Book of a Hundred Hands (Illustrated)
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| Rating | : | 4.93 (869 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0092B125A |
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| Number of Pages | : | 501 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-20 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A beautiful book which may not fit everyone's need. BUY THIS BOOK--This should be the only sentence neededif you were an intermediate-upper level artist/art student seeking to turn professional.I totally agree with one reviewer that if you were an amatuer photos would be much more appreciated. However for those who have had enough practices in model drawings, photos will not suffice. One would turn to a tutorial on specific subjects such as this book for further ins. Randy Lee Wizek said Geoerge Bridgman-Poetry with a Pencil. Okay that sounds kind of corny for a title, but honestly I have drawn my entire life and only recently discovered this fine artist's body of instructional works. Just tonight while having coffee and sketching from this book, I was stopped just put down the pencil and paused for a moment in sheer admiration of his wondrous and exceptional understanding of anatomy of the human hand. Then he takes it a step further by. This book is hands on! For most artists hands are the most difficult part of the human anatomy to draw properly. This book will definitely address many of the issues that artists struggle with. Many illustrations coupled with explanatory text make this book a necessary tool in the artist's toolbox.
Bridgman states unequivocally in his introduction that before preparing this book he had "not discovered a single volume devoted exclusively to the depicting of the hand." Apparently Mr. He first considers the back view of the hand, the wrist bones, the tendons, the muscles, the hand bones, the arch, and the veins; and then those of the palm. Bridgman has appreciated what few others have felt—the human hand's great capacity for expression and the care that the artist must take to realize it. He continues by showing how the muscles operate on the thumb side an
Get the "hardest" part of your figure drawing down pat with this excellent guide to drawing the hands from life.This edition of the book includes all original illustrations, cleaned and optimized for viewing on screen.The text in the book has been formatted for the Kindle and can be re-sized for easier reading.Subjects Covered Include:Bones of the wristExpressionFingersHistory of the hand in artKnucklesMechanismsMechanismsOrigin, Insertion and Action of MusclesThe FistThe hand (back view)The hand (palmar view)The hand (thumb side)The hand (little finger side)ThumbVeins. Classic guide to drawing the hand by Master Anatomy teacher; George B. Bridgman