Figure drawing for all it's worth - A book of fundamentals for an artistic career | FIGURE DRAWING F R AIL ID WORTH ANDREW LOOMIS A BOOK OF FUNDAMENTALS FOR AN ARTISTIC CAREER 4 CONTENTS INCLUDING ILLUSTRATIONS AN OPENING CHAT 15 I. THE APPROACH TO FIGURE DRAWINC 21 Observe Your Surroundings 22 The Nude as a Basis 23 What Is Line 24 Beginners Work 25 ILLUSTRATIONS Ideal Proportion Male 26 Ideal Proportion Female 27 Various Standards of Proportion 28 Ideal Proportions at Various Ages 29 The Flat Diagram 30 The Flat Diagram 31 Quick Set-up of Proportions 32 Proportions by Arcs and Head Units 33 Proportion in Relation to the Horizon 34 The John and Mary Problems 35 Finding Proportion at Any Spot in Your Picture 36 Hanging Figures on the Horizon 37 We Begin to Draw First the Mannikin Frame 38 Movement in the Mannikin Frame 39 Details of the Mannikin Frame 40 Experimenting with the Mannikin Frame 41 Outlines in Relation to Solid Form 42 The Mannikin Figure 43 ILLUSTRATIONS Adding Bulk to the Frame 44 Adding Perspective to the Solid Mannikin 45 Arcs of Movement in Perspective 46 Placing the Mannikin at Any Spot or Level 47 7 CONTENTS INCLUDING ILLUSTRATIONS Drawing the Mannikin from Any Viewpoint 48 Combining Arcs of Movement with the Box 49 Landmarks You Should Know 50 Landmarks You Should Know 51 Sketching the Figure in Action from Imagination 52 Draw Some of These But Draw Many of Your Own The Female Mannikin 54 Sketches 55 The Male and Female Skeletons 56 II. THE BONES AND MUSCLES 57 Requirements of Successful Figure Drawing 56 ILLUSTRATIONS Important Bones 59 Muscles on the Front of the Figure 60 Muscles on the Back of the Figure 61 Muscles of the Arm Front View 62 Muscles of the Arm Varied Views 63 Muscles of the Leg Front View 64 Muscles of the Leg Back and Side View 65 Now Just Play with What You Have Learned 66 Try Building Figures without Model or Copy 67 III. BLOCK FORMS PLANES FORESHORTENING AND LIGHTING 68 Foreshortening and Lighting ILLUSTRATIONS Block Forms Help to Develop Your Sense of Bulk Feel Free to invent Your Own Blocks How To Use
