Figure drawing methods for artists : over 130 methods for sketching, drawing, and artistic discovery /
Peter Boerboom and Tim Proetel.
- Paperback edition published 2019.
- 192 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm.
From Line to Figure -- 1. Shrink -- 2. Outline -- 3. Interior Contour -- 4. Join Together -- 5. Structure -- 6. Measure -- 7. Fill In -- 8. Bend and Stretch -- 9. Curves -- 10. Bandage -- 11. Facial Expressions -- 12. Improvise -- Definitions.
Simple methods teach how to draw figures. When we try to draw a person, we are quickly confronted with various challenges. The proportions need to be correct, the attitude must be clear and vivid, the face should show resemblance and also be expressive. Such a task takes courage. Yet a little practice and training quickly lead to the ability to draw figures in a wide variety of styles. A figure in a particular posture can be assembled with a few key characteristic strokes. At the center of this collection is not the perfect figure, but the joy of drawing, and how, with simple methods, drawing people is possible: by reducing and reducing to a few lines, using clear contours and simple surfaces, the human figure emerges, constructed and elaborated.