A complete course in drawing the clothed figure accurately, designed for all skill levels. Bradley, herself an illustrator, shares her techniques for translating a 3D form onto a 2D surface, starting with how to draw differently in varying situations (from a model; in sketchbooks; in the studio) and on drawing basics (proportion, perspective and value). She details the drawing of folds and drapery, including lines and forms that wrap around the body (such as the shirt sleeve around the arm), overlapping forms, rhythm, continuity, stretch and compression. Each is explained fully and illustrated clearly. Next, she helps the reader translate these folds into clothing on people, then gives more general instruction for bringing the figure together, such as designing the figure, drawing heads, hands and feet, drawing children, expressing emotion through face and gesture, and ageing the face and body.
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Verlagsort
Newton Abbot
Großbritannien
Maße
Höhe: 279 mm
Breite: 216 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7153-1385-5 (9780715313855)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Barbara Bradley is an award winning illustrator, and was the director of illustration for 25 years at the Academy of Art College in San Francisco. She is a consultant at the Academy of Art and teaches her favourite subjects: drawing expressive people and characters in clothing and drawing children. She has taught drawing workshops in London and at the Disney Animation Studio in Burbank, California. Her work appears in the Society of Illustrators Museum of American Illustration and the Permanent Collection of the US Air Force among other places. Barbara lives in Berkeley, California.
NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR PART ONE: TYPES OF FIGURE DRAWING - Drawing From a Model - Sketching - Drawing in Your Studio PART TWO: THE BASICS OF DRAWING - Proportion and Perspective - Value PART THREE DRAWING TOOLS - Stretch and Compression - Wrapping Around and Overlapping Forms - Relationships - Rhythm and Continuity - Using Drawing Tools Together PART FOUR: DRAWING FOLDS -What Folds Can Do for Your Drawings - Construction of Folds - Types of Folds - Drawing Folds on People PART FIVE: DRAWING CLOTHING - Elements of Fabric - Tips for Drawing Clothing PART SIX: FINISHING THE FIGURE - Designing the Figure - Drawing Heads and Hands - Drawing Children GLOSSARY - INDEX - PARTING NOTE
