Muscles in Motion : Figure Drawing for the Comic Book Artist

by Glenn Fabry

The author offers a primer in drawing the human form, focusing particular attention on musculature in eight hundred drawings taken directly from his own sketchbook, accompanied by his own commentary. Original.

Genres: Drawing, Art

144 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2005

Reviews

[Andrea · Rating 2 out of 5]

There is very little educational value in this book, because there’s zero instruction or step-by-step explanation. Rather it’s a collection of sketchbook exercises the author has done to practice his art. His observations are very brief and sketchy which makes any muscle study impossible. The guy on the cover is probably the most useful drawing in the whole book. On the other hand, I am now inspired to study interesting motion footage frame by frame to build my own library of references. Flip through this one as a curiosity piece to get a glimpse into another artist’s thought process, but don’t expect to learn anything.

[Parka · Rating 1 out of 5]

(More pictures at parkablogs.com)

I'm glad I borrowed this from the library because this book isn't worth the money.

All the figure drawing examples included are from some exercise videos. Not really a problem except that the drawings aren't very good. They are sketchy and the muscles aren't defined well enough. On some sketches, it's hard to make out the form of the muscles. It can get so bad that sometimes the front and back of a person is hard to differentiate.

The poses are pretty stiff and static as well. The examples are very limiting because they are just exercise poses.

This book seems like a personal practice sketchbook of the author Glenn Fabry, with notes to, perhaps, himself. There aren't much useful instructional text also.

Not recommended.

[Sean · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great artwork, just makes you want to sit down and draw for 3 hours. Also contains useful tips for novices learning to draw human anatomy.

[Juan Gomez]

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