Drawing People Using Grids

by Giovanni Civardi

Overview

Learn how to use the grid technique to draw accurate sketches of people from photographs and more, with the help of master artist Giovanni Civardi.

From world-renowned artist Giovanni Civardi, this highly practical guide to drawing people of all ages and in a variety of poses uses the traditional grid technique to make the drawing process both simple and accessible.

Starting from a photograph, Civardi shows how to create an accurate pencil sketch of the subject by overlaying a grid and transferring the image one square at a time. The drawing is then rendered in easy stages to create a finished portrait. Even the most complex of subjects can be broken down into easy steps using this method, and by following the numerous step-by-step exercises the reader will very soon be producing highly detailed drawings based on photographs of their own.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781782218005
Publisher:	Search Press
Publication date:	04/06/2021
Pages:	240
Sales rank:	389,310
Product dimensions:	8.20(w) x 11.50(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

GIOVANNI CIVARDI was born in Milan in 1947. While training to become a sculptor, portrait artist and illustrator at the Free Life-Study School of the Accademia di Brera, he also studied medicine and surgery. For over a decade, he worked as an illustrator, producing commissions for newspapers, magazines and book covers. During frequent trips to France and Denmark, Civardi put on one-man exhibitions of this work and pursued his interest in studying the relationship between medical anatomy and the human form as depicted by the artist. His experience gained from teaching anatomy, life drawing and portraiture in schools and institutions over many years has led to the publication of numerous books in which Civardi's experiences are brought into focus.

Table of Contents

What is the Grid Method? 4

Portraits with Character 6

Introduction 7

Anatomy 8

Features and proportions 10

Approaches to drawing 14

Portrait gallery 20

Portraits of Babies & Children 82

Introduction 83

Proportions and procedures 84

Portrait gallery 86

People in Action 160

Introduction 161

Proportions, perspective and structure 162

Anatomy 164

Approaches to drawing static and dynamic figures 166

Sketching moving figures 174

People in action gallery 176

Finding Inspiration 236