Constructive Anatomy (Dover Anatomy for Artists)

The bending, twisting,and turning, creasing and interlocking of the various parts of the body are represented in drawing as the wedging of masses in specific ways that are clearly defined by Mr. They have found, and continue to find, that his unique way of discovering the vitalizing forces in the human form and realizing them in drawing carries the student pleasantly over one of art's most severe hurdles. Drawings of bone and muscle structure of the working of the joints and the interrelation of the various parts of the body are mainly concerned with movement of all sorts—movements that are described in detail as well as illustrated. Bridgman (for nearly 50 years a teacher at the Art Students League in New York

"Illustrations not bad, text a mess" according to David M. Stubbs. Hardly a page of the text does not contain errors such as "I^roni upper I)art of fibula." The illustrations are difficult to use in the small format, especially since the labels (if they are actually legible) are on a different page. It is a shame what has been done to this fine classic of anatomybuy the book instead.. "the quality of this is preeeetty crappy, and the text is almost unreadable" according to Amazon Customer. Let's be real, the quality of this is preeeetty crappy, and the text is almost unreadable. That being said, if you're mostly looking to read the drawings instead of the words, it's not bad at all for a dollar :) To read the descriptions without frustration, shell out the 8 or 9 bucks for a physical copy.. Rusty said learn about anatomy. Great book for learning about anatomy. Even if you don't know anything. Thank you and enjoy your day.

Bridgman (for nearly 50 years a teacher at the Art Students League in New York) for a solid foundation and understanding of human anatomy. Bridgman.Every artist will save tedious hours of research with this simple but effective approach, and will be delighted with its directness and fervor.. "Excellent. Bridgman's superb anatomical sketches, of which there are nearly 500 in the book, also bring clearly to fruition his lucid theories of how to draw the human body in its structure and its complex movements.Constructive Anatomy, an anatomical reference guide for the working artist, sculptor, and student, graphically shows important parts of the human body, both in motion and in repose — hand, wrist, thumb, fingers, forearm, arm, armpit, shoul