Life Drawing Paperback

Capturing the human form using only the basic drawing implements of pen, pencil, or crayon and paper, is something every artist will attempt at some point in a career-often with a marked lack of success. Here Michael Woods provides a framework which, if followed, will start the reader on the right path. His approach, as he says, is "about the real stuff of drawing-looking, thinking, and making marks." It is an approach which pays most attention to a way of thinking, not merely to knowing a set of notable parts. Beginning with guidelines to follow when dealing with human models, the book progresses to an assessment of the figure as a whole, emphasising the importance of proportion, lighting and anatomical detail. Published: February, 1989