How to Draw People: Step-by-Step Lessons for Figures and Poses
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The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Drawing Figures! To draw an anatomical figure, you don't need a stack of weighty anatomy books. Just take it step by step! In How to Draw People , author Jeff Mellem teaches beginning artists how to draw the human figure, from stick figure to anatomically accurate person, in clear, easy-to-follow lessons. More than just a reference, this book provides the step-by-step instruction to teach you to draw the human figure and the anatomical knowledge to draw it realistically. In each chapter, called "levels," you'll learn core concepts for drawing the human figure. Each new chapter builds on the previous one to give you the skills you need to add complexity to your drawing. By the end of each chapter, you will be able to draw the figure with greater detail. By the end of Level 5, you will be able to draw an expressive figure with defined muscle groups in a variety of poses both real and imagined. • Clear goals to progress from stick figure to anatomically correct • Exercises and assignments to practice new skills • Level-Up Checklists in each chapter to assess your skills before moving on With clear step-by-step demonstrations and check-ins along the way, How to Draw People is the beginner's guide to drawing realistic figures. Review: Good instructural book - Nice and interesting. Review: He covers all the important things to know and consider. - Eric Barrett covers areas such as gesture drawing, torso drawing, head, arm and leg. With each area he covers structure, muscles, and male/female differences, lighting, and shading. There are so many practice situations set up for you to try what he is teaching. He also covers how clothing interacts with the model and what you need to consider. Love this book.
| Best Sellers Rank | #41,915 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #21 in Human Figure Art (Books) #32 in Drawing Specific Objects #54 in Figure Drawing Guides |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 1,447 Reviews |
J**G
Good instructural book
Nice and interesting.
M**N
He covers all the important things to know and consider.
Eric Barrett covers areas such as gesture drawing, torso drawing, head, arm and leg. With each area he covers structure, muscles, and male/female differences, lighting, and shading. There are so many practice situations set up for you to try what he is teaching. He also covers how clothing interacts with the model and what you need to consider. Love this book.
M**K
Good Book to learn More Advanced Techniques
Good book. I am a beginning artist trying to learn the basics and the information is past my level and ability. It starts straightforward but moves forward quickly. If you are just starting out, I suggest another book to learn the basics.
D**S
Great "how to" drawing guide
I bought Jeff Mellem’s previous book for my father and he really loved it, so I’m excited to give him this book. I’m not an artist myself but I can see that it’s a great starting point for learning to draw people. It starts off really simply so it’s not intimidating to start the lessons. By the end you’ll be drawing people with all the muscles. The part I like the most was pages 56-57 on how to draw eyes. That really showed me that if you don't get the eyes right you can miss the whole message of the piece you're working on. There are lots of books that cover drawing the figure, but a lot of them are more reference guides than a how-to guide. I think this book gets a lot of things right and would be really useful to artists of any level.
K**R
Most approachable "How to Draw" book I have bought.
I have bought a multitude of drawing books over the last 12 years, and I believe this to be my favorite. What I found that I love about this book is it illustrated in a way that makes me feel like, "I can do this". Mr. Mullem's illustrations are drawn in the size one might draw in your own sketchbook,which is helpful to someone who is trying to learn the forms of the body and anatomy because you are not having to struggle with adjusting size along with recreating the form. the format of the book is so very approachable and full of great content without overwhelming you with too much detail. I recommend this book for a beginner as well as an experienced artist who wants to polish some areas of the body. not to mention there is also great instruction on face and head mapping. Great find!
N**S
Daunting at first sight, yet informative.
I'm learning how to draw late in my life, mixing several styles trying to find my own. I think my natural style will end up being a mixture of the old EC Comics style mixed with some manga influences. I think this book will help me create my own style if I follow the lessons in this book. It won't be easy, but when it comes together in the end it will be worth it.
J**L
not for complete beginners!
the books is okay for someone who is looking to learn anatomy. however don't expect it to be easy. the way they pose the figures and everything and how they expect you to be able to picture the figures are not easy...this is definitely a book i do not recommend if you literally just started wanting to learn anatomy as you will get frustrated. there are plenty of sites and youtube channels that offer great explanations so start there first and then buy this book to get practice
E**S
It’s ok
Itsok
M**A
Da acquistare
Ottimo!
A**L
Good product
Very good book, helpful.
C**L
This art book will help me so very much. Thanks again to everyone.
Not long to deliver. A very useful art book for so many. Thanks again goes to many individuals from start to finish. Thank you.
R**L
Incredible book amazing detail
I just recently bought this book with some knowledge of anatomy but not a lot. I was really wanting to build my knowledge of how to draw certain aspects of the body such as feet and hands. I wasnt sure on purchasing how in-depth the book would be but it goes into great depth and explains how to draw everything from hands to feet and muscle structure to skeleton. The only thing I didn't like about this was the fact that it is quite pricey but other than that it's a great buy
C**N
Excelente Libro
Me gusta la forma en como te va llevando paso a paso y te recomienda que no continues a la siguiente leccion hasta que domines la que estas practicando, ademas hacer ejercicios con fotografias, por que considero que es la mejor forma de aprender, copiando de la realidad. La forma en que simplifica el esqueleto es muy buena y te recomienda que no detalles tanto por que no sera una referencia para un medico, y mas y mas consejos. Excelente libro.
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