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68 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2004
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June 15, 2020
The anatomy you'll find in this book isn't all that great for artists.
This is a very, very short read (79 pages!) with most of the space not being utilized to the extent that it could have been, filled with brief medically-toned anatomical descriptions of various areas of the body accompanied by crudely drawn skeletal models, despite the statement at the beginning that "it is futile to merely study anatomy by looking at each bone and muscle in a static state". That's pretty much the entirety of this book, but okay.
The artwork sketches are okay and all, however there is a huge disconnect between what you are shown anatomically and how you can achieve that in your artwork considering how the body adapts to range of motion, varying body structures, and other such dynamics. Zero information is provided to show you how to convey this information artistically, fluidly; there's a ton of telling and not much showing. Medically speaking (as someone who has taken medical classes in college), this isn't a great resource in a technical sense either as it's fairly generic, sub-par even to medical 101 resources.
Towards the final 80% of the book there's a section titled Using Anatomy where the author basically reiterates that knowing technical information alone is not enough to enhance your artistic message, and then we're provided with a few pages of life drawings and the author's hot take on artistic philosophy yet again. While that is all good and well, I was extremely underwhelmed with the quality of these supposed "teachings" and lack of usable information.
The tone and word choice used comes off as an elitist lecture more than anything, and would have been better suited as a web article rather than a book. As this is a book, I will say that I believe it is condescending and lazy, and I feel that anyone who actually pays money for this grossly written "resource" is being taken advantage of. I do not recommend this book for artists, you're better off searching for more insightful and applicable resources.
eARC provided by Arcturus Publishing via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
This is a very, very short read (79 pages!) with most of the space not being utilized to the extent that it could have been, filled with brief medically-toned anatomical descriptions of various areas of the body accompanied by crudely drawn skeletal models, despite the statement at the beginning that "it is futile to merely study anatomy by looking at each bone and muscle in a static state". That's pretty much the entirety of this book, but okay.
The artwork sketches are okay and all, however there is a huge disconnect between what you are shown anatomically and how you can achieve that in your artwork considering how the body adapts to range of motion, varying body structures, and other such dynamics. Zero information is provided to show you how to convey this information artistically, fluidly; there's a ton of telling and not much showing. Medically speaking (as someone who has taken medical classes in college), this isn't a great resource in a technical sense either as it's fairly generic, sub-par even to medical 101 resources.
Towards the final 80% of the book there's a section titled Using Anatomy where the author basically reiterates that knowing technical information alone is not enough to enhance your artistic message, and then we're provided with a few pages of life drawings and the author's hot take on artistic philosophy yet again. While that is all good and well, I was extremely underwhelmed with the quality of these supposed "teachings" and lack of usable information.
The tone and word choice used comes off as an elitist lecture more than anything, and would have been better suited as a web article rather than a book. As this is a book, I will say that I believe it is condescending and lazy, and I feel that anyone who actually pays money for this grossly written "resource" is being taken advantage of. I do not recommend this book for artists, you're better off searching for more insightful and applicable resources.
eARC provided by Arcturus Publishing via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
May 29, 2020
Originally published on my blog: Nonstop Reader.
Anatomy Made Simple for Artists is a short introduction to simple human anatomy aimed at artists. Originally released in 2004, this reformat and re-release by Arcturus Publishing is due out 1st June 2020, has 79 pages and will be available in ebook format. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links. I've really become enamored of ebooks with interactive formats lately.
This is an odd booklet. It presents the human body in line drawings with anatomically correct language (which is as it should be), but without any real artistic tutelage other than the drawings themselves. There are *some* tips such as identifying and analysing the spread of force when sitting or standing in particular poses, as well as some few tips on life drawing, but they are few and far between.
It's to be expected that a 79 page booklet would be bare bones (sorry, intentional pun), but this one sort of skirts the line and winds up being neither fish nor fowl. The RRP is set to be quite consumer friendly, so I can see that this might be a good choice with which beginning artists can get started.
The text is well written, and as previously mentioned, anatomically correct, but it is odd that there are so few drawings in relation to the text.
Three and a half stars.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
Anatomy Made Simple for Artists is a short introduction to simple human anatomy aimed at artists. Originally released in 2004, this reformat and re-release by Arcturus Publishing is due out 1st June 2020, has 79 pages and will be available in ebook format. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links. I've really become enamored of ebooks with interactive formats lately.
This is an odd booklet. It presents the human body in line drawings with anatomically correct language (which is as it should be), but without any real artistic tutelage other than the drawings themselves. There are *some* tips such as identifying and analysing the spread of force when sitting or standing in particular poses, as well as some few tips on life drawing, but they are few and far between.
It's to be expected that a 79 page booklet would be bare bones (sorry, intentional pun), but this one sort of skirts the line and winds up being neither fish nor fowl. The RRP is set to be quite consumer friendly, so I can see that this might be a good choice with which beginning artists can get started.
The text is well written, and as previously mentioned, anatomically correct, but it is odd that there are so few drawings in relation to the text.
Three and a half stars.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
June 13, 2020
Many thanks to Netgalley and Arcturus Publishing for providing me with an ARC of the book in exchange for an honest review.
This book is a great introduction to anatomy for beginners. It explains bone structure, muscles and how they work, and the shape of the body in a simple way that anyone can understand.
I feel it would be useful for anyone learning to draw people, as it gives some good advice on where to focus and how the posture affects your artwork.
The only thing I would have liked is to see more illustrations. There are some excellent drawings in the book, but I feel that some more would have balanced out the text and made some descriptions clearer.
All in all, a good book for beginners who are overwhelmed by the more advanced books on art.
This book is a great introduction to anatomy for beginners. It explains bone structure, muscles and how they work, and the shape of the body in a simple way that anyone can understand.
I feel it would be useful for anyone learning to draw people, as it gives some good advice on where to focus and how the posture affects your artwork.
The only thing I would have liked is to see more illustrations. There are some excellent drawings in the book, but I feel that some more would have balanced out the text and made some descriptions clearer.
All in all, a good book for beginners who are overwhelmed by the more advanced books on art.
July 12, 2020
Is there anything simple about anatomy? My anatomy grade suggests not.
The author does provide some background information on the human body, but it is very basic, perhaps too basic. There is a disconnect between the text and the drawings themselves and there is a lot unsaid or unexplained. A step by step how-to this book is not. There is a lot of white space, which may work for a coffee table type book, but as an instructional type manual, it doesn't quite meet the mark.
The author does provide some background information on the human body, but it is very basic, perhaps too basic. There is a disconnect between the text and the drawings themselves and there is a lot unsaid or unexplained. A step by step how-to this book is not. There is a lot of white space, which may work for a coffee table type book, but as an instructional type manual, it doesn't quite meet the mark.
June 26, 2020
This is interesting book. I liked it, but I wanted more of the book. Most of the very short book was large anatomy drawings. I would have liked more text and information go alongside it. It is a good book to get familiar with aspects of anatomy, but if you want a comprehensive guide you should look elsewhere.
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