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Summary: Not What I Expected
Review: Anatomy for the Artist was not what I was expecting. From reading the Amazon.com review, I was expecting to have my own life drawing studio in the privacy of my home. Instead, I received a book that reminded my of my college anatomy textbook. The photographs are very beautiful. However, I was expecting more photographic references so that I could have my very own life drawing studio. Perhaps, for the person that has never study human anatomy, this book will be helpful, but I found it boring. I tried to like the book, because it is so beautifully put together, but eventually had to return it.
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Summary: Not What I Expected
Review: Anatomy for the Artist was not what I was expecting. From reading the Amazon.com review, I was expecting to have my own life drawing studio in the privacy of my home. Instead, I received a book that reminded my of my college anatomy textbook. The photographs are very beautiful. However, I was expecting more photographic references so that I could have my very own life drawing studio. Perhaps, for the person that has never study human anatomy, this book will be helpful, but I found it boring. I tried to like the book, because it is so beautifully put together, but eventually had to return it.
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Summary: decent
Review: decent book but could have had a heck of alot more poses. The book splits the body into categories which is helpfull but I would have also liked to see a whole section of various poses for study.
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Summary: Art Students Take Note...
Review: DK publishing puts out some pretty awsome picture books, the photography is always crisp and detailed, so as soon as this book was released I plucked it up. I agree with some of the other reviewers, having more muscle onion skin overlays as opposed to mostly skelital, would have made this an even better book. Also having the variations in the human body shown, perhaps in it's own chapter (age, race, weight, etc.) would have made this book a perfect 5 star effort. Inspite of these things, this is a great book, and I would recommended it to students as a good text book for foundation art classes.
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Summary: Great idea
Review: I am very displeased with this book. From the reviews and other marketing ploys it seemed quite informative, so congratulations on selling a less than average product. I am a figure painter and drawer and I dread to see the work produced by artists utilizing this book. It did not pay enough attention to muscular structure, function, or ability. It would show a sketch of one view of the muscles in relax. A page per muscle would prove more substantial, to know how each muscle moved, what it did, where it attatched. And of all things, this is a superficial pictoral of societal perfection. Yes i agree that perfect human form is the best for muscular studies in shape and form and what not, but there was not one figure over the age of 35 showing any age changes, nor any obese figures to show how form can be concieled yet still percieved if understood. I simply think this book is a marketing extravaganza, seemingly indepth to the laymen yet lacking the true nature of what an artist should know and push.
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Summary: A Lack of Strength
Review: I am very displeased with this book. From the reviews and other marketing ploys it seemed quite informative, so congratulations on selling a less than average product. I am a figure painter and drawer and I dread to see the work produced by artists utilizing this book. It did not pay enough attention to muscular structure, function, or ability. It would show a sketch of one view of the muscles in relax. A page per muscle would prove more substantial, to know how each muscle moved, what it did, where it attatched. And of all things, this is a superficial pictoral of societal perfection. Yes i agree that perfect human form is the best for muscular studies in shape and form and what not, but there was not one figure over the age of 35 showing any age changes, nor any obese figures to show how form can be concieled yet still percieved if understood. I simply think this book is a marketing extravaganza, seemingly indepth to the laymen yet lacking the true nature of what an artist should know and push.
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Summary: Simply fantastic!
Review: I'm an art student taking a life drawing class, and I have looked at a number of books on anatomy and own several, most of which I find unequal to my needs. Some are geared to people in health-related fields, and some are geared to artists. Of all the books I have seen on artistic anatomy, this is one of the absolute best. The translucent paper overlays of anatomical structures are very helpful to an artist trying to figure out how bones, muscles, and skin all fit together. Additionally, the photography is amazing, modern, and not at all cheesey. There are many different motion shots and poses depicted, and the drawing lessons and "master classes" are truly useful to any developing artist and should help people refine their skills and gain confidence in this difficult area of drawing. My only quibble: I could have done with fewer explicit shots of genitalia, but they were necessary to a book that covers its topic as completely as this one. The bottom line is that this book is worth its weight in conté crayons.
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Summary: Great idea
Review: If you're an artist this is a great book for the human figure, the photographs are wonderfully done. The skeletal overlays are very useful for 3D modellers. Definitely worth checking out.
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Summary: The best anatomy book
Review: Most anatomy books are not very helpful, unless you are drawing or painting figures without a model or photo. If you use a model then the bones and muscles do not matter; you represent what you see. Older anatomy books have nude females but males in a "posing strap", which is insulting. This book is taseful but focuses on the body area and would give you good knowledge and ideas. Get this book!
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Summary: the body perfect
Review: Of all the figure drawing books I've seen and owned (ranging from 'okay' to 'just plain god-awful'), this is the most superb manual to ever hit the shelves. Let me start by saying that this book probably isn't the best resource if you have absolutely no prior background in figure drawing. This is NOT a foundational text. No wire-frame sketches, no triangles and cylinders, none of that '7-to-8-heads-tall' business. This is for those who have at least had that first or second figure drawing class and wish to expand their abilities, and believe me, this is the best you can get. The photos are gorgeous and well-lit, with not a single grainy shot in the bunch. Each area of the body is covered in detail ...The variety of poses offered are limited, but they do the job of showing you the interaction of light, skin, and the bone and muscle underneath, so you can, after plenty of practice, make up your own poses -- and not have your figures look as if they just rolled off a cliff. Even the texts on art history and anatomy are interesting. The translucent overlays of bone sketches over actual photographs were awesome, and the author should have given us more than just the handful that were offered. Barring that, get this book. Take it with you wherever you go. Know it. Cherish it. Love it. Issue threats of grievous bodily harm to those who would dare lay their hands on your copy. You'll be glad you did.
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