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Sketching people : life drawing basics / Jeff Mellem.

By: Mellem, Jeff [author.]Contributor(s): Michael, Mona [Edited by:] | Hoffman, Jeniffer [Designed by:]Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Cincinnati, Ohio : North Light Books, c2009Description: 127 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cmISBN: 978-1-60061-150-6Subject(s): HUMAN FIGURE IN ART | FIGURE DRAWING. -- TECHNIQUELOC classification: NC 765 M45 2009

Contents:

Introduction. -- Chapter 1 : Observational drawing. -- Chapter 2 : Gesture. -- Chapter 3 :Basic forms. -- Chapter 4 : Drapery. -- Chapter 5 : Expressions -- Chapter 6 : Body language -- Chapter 7 : Staging -- Chapter 8 : Value. -- Gallery. -- Index.

Summary: In this guide the artist focuses on the human form, utilizing a broad range of subjects--young and old, male and female, clothed and unclothed--in a variety of postures, from formal poses to everyday poise during activities such as reading, shopping, and sleeping. An expansive section is devoted to the drawing of heads and faces, and the book ends with a tutorial on drawing statues--an ideal way to learn how to draw the human form.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	NU Fairview College LRC	NU Fairview College LRC	School of Architecture	General Circulation	GC NC 765 M45 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		NUFAI000004748

Includes index.

Includes gallery and index.

In this guide the artist focuses on the human form, utilizing a broad range of subjects--young and old, male and female, clothed and unclothed--in a variety of postures, from formal poses to everyday poise during activities such as reading, shopping, and sleeping. An expansive section is devoted to the drawing of heads and faces, and the book ends with a tutorial on drawing statues--an ideal way to learn how to draw the human form.

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