Overview
“A fine addition to the genre...gets you working immediately and rapidly develops your skills in a wide array of mediums. Students will become acquainted with equipment and with what each medium...can do....Capture the body in three classic poses....Twelve projects take the student through every step of the process, while showing how a professional might take on the challenge.” —Arts Materials Retailer.
Synopsis
The nude female form has inspired artists for millennia. Try your hand at representing the womanly figure in a variety of poses, media, and techniques. From simple yet evocative charcoal drawings to sophisticated watercolors, this beginner's guide gets you working immediately, and rapidly develops skills. Dozens of paintings throughout, plus a gallery, display the achievements of both the old masters and modern artists, and will whet your appetite for picking up a pencil, crayon, or brush. Acquaint yourself with what each medium (charcoal, graphite, pastels, oils, watercolors, and ink and wash) can do and how it affects style. Capture the body in three classic poses—seated, reclining, and standing—and from either live models or photographs. 12 projects take you gently through every step of the process, while showing how a professional might take on the challenge.
Library Journal
Human anatomy is perhaps the most difficult of forms for the beginning artist to capture. Hart simplifies the process in an accessible manual that concentrates on line and forgoes the complexity of color. The book suffers, however, from the nature of Hart's past work. He is the author of seven books on cartoons and animation, and his subjects seem ready to don superhero costumes and save the universe. Sidaway's guide to the female nude is much more successful. He takes the reader from simple charcoal drawings to sophisticated watercolors in a dozen projects. Working from photos, the beginner can advance through the challenges of the three classic poses: seated, reclining, and standing. This is a fine addition to the genre, which already includes good sources like Giovanni Civardi's trilogy, Drawing Human Anatomy, Drawing the Female Nude, and Drawing the Male Nude (LJ 3/15/96). Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.