Sketching People: Life Drawing Basics
Jun 2009 · Penguin
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Life Lessons: Learn How to Capture a World Constantly in Motion
Fluid, fast and expressive life drawing starts here. Step by step, you'll learn to render fleeting gestures from memory, capture expressions simply and more quickly, give your drawing a life of its own with body language, and more. Along the way, you'll develop a more spontaneous approach for successfully working from life.
Inside you'll find:
• A comprehensive course on drawing from life, based on classic principles
• Essential techniques for drawing gesture, figures, clothing, expression, body language and more
• Lots of exercises that bring lessons to life
The skills you'll learn from this book are so fundamental that every artist will find something in these useful lessons for making the most of all the inspiration that life has to offer.
Fluid, fast and expressive life drawing starts here. Step by step, you'll learn to render fleeting gestures from memory, capture expressions simply and more quickly, give your drawing a life of its own with body language, and more. Along the way, you'll develop a more spontaneous approach for successfully working from life.
Inside you'll find:
• A comprehensive course on drawing from life, based on classic principles
• Essential techniques for drawing gesture, figures, clothing, expression, body language and more
• Lots of exercises that bring lessons to life
The skills you'll learn from this book are so fundamental that every artist will find something in these useful lessons for making the most of all the inspiration that life has to offer.
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About the author
Professional artist and graphic designer Jeff Mellem has worked in various industries over the last decade. Among others, he has designed for magazines, video games, and theater. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from California State University, Fullerton, and studied drawing at the American Animation Institute in Hollywood, California. Jeff uses traditional drawing techniques, the foundation of his work, to develop characters and stories.
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