Sijun Forums :: View topic - what do you think about this book (anatomy)?

soilborn · Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2001 2:47 am

-anatomy for the artist by jeno barcsay

anyone read it, or better yet is it any good for study? i got this book amoungst others as a gift today. i'll read it regardless, but just wanted to hear what you all thought.

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and while i'm at it, any recommended books on lighting or sculpting (prefer clay)?

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Satan · Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2001 7:27 am

Yep - i've got that one in my collection - not bad at all in my opinion - still, remember that nothing beats drawing from life

Satan · Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2001 7:30 am

oops - double post - another good one is 'Anatomy Drawing School' by Andras Szunyoghy and Gyorgy Feher
published by Konemann - ISBN 3-89508-289-9

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soilborn · Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2001 7:31 am

cool. and can you stop following me, i don't owe you anymore...okay. no more innocent little children dammit! =p

*sleep now*

RangerX · Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2001 5:45 am

Another couple of great books for anatomy study is "Dynamic Anatomy" or "Dynamic Figure Drawing" by Burne Hogarth. Older texts, but great for composing from the ground up.

My two cents. BTW, fantastic site here, and even better contributions from the masses. My creative spark has been renewed by this site.

Satan · Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2001 4:12 pm

Yeah - Hogarth is phenomenal - I should have mentioned him.

shinji69 · member Member # Joined: 18 Aug 2000 Posts: 100

Try to find the book called 'Anatomy and Drawing' by Victor Perard from Barnes & Noble publishing. I do recommend this book. It's cheap, only less than 8 bucks. It's great for proportions and anatomy, but not much for others and completely zero for tonal drawing.

eyewoo · Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2001 5:25 pm

I've seen the book on bookstore shelves.

Speaking of Hogarth... check this out. I've got him clipped to the ceiling just over my head. When I need a quick fix, I just lean back and look up. Don't think I can patent the idea, so have fun...

RangerX · Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2001 10:19 am

Woof. Er, Flea, you didn't...uh, mutilate your book did you? Tell me those are scans or color copies, not pieces of the venerable Hogarth's text. Free world, but...[shudders]

eyewoo · Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2001 12:00 am

Sorry, tis mutilated with scans on those pages that were important on both sides.

I'm dyslexic... what is text?

...and check this out. Anatomy book by Andrew Loomis, completely online...

Andrew Loomis

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horstenpeter · Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2001 12:40 am

fleabrain, that idea is incredible. Don't know why I didn't get it before. Have to try that out.

In other news, I don't know why nobody mentioned Stephen Rogers Peck's "Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist" yet. It's the best I've seen so far. I was struggling for ages (well I still am but not that much anymore) and that book really helped a lot. More than any other book so far.