Figure Drawing: Design and Invention
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- Author：Michael Hampton
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Summary
Figure Drawing: Design and Invention is an instructional figure drawing book geared towards the novice and experienced artist alike。 This book emphasizes a simplified understanding of surface anatomy， in order to clarify the mechanics of the figure， facilitate invention， and ultimately create a skill-set that can be successfully applied to other media。 In addition， this book focuses very strongly on practical usage， making sure the artist is able to assimilate the steps presented here into a cohesive working process。 （Fourth printing， September 2011）
Reviews
Nic
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So incredibly helpful and useful resource that is widely recommended to those who are looking to self-teach basic anatomy drawing techniques。 Very well laid out， useful pictures。 Easy to just pick up and use as needed。
PJ ♬☆
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This art book is incredible; it has greatly aided me in my gestures， particularly in each section。 It's great for beginners as well as fellow artists。 This art book is incredible; it has greatly aided me in my gestures， particularly in each section。 It's great for beginners as well as fellow artists。 。。。more
Serge Pierro
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Although not strictly an anatomy book， “Figure Drawing: Design and Invention” by Michael Hampton will likely find itself within the same area of your art library。 The focus here is on the construction of the human figure and， more importantly， the ability to be able to construct it from your imagination。 Using somewhat abstract shapes/designs， Hampton presents an organized method to learning how to design and build the human form。 Not surprising for a book of this nature， it begins with a secti Although not strictly an anatomy book， “Figure Drawing: Design and Invention” by Michael Hampton will likely find itself within the same area of your art library。 The focus here is on the construction of the human figure and， more importantly， the ability to be able to construct it from your imagination。 Using somewhat abstract shapes/designs， Hampton presents an organized method to learning how to design and build the human form。 Not surprising for a book of this nature， it begins with a section on Gesture Drawing， taking you though the essential elements necessary for creating poses that aren’t “stiff” and are dynamic in nature。 From there he moves onto Landmarks of the body。 The rest of the book is devoted to Head Drawing， Anatomy， Arms， Hands， Legs and Feet。 Though is should be noted that these sections present the anatomy to some degree， but the emphasis is on the construction using abstract forms and then a concise look at the actual anatomy。 You will certainly need other books to get your foundation of anatomy， but this does present a nice overview。 The book also includes a chapter on Drapery， which seems to be out of place， when compared to the rest of the material in the book。 But the basic folds are covered and should prove to be useful for those looking for an introduction to the topic。 I’ve learned a lot from the book by drawing the material within the book and absorbing his approach to construction。 There’s a lot to like within these covers and I’m sure that you will come away with something of value to your studies。 Just don’t expect a “definitive” book on Anatomy， as there are many other books that are more suited for a deeper look at the subject， example: books by Goldfinger， Peck and Richer， among others。 。。。more
Shkkkkka
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Cool anatomy i guess but no anime girls
Lorichaei
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Recommended by my art teacher。 A great basic book every artist needs to read。 I learned a lot from it。 Many things need to be constantly reviewed and remembered from the book in order to draw effectively， along with lots of practice
Trent Bowditch
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A great， beginner friendly， book that simplifies some of the more complicated artist anatomy stuff。
Chelsea Ducote
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I found this book to be very helpful。 Hampton lays down the fundamentals of figure drawing step by step。The shapes of the face， hands， feet， and legs described are fantastic starting points。 Even though this is the basics， I think this book would be helpful even to people who have been drawing the figure for years。
João Beleza
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Haven't found a better book on the subject than this Haven't found a better book on the subject than this 。。。more
Charlene
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This book is okey but not as great as I've read it is。 In my research I got the impression that this was the greatest book out there in drawing humans， as Loomis seemed to be a bit overwhelming for self-learning/beginner artists。 That may be， but this book didn't cover proportions well enough or steps in drawing。 Shapes here and shapes there isn't very helpful for a beginner， nor is a half completed sketch with the text study the image。 I will be checking out Loomis after all or keep researching This book is okey but not as great as I've read it is。 In my research I got the impression that this was the greatest book out there in drawing humans， as Loomis seemed to be a bit overwhelming for self-learning/beginner artists。 That may be， but this book didn't cover proportions well enough or steps in drawing。 Shapes here and shapes there isn't very helpful for a beginner， nor is a half completed sketch with the text study the image。 I will be checking out Loomis after all or keep researching for a more educational material。 I'm a bit disappointed as I was searching for ONE book to cover it all。 。。。more
Nela
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This one book explained in very clear terms everything that 3 books by Burne Hogarth couldn't。 Honestly， people should stop recommending Hogarth to newbies and recommend this book instead – it's way more useful and cost effective。 I expect to reread and reference it often。 Also Hampton can actually draw exaggerated muscular forms without making them look like cartoony superheroes。 This one book explained in very clear terms everything that 3 books by Burne Hogarth couldn't。 Honestly， people should stop recommending Hogarth to newbies and recommend this book instead – it's way more useful and cost effective。 I expect to reread and reference it often。 Also Hampton can actually draw exaggerated muscular forms without making them look like cartoony superheroes。 。。。more
TheLadyFebruary
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This book is a good basic reference book for drawing the head and figure， providing an overview of basic skeletal and musculature forms and their relation to one another and providing tools to break down these forms in terms of drawing （from reference or invention）。 I find it helps me put more thought into the forms I'm drawing and will be a useful tool in my artbox。 This book is a good basic reference book for drawing the head and figure， providing an overview of basic skeletal and musculature forms and their relation to one another and providing tools to break down these forms in terms of drawing （from reference or invention）。 I find it helps me put more thought into the forms I'm drawing and will be a useful tool in my artbox。 。。。more
Oliver Choreno
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A great book to learn the basis of human figure
Finooola
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This book is marvellous and exactly what I was looking for。 I'm not a beginner at attempting to draw anatomy and I have progressed slowly with other books， courses and methods。 Using this book， my drawings have immediately taken on a convincing sense of weight and impending energy。 If you love the idea of being able to tell a story with figures， you're a concept artist， character designer or you simply want to bring a character you love from a book to life， this is the book。 I'm currently on pag This book is marvellous and exactly what I was looking for。 I'm not a beginner at attempting to draw anatomy and I have progressed slowly with other books， courses and methods。 Using this book， my drawings have immediately taken on a convincing sense of weight and impending energy。 If you love the idea of being able to tell a story with figures， you're a concept artist， character designer or you simply want to bring a character you love from a book to life， this is the book。 I'm currently on page 41 of this 235 page book， and I have no hesitation in giving it 5 stars。 。。。more
Rachael
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This book was excellent！ It explained things in a way that I could understand--mostly。 However， I have to knock off a star because it really should have been edited better。 There were times where "left" was used when it should have been "right" and vice versa。 There was also one time where it said "pink" when the illustrated parts were clearly purple。 Plus， there were a lot of errors in sentence structure peppered about。 This book was excellent！ It explained things in a way that I could understand--mostly。 However， I have to knock off a star because it really should have been edited better。 There were times where "left" was used when it should have been "right" and vice versa。 There was also one time where it said "pink" when the illustrated parts were clearly purple。 Plus， there were a lot of errors in sentence structure peppered about。 。。。more
Joshua Whitty
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This book is an excellent resource for strengthening the fundamentals of figure drawing by breaking down the complexity of the human form into shapes and linesThe diagrams were so easy to analyze and replicate in my own Art that after a few study sessions I felt confident to apply and experiment without a reference to crib fromThe anatomy is simplified enough， particularly when rendering the arm with its various muscle groups， to not get overwhelmed。 Each part of the process is chunked into mana This book is an excellent resource for strengthening the fundamentals of figure drawing by breaking down the complexity of the human form into shapes and linesThe diagrams were so easy to analyze and replicate in my own Art that after a few study sessions I felt confident to apply and experiment without a reference to crib fromThe anatomy is simplified enough， particularly when rendering the arm with its various muscle groups， to not get overwhelmed。 Each part of the process is chunked into manageable sections making it an excellent teaching resource as well 。。。more
Antonella Vigliarolo
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Very useful， very clear ， good instructional manual
Anderson Cubillos
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Great book if you want to learn the basics of figure drawing。 Not an anatomic lesson， but with enough information to start drawing fluid and dinamic human figure
NostrumWorks
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Fantastic reference
Yu Ji
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A figure drawing book made not just for improving figure but overall art expertise。 After the first read， I started to draw along with the numerous illustrations in the book to really understand the process。
Elizabeth
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One of the best anatomy books I've used。 It keeps things practical and informative while not getting overly wordy or needlessly complex。 Gives you the tools and exercises you need to build good figure drawing habits。 One of the best anatomy books I've used。 It keeps things practical and informative while not getting overly wordy or needlessly complex。 Gives you the tools and exercises you need to build good figure drawing habits。 。。。more
James Buckhouse
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A hands-on approach to constructive anatomy。
Shua
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Favorite reference and great 1rst book for a beginner。
Hanieh Salehi
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I started figure drawing with this book。 really helps on learning a useful summary of muscles and bones， but my drawings then looked mechanical。 The problem was solved when I started drawing from life and seeing force in figures， and then the information inside this book came in handy。
Dave
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For anyone who has ever wanted to draw better， this book is a must。 I pick up this pick and reread it as often as possible。
Fotis Mallinakis
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It's was a great book that shows you the fundamentals for drawing the human figure， and many other complex forms。 It's simple， intuitive and the drawings help you understand a lot。 Some chapters like the Head or the Anatomy are simplified therefore the author mentions you should engage in further study for a complete understanding of these chapters。 But this simplification helps you conceive the essence of the figure！ It's was a great book that shows you the fundamentals for drawing the human figure， and many other complex forms。 It's simple， intuitive and the drawings help you understand a lot。 Some chapters like the Head or the Anatomy are simplified therefore the author mentions you should engage in further study for a complete understanding of these chapters。 But this simplification helps you conceive the essence of the figure！ 。。。more
k
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Would highly recommend， the techniques they teach are overall very helpful and useful for me。 I learned a lot from this book， it covers basically everything from construction， portraits， bodies to feet。 This is helpful for beginners I think， and the explanations are easy to understand。
Sonya Ball
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I found this to be an excellent guide to drawing the human figure， with practical exercises and good anatomy references this is one of the best books I've read on figure drawing， and it has helped my drawing immensely。 I found this to be an excellent guide to drawing the human figure， with practical exercises and good anatomy references this is one of the best books I've read on figure drawing， and it has helped my drawing immensely。 。。。more
Beatriz
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Read it at a slow pace while working on my art。The most amazing approach to anatomy I've seen！ Learn so much from it， highly recommend it to anyone who's starting to draw or even already neck deep in the art world。 You can never have too much anatomy knowledge。 Read it at a slow pace while working on my art。The most amazing approach to anatomy I've seen！ Learn so much from it， highly recommend it to anyone who's starting to draw or even already neck deep in the art world。 You can never have too much anatomy knowledge。 。。。more
Oscar
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An absolute keeper; I plan to have this guy handy on a nearby shelf whenever I am drawing。
Zhihang Dong
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