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Life Drawing in 15 Minutes: Capture the beauty of the human form
Drawing expert Jake Spicer introduces you to the most important skill in the artist's life drawing.
From understanding relationships and proportions and considering basic anatomy, to learning about mark-making and tonal values, Jake takes you through the process of drawing the most rewarding of life class remains a key component of nearly every art degree in the UK.
With step-by-steps and techniques derived from his proven life-class methods, Jake gives you the skills to create beautiful life drawings quickly, successfully and, ultimately, in only 15 minutes.
From understanding relationships and proportions and considering basic anatomy, to learning about mark-making and tonal values, Jake takes you through the process of drawing the most rewarding of life class remains a key component of nearly every art degree in the UK.
With step-by-steps and techniques derived from his proven life-class methods, Jake gives you the skills to create beautiful life drawings quickly, successfully and, ultimately, in only 15 minutes.
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128 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 4, 2016
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Jake Spicer
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Jake Spicer is a Brighton-based artist, drawing tutor and author of several popular instructional drawing books.
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About the Author:
Jake Spicer is a Brighton-based artist, drawing tutor and author of several popular instructional drawing books.
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November 27, 2018
This book is about how to draw the human figure quickly during a live, life drawing session. While most life drawing is of the nude human figure, I liked that many of the drawings in the book were of clothed people drawing the model. Anyway, he briefly covered the basics--what is life drawing, possible tools and materials that you can use, how to best to position yourself at a live session, and such. At the end, he also talked about setting things up to hold your own life drawing session.
He mainly talked about different ways of seeing the figure (outline, tones, etc.) and some methods for quickly getting the human figure on the paper and in the correct proportions. If you have trouble with the traditional "stick figure first" approach, then you might find his methods easier. I find the idea of marking the outer boundaries and "carving away" to create the correct human proportions and pose to be much easier. He suggested some exercises to prepare for a session and went through the steps for drawing a pose that is held, for example, for 15 minutes. He also focused on the details of several body parts and gave tips for things like foreshortening.
The instructions were easy to understand (even, I think, for non-artists), and he was always encouraging. Overall, I'd recommend this book to anyone who wants to improve their skill at drawing the human figure.
I received a review copy of this book from the publisher through Amazon Vine.
He mainly talked about different ways of seeing the figure (outline, tones, etc.) and some methods for quickly getting the human figure on the paper and in the correct proportions. If you have trouble with the traditional "stick figure first" approach, then you might find his methods easier. I find the idea of marking the outer boundaries and "carving away" to create the correct human proportions and pose to be much easier. He suggested some exercises to prepare for a session and went through the steps for drawing a pose that is held, for example, for 15 minutes. He also focused on the details of several body parts and gave tips for things like foreshortening.
The instructions were easy to understand (even, I think, for non-artists), and he was always encouraging. Overall, I'd recommend this book to anyone who wants to improve their skill at drawing the human figure.
I received a review copy of this book from the publisher through Amazon Vine.
April 12, 2016
Spicer takes the reader through materials (nice and basic), usage and what to expect from a life class through to a detailed technical breakdown on how to handle the human figure and overcome our brain's assumptions when creating a drawing. He speaks of anatomy, line making and shading and makes it all accessible. Note, this will not teach you to draw an accurate representation after only 15 minutes of learning, instead, Spicer is teaching how to create a representation within the 15 minutes often given as a short pose in life drawing classes.
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