Bridgman's Complete Guide to Drawing from Life
It's rare to find good, comprehensive books on drawing the  anatomy. Each of these the first, the return of a classic; the  second, a focused study; and the third, lessons from the  masters deserves a place on library shelves. Bridgman was a  legendary teacher at New York's Art Students' League. There, he  originated a system of drawing known as "constructive anatomy."  In 1952, his seven books on anatomy were gathered into one  volume, which became a standard work at art schools and  universities. Published now for the first time in paperback, it  holds up as an indispensable volume, with more than 200  illustrations of hands and hundreds of images of arms,  shoulders, heads, torsos, legs, knees, and feet. Fairley's book  concentrates on those troublesome extremities hands and feet.  Sketchbook exercises are followed by eight detailed painting  demonstrations in watercolor, oil, and other media. Fairley then  continues on to portraits in which variations in age, skin tone,  composition, mood, and movement are integrated. Advanced  students will find Hale and Coyle's Anatomy Lessons from the  Great Masters a rich source of inspiration. Hale, like Bridgman,  was one of the great teachers at the Art Students' League. His  student, Coyle, gathered together Hale's famous lectures to  produce this compendium. Hale drew on principles found in 100  masterpieces by such artists as Leonardo, Michelangelo, Rubens,  Raphael, D?rer, Titian, and Rembrandt. In 1995, Giovanni  Civardi's trilogy Drawing Human Anatomy (Sterling, 1995),  Drawing the Female Nude (Sterling, 1995), and Drawing the Male  Nude (LJ 3/15/96. o.p.) reached a high standard for good, basic  books in this genre. These three surpass Civardi's works and are  highly recommended for serious artists and comprehensive library  collections.Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.