Anatomy for the Artist (Pre-Owned)

by Sarah Simblet

The definitive guide to drawing the human body.

Anatomy for the Artist by Sarah Simblet is one of the most celebrated drawing references ever published — used by art students, painters, illustrators, and life drawing enthusiasts the world over. Combining specially-commissioned photography with historical and contemporary works of art and Simblet's own dynamic life drawings, the book maps the body's skeleton, muscle groups, and systems in extraordinary detail.

Detailed line drawings superimposed over photographs reveal the relationship between the body's surface appearance and its underlying construction — and six drawing classes guide you through observing and drawing different parts of the body.  Masterclass sections on works by Michelangelo, Degas, and others include photographs of models holding the same poses, showing exactly how great artists have interpreted the human form. 

Sarah Simblet is a fine artist, anatomist, and Director of Studies for Fine Art at Christ Church, Oxford, and Tutor in Anatomy at the Ruskin School of Art.  Her expertise shows on every page.

A must-have for anyone serious about figure drawing or painting the human form.