Bridgman's Complete Guide to Drawing From Life Over 1,000 Illustrations

by Bridgman, George B.

• ISBN13: 9780806930152
• ISBN10: 0806930152
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-06-30
• Publisher: Sterling

Summary

"An indispensable volume...published for the first time in paperback....More than 200 illustrations of hands and hundreds of images of arms, shoulders, heads, torsos, legs, knees, and feet." Library Journal."It will...meet a deeply felt need to draw the human figure from a vantage point of understanding and visual acuity."Arts & Activities.

Table of Contents

How to Draw the Figure	12	(5)
Proportions of the Human Figure	17	(3)
Measurements	20	(5)
Movable Masses	23	(2)
Wedging, Passing and Locking	25	(8)
Balance	33	(4)
Rhythm	37	(5)
Turning or Twisting	42	(6)
Light and Shade	48	(6)
Distribution of the Masses	54	(3)
Building the Figure	57	(5)
Mouldings	62	(5)
The Human Head	67	(79)
The Skull	68	(6)
Drawing the Head	74	(2)
Perspective of the Head	76	(5)
Distribution of Masses of the Head	81	(3)
Construction of the Head	84	(2)
Planes of the Head	86	(7)
The Head in Profile	93	(1)
Above Eye Level	94	(2)
Below Eye Level	96	(2)
Round Forms of the Head	98	(2)
Round and Square Forms of the Head	100	(2)
Cube Construction	102	(3)
Oval Construction	105	(1)
The Head in Light and Shade	106	(4)
Comparative Measurements of the Head	110	(2)
The Child's Head	112	(1)
Muscles of the Face	113	(1)
Expression	114	(3)
The Chin	117	(3)
The Eye	120	(2)
The Ear	122	(2)
Planes of the Ear	124	(1)
The Nose	125	(5)
The Mouth	130	(3)
The Neck	133	(1)
Front of the Neck	134	(1)
Back of the Neck	135	(11)
The Torso---Front View	146	(15)
Masses	148	(3)
Planes of the Torso---Front View	151	(2)
Structure	153	(2)
Torso---Profile	155	(5)
Rib Cage	160	(1)
The Torso---Back View	161	(11)
Mechanism of the Torso and Hips	167	(1)
Shoulder Girdle	168	(4)
The Scapula---Mechanism of the Shoulder Blade	172	(4)
The Arm	176	(36)
Mechanism of the Arm	193	(1)
The Forearm	194	(6)
Masses of the Shoulder and Arms	200	(5)
Pronator and Supinator	205	(2)
Elbow	207	(5)
The Armpit	212	(2)
The Hand	214	(68)
Expressions of the Hand	218	(5)
The Wrist and the Hand	223	(3)
Mechanism of the Hand and Arm	226	(2)
Anatomy of the Hand	228	(2)
Muscles of the Hand	230	(2)
The Hand---Back View	232	(8)
Construction of the Hand	240	(2)
Thumb Side of the Hand	242	(6)
Little Finger Side of the Hand	248	(12)
The Fingers	260	(12)
The Fist	272	(5)
Knuckles of the Hand	277	(3)
Hand of the Baby	280	(2)
The Pelvis	282	(6)
The Hip	286	(2)
The Lower Limbs	288	(20)
The Thigh and the Leg	289	(13)
The Knee	302	(6)
The Foot	308	(10)
Abduction and Adduction	311	(3)
Bones and Muscles of the Foot	314	(1)
Toes	315	(3)
Draping	318	(33)
Styles	320	(2)
Composition	322	(2)
Draping the Figure	324	(4)
Folds	328	(2)
Types of Folds	330	(3)
Diaper Pattern	333	(1)
Pipe or Cord Folds	334	(2)
Zigzag Folds	336	(4)
Spiral Folds	340	(2)
Half-Lock Folds	342	(3)
Inert Folds	345	(4)
Volume	349	(1)
Rhythm	350	(1)
Index and Glossary	351