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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
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Saturday, June 25, 2011

Figures from Life

 Figures from Life by Robert Duflos and Walter Foster.


 

Another blog.  Images on another blog. Link to one for sale. Askart page.


Paintings by Robert Duflos.


Anatomy Drawing School
Figure painting in oil


Nudes

Bettie Page Rules


Calendar Girl: Sweet & Sexy Pin-Ups of the Postwar Era



Earl MacPhersin: The Sketchbook Pin-Ups



Figures From Life (Walter T. Foster How to Draw Series, Volume 19)How to Draw & Paint Pin-ups & Glamour Girls: Step-by-step art instruction from the vintage Walter Foster archives (Walter Foster Collectibles)Figure Drawing for All It's Worth (Walter Foster Art Instruction Series, 191 - Figure Drawing)
Figures From Life (Walter T. Foster How to Draw Series, Volume 19)
How to Draw & Paint Pin-ups & Glamour Girls: Step-by-step art instruction from the vintage Walter Foster archives (Walter Foster Collectibles)
Figure Drawing for All It's Worth (Walter Foster Art Instruction Series, 191 - Figure Drawing)
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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. Amazon.com

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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. 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. 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. 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. Amazon.com.

The Human Head

The Human Head
A new edition of Louis Bail's method of learning to draw the head. Amazon.com

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