como dibujar x": el autor da por hecho que el interesado cuenta con el conocimiento básico del dibujo
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great anatomy book shows both diagrams as well as some technique
Reviewed in Canada on 17 July 2020
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This is a great book if your a fan of Sheppard's style of drawing.

this book is very much in the style of drawing of the old masters, its based on conceptual drawing and the artists goal to draw without a model.

This book has great diagrams of the anatomy as well as great pictures of the surface anatomy.

This would best be used in conjunction with a more dry text like Richer anatomy for the artist because sheppards diagrams are all monotone and the labels for muscles and bones can be tough if you don't know them (they are all written in traditional handwriting)

This is pretty comprehensive and in my opinion essential. For the low price don't leave this text out of your study routine.
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Johan De Cauwer
5.0 out of 5 stars Een interessant referentiewerk
Reviewed in Germany on 13 March 2020
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Om figuren te tekenen helpt het een idee te hebben van de onderliggende botstructuur en de spieren. Daar gaat dit boek over, zonder het allemaal te moeilijk of te zwaar te maken, met getekende voorbeelden. Dus geen ellenlange teksten maar erg praktisch en bijgevolg een aanrader.
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