Drawing the Human Body An Anatomical Guide

by Civardi, Giovanni

• ISBN13: 9780806958910
• ISBN10: 080695891X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-06-01
• Publisher: Sterling

Summary

Overflowing with sketches that capture a wondrous repertoire of angles and poses; this is the ultimate guide to drawing people "to life." The author shows the male and the female body from multiple positions; reveals typical proportions; describes each part of the skeleton and each muscle; extensively comments on physical morphology; and offers a plethora of gestures and actions. A unique combination of technique and imagination.

Table of Contents

Preface	7	(1)
Structure of the Male and Female Body	8	(12)
The Head	20	(18)
External Morphology	20	(2)
Notes on Osteology	22	(2)
Notes on Arthrology	24	(2)
Notes on Myology	26	(1)
Morphologial Differences by Gender	26	(4)
Facial Expression and Display of Emotion	30	(6)
Muscular Mechanism and Expression	36	(2)
The Trunk	38	(56)
External Morphology	38	(1)
Morphological Differences by Gender	38	(2)
Notes on Osteology	40	(4)
Notes on Arthrology	44	(2)
Notes on Myology	46	(4)
Morphology of the Neck	50	(6)
Morphology of the Shoulder	56	(10)
Morphology of the Armpit	66	(4)
Morphology of the Thorax	70	(2)
Morphology of the Female Breasts	72	(6)
Morphology of the Abdomen and Side	78	(6)
Morphology of the External Genitals	84	(2)
Morphology of the Buttocks	86	(2)
Morphology of the Back	88	(6)
The Upper Limbs	94	(34)
External Morphology	94	(2)
Notes on Osteology	96	(4)
Notes on Arthrology	100	(2)
Notes on Myology	102	(4)
Morphology of the Arm	106	(2)
Morphology of the Elbow	108	(2)
Morphology of the Forearm	110	(4)
Morphology of the Wrist	114	(2)
Morphology of the Hand	116	(12)
The Lower Limbs	128	(26)
External Morphology	128	(2)
Notes on Osteology	130	(2)
Notes on Arthrology	132	(2)
Notes on Myology	134	(2)
Morphology of the Thigh	136	(4)
Morphology of the Knee	140	(4)
Morphology of the Lower Leg	144	(4)
Morphology of the Ankle	148	(2)
Morphology of the Foot	150	(4)
Appendices	154	(14)
Elements of the Face	154	(3)
Functional Movement Characteristics of the Vertebral Column	157	(2)
Notes on the Static and Dynamic of the Human Body	159	(9)
Index	168