Figure It Out: A thin book on Figure Drawing

“FIGURE IT OUT” is an excellent reference to have at your elbow anytime you are drawing the human figure.. "FIGURE IT OUT" is a short guide to some practical points on figure drawing. It presents basic tools crucial to capturing dynamic gesture and the essence of the pose. This handy guide is profusely illustrated with numerous examples done within the context of life drawing sessions. The text is clear, concise and practical. Whether it’s a one minute pose or a 20 minute pose, to achieve the rhythm of the gesture and the construction of human body, an artist needs to understand proportions, anatomy and lighting; these ideas are illustrated here in a straightforward manner

A very decent and compact instructional book Trader100 Good for beginners and a nice compact set of reminders for more experienced artists. The author obviously loves his subject, and has provided a book of drawings that he has made in figure drawing sessions, with brief commentary and some explanatory schematic . An excellent book for pros. This is a great book, but for whom? Not for those interested in drawings. It contains beautiful hhort pose drawings like the one on the cover, but similar and better can be found online . It is for experienced artists, and the author admits as much. By experi. KeithBroad said Concise and useful. Very slim volume that contains very concise and lucid lessons in figure drawings. A worthwhile addition to your art library.