FORCE: Drawing Human Anatomy (Force Drawing Series)
£35.90£37.00 (-3%)
The newest book in Michael Mattesi’s Force Drawing series takes movement to the next level. Force: Drawing Human Anatomy, explores the different facets of motion and the human body. As opposed to the memorization technique, Mattesi stresses the function of each body part and how gravity relative to different poses affects the aesthetics and form of muscle. The chapters are divided by the different parts of the body, thus allowing the reader to concentrate on mastery one body part at a time. Color coded images detail each muscle and their different angles. Special consideration is given to anatomy for animation, allowing the reader to create a character that is anatomically accurate in both stillness and motion.
Key Features
- Detailed visual instruction includes colourful, step-by-step diagrams that allow you to easily follow the construction of an anatomically correct figure.
- Clearly organized and color coded per regions of the body’s anatomy, a clarity of design for better reader understanding.
- Learn how anatomy is drawn and defined by the function of a pose.
- Visit the companion website for drawing demonstrations and further resources on anatomy.
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Additional information
| Publisher | CRC Press, 1st edition (29 Dec. 2016) |
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| Language | English |
| Paperback | 334 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 0415733979 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0415733977 |
| Dimensions | 25.4 x 19 x 1.79 cm |
by Tracey
Confusing word play in places. construction of sentences comes off as convoluted and pretentious. I would say it is worth a rent at your library if you find it rather than a buy because there are nuggets of wisdom in Drawing Human Anatomy.
Pros:
Goes through every funtion of muscles
How drawing is more about rythem then structure.
The artist has a very unique way of visualising anatomy
the first couple of chapters are really good.
Cons:
The descriptions of his thought processes are loaded with semantics. You’ll be thinking “Well, he should’ve just said this” instead of ” to observe with this level of clarity requires understanding the abstract of the geometry and owning a high clarity of sight” -actual quote from the book.
what he draws and how he describes FORCE is confusing. Directional force and additional force can get easily confusing.
I’m not trying to scare you off. I want to be realistic and fair. Art books are getting pricy and you dont want to be left a stray. Buy it if you have enjoyed any previous FORCE books. If not, there are better books to find
by LEVADOUX
Thought I was getting a nice reference book about human anatomy with nice tips and tricks to add to my knowledge. Unfortunalty most of the drawings have wrong proportions, I wouldn’t recommend this book if you want to learn proper proportions / anatomy.
And it’s honestly overpriced for the content, you can easily find better books and even free docs online.
Disappointed.
by Zita Varga
I think it is a very good book for learning human anatomy and drawing people! I like that the book is quite consistent and practical. Explains in a different way than I used to know, which is good and cleans some blurry details about the human body. It gives me something like an AHA-experience. Plus there are clever hints and tips for practice 🙂