Figure Drawing without a Model
Anatomy, Movement and Character Expression from Memory and Imagination.
Published on 28. March 2008
Book
Hardback
160 pages
978-0-7153-2932-0 (ISBN)
Description
A comprehensive manual of creative drawing covering everything you need to know to draw the human figure from memory and imagination.
Fires the imagination for drawing, beyond what can be posed in a studio or drawn from observation, to bring originality and style to your work.
Explores anatomical structure, figure movement and character expression with practical demonstrations.
Once the core elements have been mastered, reveals how to draw for book illustration, cartoons and graphic novels.
Extensively features the author's own back catalogue drawings and illustrations showing a wide range of styles and techniques.
Fires the imagination for drawing, beyond what can be posed in a studio or drawn from observation, to bring originality and style to your work.
Explores anatomical structure, figure movement and character expression with practical demonstrations.
Once the core elements have been mastered, reveals how to draw for book illustration, cartoons and graphic novels.
Extensively features the author's own back catalogue drawings and illustrations showing a wide range of styles and techniques.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Newton Abbot
United Kingdom
Illustrations
450 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 284 mm
Width: 220 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
520 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7153-2932-0 (9780715329320)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
RonTiner is a self-taught artist who has worked as a freelance illustrator for over thirty years. His work has included traditional fairy tales, stories of Robin Hood and numerous books of classic literature, including the works of William Shakespeare and Charles Dickens. Ron has also written extensively on art and illustration. He lives in Devon.
Content
Introduction; 1 Drawing from life; 2 Structure and proportion; 3 Practice; 4 The figure in action; 5 Drawing on the imagination; 6 Character and expression; 7 Picture compostion; 8 Graphic narrative; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.