Figure Drawing for Artists Making Every Mark Count

by Huston, Steve

• ISBN13: 9781631590658
• ISBN10: 1631590650
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2016-06-01
• Publisher: CREATIVE PUBLISHING INTERNATIONAL

Summary

Figure Drawing for Artists: Making Every Mark Count is not a typical drawing instruction book; it explains the two-step process behind juggernauts like DreamWorks, WB and Disney.

Though there are many books on drawing the human figure, none teach how to draw a figure from the first few marks of the quick sketch to the last virtuosic stroke of the finished masterpiece, let alone through a convincing, easy-to-understand method.

That changes now!

In Figure Drawing for Artists: Making Every Mark Count, award-winning fine artist Steve Huston shows beginners and pros alike the two foundational concepts behind the greatest masterpieces in art and how to use them as the basis for their own success.

Embark on a drawing journey and discover how these twin pillars of support are behind everything from the Venus De Milo, to Michelangelo's Sibyl, to George Bellow's Stag at Sharkey's, and how they're the fundamental tools for animation studios around the world. Not to mention how the best comic book artists since the beginnings of the art form use them whether they know it or not.

Figure Drawing for Artists: Making Every Mark Count sketches out the same two-step method taught to the artists of DreamWorks, Warner Brothers, and Disney Animation, so pick up a pencil and get drawing.

The For Artists series expertly guides and instructs artists at all skill levels who want to develop their classical drawing and painting skills and create realistic and representational art.

Author Biography

Steve Huston was born and raised in Alaska. He studied at Pasadena's Art Center College of Design. Graduating with his BFA, Huston began illustrating. His client list eventually included such names as Caesar's Palace, MGM, Paramount Pictures and Universal Studios. After nearly a decade of doing commercial work, Huston decided a change was in order. He's developed his unique teaching method over 30 years, teaching drawing, painting and composition- first at his Alma Mater, then at the Disney, Warner Brother, Dreamworks, and most other major studios.

Influences include among others Titian, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, the early American Tonalists, the homespun character of the WPA art projects, and the heroic and graphic inventions of the American Comic Book form.

Since then, Steve has shown his fine art pieces around the world. He's the only artist in the history of the California Art Club to win their gold medal three times. His work has been featured in Art News, American Art Collector, Harper's Magazine, Southwest Art, American Artist, Western Art & Architecture, Playboy, and many others.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Getting Comfortable with Your Materials
 
Part 1: The Elements of Drawing
 
Chapter 1: Structure
 
Chapter 2: Basic Gesture
 
Chapter 3: Advancing the Idea of Gesture
 
Chapter 4: Perspective
 
Chapter 5: The Laws of Light
 
Part 2: Breaking Down the Human Body
 
Chapter 6: The Human Body: An Overview of Basic Forms
 
Chapter 7: The Head
 
Chapter 8: The Torso
 
Chapter 9: The Arms and Hands
 
Chapter 10: The Legs and Feet
 
Chapter 11: Finishing Details: Light and Shadow
 
Conclusion: Five Minutes