Figure Drawing For Dummies

by Kensuke Okabayashi

Overview

Figure Drawing For Dummies appeals to both new art students and veteran artists who find it difficult to proportionally draw the human form. The illustrations and examples in Figure Drawing For Dummies are designed to help readers capture this elusive figure.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780470465370
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	01/31/2011
Series:	For Dummies Books
Sold by:	JOHN WILEY & SONS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	384
File size:	9 MB

About the Author

Kensuke Okabayashi is an award-winning professional artist. His work can be seen in everything from comic books to graphic novels to advertising storyboards. Okabayashi has taught illustration courses at Mercer College of New Jersey.

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Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Part I: Figure Drawing 101 5

Chapter 1: Welcome to the Joys of Figure Drawing 7

Chapter 2: Gathering the Goods for Figure Drawing 11

Chapter 3: Starting with Figure-Drawing Basics 29

Part II: Off to a Head Start 59

Chapter 4: Getting Inside the Head 61

Chapter 5: Adding Facial Features 89

Chapter 6: Going to the Top with Hair 115

Chapter 7: Presenting Emotions in Facial Features 143

Part III: Building the Body 173

Chapter 8: Examining Figure Proportions and Bone Structure 175

Chapter 9: Starting Simple with Stick Figures and Mannequins 189

Chapter 10: Pumping Up Those Muscles 219

Chapter 11: Drawing Figures in Motion 245

Part IV: Sharpening Your Figure-Drawing Skills 263

Chapter 12: Accessorizing Your Figures 265

Chapter 13: Taking Your Work to the Next Level with Advanced Drawing Techniques 293

Chapter 14: Working with Composition and Perspective 315

Part V: The Part of Tens 347

Chapter 15: Ten Places to Study and Draw the Figure 349

Chapter 16: Ten Ways to Organize, Store, and Present Your Work 353

Index 359