Review: Classic Human Anatomy in Motion: The Artist’s Guide to the Dynamics of Figure Drawing by Valerie L. Winslow
Review: Classic Human Anatomy in Motion: The Artist’s Guide to the Dynamics of Figure Drawing Valerie L. Winslow 2015 Watson-Guptill I only wish I had this volume when I studied anatomy in college. The basics are presented here so clearly they seem natural. Knowledge of this sort helps to see what exists before you from the surface through to skeletal structure beneath. The author examines the human body form by region and structure in order to facilitate the discussion of motion later for her reader. An arm can move in a particular fashion and all the surface contours develop from that. Visualizing the hip structure helps place joints and proportions appropriately. A facial expression requires particular muscle groups contracting and jaw movements that involve other associated structures. Intuitively, all this is obvious, but making the transition to the art surface can lose much of the intent of the artis...