[Dr-Mad]

Hi,

I wanted to know what is a good art reference book for me, I'm currently 16 and I wanted to learn to draw the forms of the human body and the muscle structures. So far I got my bro to borrow me Dynamic Anatomy by Burne Hogarth - revisted and expanded. The book has really nice explanations of the body and the detail muscles, but it lacks figures and the female body.

If anyone could recommend me some books, I would gladly appreciate it.

-Thanks

[Telekon]

Here are 2 books that I use. You should also get a basic college level anatomy book. Artist books tend to show off the artist talents while neglecting detailed anatomy info.

1) Drawing Female Anatomy by Giovanni Civard

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/customer-reviews/0289800900/104-8735742-4384704?%5Fencoding=UTF8

2) Drawing Human Anatomy by Giovanni Civardi ISBN 0289800897

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0289800897/104-8735742-4384704?v=glance

[jfrancis]

Human Anatomy for Artists: The Elements of Form
by Eliot Goldfinger

Realism: A Study in Human Structural Anatomy

Modeling the Figure in Clay
by Bruno Lucchesi, Margit Malmstrom
...not just good for sculptors! He builds a figure in clay from the skeleton on up.

Anatomy DVD's by Glenn Vilppu
http://vilppustudio.com/dvd.htm

LECTURES ON
ARTISTIC ANATOMY & FIGURE DRAWING
by
ROBERT BEVERLY HALE
http://www.jo-an.com/art_video.htm

...some of the above are pricey to buy. You can see the Hale videos at many libraries.

[Greensun]

http://fineart.sk/index.php?s=0&cat=12

great book.. you can just download the pages
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