skip to main | skip to sidebar

Figure Drawing

Notes, Illustrations and Books about Life Drawing
and the Proportions of the Human Form.

Monday, June 27, 2011

How to Draw the Proportions of a Face


This print from The Principles of Drawing by Gerard De Lairesse. Published by Thomas Bowles: 1752, London. 5th Edition are for sale on Ebay.

Related posts How to Draw Eyes, and How to Draw Hands.

Here is a link to a preview of Geometry of design: studies in proportion and composition By Kimberly Elam which has an illustration of the face, compared to the golden section.

Gerard de Lairesse: An Artist betweeen Stage and StudioThe art of painting, in all its branches, ... By Gerard de Lairesse. Translated by John Frederick Fritsch, ...Geometry of Design: Studies in Proportion and Composition
Gerard de Lairesse: An Artist betweeen Stage and Studio

The art of painting, in all its branches, ... By Gerard de Lairesse. Translated by John Frederick Fritsch, ...

Geometry of Design: Studies in Proportion and Composition

Geometria del diseno/ Geometry of Design: Estudio En Proporcion Y Composicion/ Studies in Proportion and Composition (Spanish Edition)

Drawing the Human Head (Practical Art Books)The Human Head: A Correct Delineation of the Anatomy, Expressions, Features, Proportions and Positions of the Head and FaceThe School of Raphael: The Student's Guide to Expression in Historical Painting
Drawing the Human Head (Practical Art Books)

The Human Head: A Correct Delineation of the Anatomy, Expressions, Features, Proportions and Positions of the Head and Face

The School of Raphael: The Student's Guide to Expression in Historical Painting
at 9:45 PM Labels: drawing faces

No comments:

Post a Comment

Newer Post Older Post Home
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

Link to my Art

  • Paintings, Drawings, Photos and Prints
  • Instagram
  • tumblr

Search This Blog

The Art Student's Guide to the Proportions of the Human Form

The Art Student's Guide to the Proportions of the Human Form
The Art Student's Guide to the Proportions of the Human Form A republication of Dr. Gottfried Schadow's famous work in which thirty plates demonstrate the proportions of the human form. It is based on the pioneering work of the Greek Sculptor Polycletus. Two ways to buy this book, download an ebook at figure-drawings.com or buy a paperback a copy at Amazon.com

Followers

The Student's Guide to Expression in Historical Painting

The Student's Guide to Expression in Historical Painting
The School of Raphael- Wonderful engravings by Nicholas Dorigny after Raphael's famous designs for the story of early Christianity for the Sistine Chapel, the heads of the figures are used to demonstrate the range of human expressions. Two ways to buy this book: download an e-book at Figure-Drawings.com or buy a paperback at Amazon.com

Gerard Audran's The Proportions of the Human Body

Gerard Audran's The Proportions of the Human Body
In 1683 Gerard Audran produced Les Proportions du Corps Humain which was a careful rendition of the famous statues of antiquity including careful measurements of each. You can download a copy at Figure-Drawings.com or buy a printed book at Amazon.com

The Art Student's Guide To External Anatomy

The Art Student's Guide To External Anatomy
The Art Student's Guide to External Anatomy A republished edition of Dr. Fau's book which was in wide circulation with as many as ten editions in different languages and used by almost every art student in Europe in the mid nineteenth century. The book is in full color. Two ways to buy this book, download an ebook at Figure-Drawings.com or a full color paperback at Amazon.com

The Art Student's Guide to the Bones and Muscles of the Human Body

The Art Student's Guide to the Bones and Muscles of the Human Body
The Art Student's Guide to the Bones and Muscles of the Human Body and Lessons on Foreshortening a republication of the 1892 edition based on Dr. Schadows original 1830 guide for his students. Two ways to buy this book, download an ebook at figure-drawings.com or buy a printed copy at Amazon.com.

The Human Head

The Human Head
A new edition of Louis Bail's method of learning to draw the head. Two ways to buy the book download an ebook at Figure-Drawings.com, or buy a printed copy at Amazon.com

Links to Figure-Drawings.com sites

  • Amazon Author Page for Figure-Drawings Books
  • Figure Drawing Books at Lulu.com
  • Figure-Drawings.com at Facebook
  • Figure-Drawings.com the website
  • Free Drawing Lessons
  • Human Proportions at Tumblr

Figure Drawings in Color

Figure Drawings in Color
Figure Drawings in Color features the life drawings of Canadian Artist Cedric Fleetwood Weaver along with step-by-step instructions about how to make them. Two ways to buy this book, download an ebook at Figure-Drawings.com or buy a printed copy at Lulu.com.Support independent publishing: Buy this book on Lulu.

Life Drawing By Pierre Lissac

Life Drawing By Pierre Lissac
Life Drawing - Croquis de Pierre Lissac From the pages of La Vie Parisienne a humorous look at artist and their models. Two ways to buy this book, an ebook at figure-drawings.com or a full color paperback at lulu.com.
Support independent publishing: Buy this book on Lulu.
Tom Richardson. Powered by Blogger.
 

Blog Archive

  • ►  2023 (2)
    • ►  January (2)
  • ►  2022 (9)
    • ►  May (3)
    • ►  March (6)
  • ►  2021 (9)
    • ►  October (1)
    • ►  September (4)
    • ►  March (4)
  • ►  2020 (11)
    • ►  December (3)
    • ►  February (8)
  • ►  2019 (8)
    • ►  November (1)
    • ►  September (2)
    • ►  August (1)
    • ►  July (1)
    • ►  June (1)
    • ►  April (1)
    • ►  March (1)
  • ►  2018 (9)
    • ►  November (3)
    • ►  October (6)
  • ►  2016 (4)
    • ►  August (1)
    • ►  June (1)
    • ►  March (2)
  • ►  2015 (1)
    • ►  October (1)
  • ►  2014 (6)
    • ►  September (1)
    • ►  August (2)
    • ►  May (1)
    • ►  April (1)
    • ►  February (1)
  • ►  2013 (57)
    • ►  December (3)
    • ►  November (8)
    • ►  October (3)
    • ►  September (5)
    • ►  August (3)
    • ►  July (3)
    • ►  June (6)
    • ►  April (6)
    • ►  March (4)
    • ►  February (8)
    • ►  January (8)
  • ►  2012 (72)
    • ►  December (3)
    • ►  October (6)
    • ►  September (3)
    • ►  August (4)
    • ►  July (2)
    • ►  June (8)
    • ►  May (9)
    • ►  April (6)
    • ►  March (10)
    • ►  February (13)
    • ►  January (8)
  • ▼  2011 (98)
    • ►  December (11)
    • ►  November (5)
    • ►  October (7)
    • ►  September (9)
    • ►  August (7)
    • ►  July (12)
    • ▼  June (9)
      • How to Draw the Proportions of a Face
      • Figures from Life
      • Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg
      • A New Anatomical Nomenclature, Relating to the Ter...
      • Flora's Feast, a Fairy's Festival of Flowers - Wal...
      • Artist painting a model
      • Rudolph Ackerman - Prints
      • Posture Pictures
      • Marchesa Casati
    • ►  May (6)
    • ►  April (9)
    • ►  March (7)
    • ►  February (7)
    • ►  January (9)
  • ►  2010 (129)
    • ►  December (12)
    • ►  November (11)
    • ►  October (15)
    • ►  September (11)
    • ►  August (6)
    • ►  July (9)
    • ►  June (9)
    • ►  May (12)
    • ►  April (15)
    • ►  March (6)
    • ►  February (15)
    • ►  January (8)
  • ►  2009 (111)
    • ►  December (10)
    • ►  November (11)
    • ►  October (13)
    • ►  September (8)
    • ►  August (10)
    • ►  July (5)
    • ►  June (6)
    • ►  May (8)
    • ►  April (9)
    • ►  March (6)
    • ►  February (8)
    • ►  January (17)
  • ►  2008 (83)
    • ►  December (10)
    • ►  November (18)
    • ►  October (15)
    • ►  September (10)
    • ►  August (13)
    • ►  July (5)
    • ►  June (4)
    • ►  May (2)
    • ►  April (4)
    • ►  March (1)
    • ►  January (1)
  • ►  2007 (2)
    • ►  December (2)

Popular Posts this Week

  • How to Draw a Volume Study of the Human Figure - Life Drawing
    A volume study of the human figure is used in life drawing or figure drawing to help see the forms of the figure. The figure is broken d...
  • Human Anatomy for Artists and Drawing Proportions of the Human Body
    Two steel engravings show examples of how to draw human proportions. They give examples of human anatomy , muscles and proportions for t...
  • Harriet W. Frishmuth and Model Desha Delteil
    Roses of Yesterday by Harriet Frishmuth, Desha Delteil was the model. Playdays by Harriet Frishmuth Play Days Location:...
  • Books at the Google ebookstore
      The Art Student's Guide to the Bones and Muscles of the Human Body: and Lessons on Foreshortening (Google eBook) How to Draw th...
  • Drawing the Model by Lois Darling
     
  • The Muscles of Hercules
    From a korean blog:  meisterts Engravings from  Raccolta di Statue Antiche e Moderne   STATVA D’ERCOLE NEL PALAZZO FARNESE CELEBRATISSIM...
  • John Gibson Hylas Abducted by Nymphs
    This print from The London Art Journal is for sale on  Ebay . Compare it to the original sculpture by John Gibson. Here is a link to the T...
  • Edouard Chimot
    Edouard Chimot was a French artist and illustrator Prints by Edouard Chimot are for sale on  Ebay . More images at Askart.com . Edo...
  • Anatomy from the 1889 Encyclopedia Britannica
        Ten engravings of anatomy from the 1889 edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica are for sale on Ebay by seller boomaps Click here to see...
  • How to Draw the Muscles of the Human Body - Old Anatomy Prints
      From the 1804 Cyclopedia Book of Plates All three prints are for sale on Ebay . Anatomy     Left, Muskeln des Menschen, ...