![]() It's a pretty solid, small, paperback work, although Barcsay's effort is far more beautiful in its rendering. If you want an even more simplified, concise, and smaller anatomy book in pencil, try Louise Gordon's How to Draw the Human Figure: An Anatomical Approach. But if you'd compare the 2 versions, I think you'd agree that the bigger, original version is a bit easier on the eyes. To Sterling's credit, most of this minute detail is still very visible. But you lose some of the gorgeous detail in the pencil work in a book so small in size. I'm glad I have both though: There's no denying the convenience of Sterling's tiny, spiral edition and production quality is top-notch, with its glossy paper, complete with its 'new car' like smell(!). Truth be told, between these 2 versions I have, I kind of prefer the bigger sized hardback. My 'original sized' copy is copyright 1953, printed in 1995 by Barnes & Noble Books. This new, tiny, Sterling spiral edition is exactly as listed: 8.2" x 7.6" x 1.2". I actually have the original sized hardback, with its dimensions of about 12-7/8" x 9-5/8" x 1-1/8". And it works pretty well, if you can get over the shockingly small size when compared to the original, *full-sized* hardback! That was the biggest surprise when I received this & opened the amazon box: I didn't even think to consider this new version's size & dimensions. Sterling publishing seems to agree: they just released a new, tiny, 'concealed spiral' hardback version to meet this very need. I think most artists do there're too many anatomy books to choose from these days, and big books can be hard to frequently carry & use. A highly detailed treatment, I usually prefer anatomy books that are even more simplified, concise, and smaller in size. For better treatments on proportions & basic shapes see: Walt Reed's The Figure Jack Hamm's Drawing the Head and Figure and Andrew Loomis' Figure Drawing For All It's Worth. ![]() It's not an all-around figure drawing book though. Bones & muscles are rendered in super-clear detail, and simplified drawings & outlines are included to help with artistic representation. Usually it's his rendering of individual muscles here that seem to be his best- his completed figure work being certainly above-average as well. Beautiful & detailed- It's the biggest selling point to this book. If you're looking for a book that'll detail & depict more than you probably need, this is certainly a good place to start!įirst off, I just have to say: some of these pencil drawings are absolutely amazing(!). It's also maybe too much anatomy for most artists, I believe. ![]() This is a well-known, outstanding & classic reference in drawing the human figure. ![]()
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