Drawing the Living Figure by Joseph Sheppard

Drawing the Living Figure by Joseph Sheppard

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Summary

Innovative approach to artistic anatomy focuses on specifics of surface anatomy, rather than muscles and bones. 177 drawings of live models in front, back, and side views, and in widely varying poses.

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Drawing the Living Figure by Joseph Sheppard

This innovative approach focuses upon the specifics of surface anatomy. 177 of Sheppard's drawings show many different live models in front, back, and side views, and in various standing, sitting, kneeling, crouching, reclining, and twisting poses. Each drawing is accompanied by two diagrams, one for bones, one for muscles.

Joseph Sheppard is a well-known artist whose work has been shown at the National Portrait Gallery and the Carnegie Institute Museum of Art, among other places. He attended the Maryland Institute of Art and is the author of several art books, including How to Paint Like the Ancient Masters, Drawing the Figure, and Anatomy: A Comprehensive Handbook for Painters.

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ISBN 13 9780486267234
ISBN 10 0486267237
Title Drawing the Living Figure
Author Joseph Sheppard
Series Dover Anatomy For Artists
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Dover Publications Inc.
Year published 2000-02-01
Number of pages 144
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.