Figure Drawing For Dummies

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.

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