Drawing the head & hands / Andrew Loomis.
Publisher: London : Titan, 2011Description: 154 p. ill. 32 cm001: 14822ISBN: 9780857680976Subject(s): Drawing | Figures | Anatomical illustrationDDC classification: 743.49 LOOItem type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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743.4 WEL Drawing for animation / | 743.44 LEV Artist and the nude | 743.44 LEV Artist and the nude | 743.49 LOO Drawing the head & hands / | 743.6 ELL Atlas of animal anatomy for artists | 743.6 HUL The art of animal drawing : construction, action analysis, caricature / | 743.6 HUL The art of animal drawing : construction, action analysis, caricature / |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A classic how-to-draw book featuring helpful images as well as in-depth art theory from a legendary illustrator and major influence for comic book and graphic novel artists
Famous for his mastery of figure drawing and clean, Realist style, illustrator Andrew Loomis (1892-1959) is revered amongst classic artists like the great American painter Norman Rockwell and comics and graphic novel artists like Marvel and DC superstar Alex Ross.
This in-depth manual for drawing the human head and hands features helpful reference information, theory, and illustrations, with steps for:
* Identifying differences and similarities in creating heads between genders and age ranges
* Children's heads from infancy to the teenaged years
* The basic block forms and proportions for bones and muscle, head tilts, perspective, and indicating character and expression
* Mechanics of the mouth, eyes, and lips, and how to construct noses and ears
* Hands of all ages and genders including foreshortening, the hand in action, knuckles, and fingers
With everything you need to know to draw like a pro, this 2nd installment in the facsimile editions series returns Loomis' highly influential series of art instruction books to print for the first time in decades.
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