Figure Drawing

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Anatomia del Corpo Humano

Juan de Valverde published an influential book of anatomy in 1560 titled Anatomia del Corpo Humano composta pe M. Giouan Valverdedi Hamusco, & da luy con multi fugure di rame, et eruditi discorsiin luce mandata.

This book by Juan de Valverde is for sale on Ebay.com.

Additional images are available at Dream Anatomy the website of the National Library of Medicie.

From the seller's description: "Printed by Nicolo Bevilacqua in Venice, for Antonio Salamanca and Antonio Lafrery at Roma, 1560.

Text in Italian: translated from the original Spanish by Antonio Tabo under Valverde's personal supervision (as stated on leaf a2r). Illustrated with a fine engraved title and 42 magnificent copperplate anatomical engravings by Nicolas Beatrizet (1507?-1570?) after drawings of Gaspar Becerra (1520-1570). This exemplar is also EXTRA ILLUSTRATED with 4 additional full page plates of muscles from the 1586 Giunta edition of this work, for the total of 46 plates! It was first published in Spanish at Rome in 1556, a year after the second edition of Vesalius' Fabrica (1555, 1st in 1543)."

Juan Valverde de Amusco y la medicina del Renacimiento (Cientificos castellanos) (Spanish Edition)

Bodily Extremities: Preoccupations With the Human Body in Early Modern European Culture (Early Modern History)

Sunday, August 9, 2009

Home Course in Fashion Art

Home Course in Fashion Art by Ruth Conerly was originally published in 1939.

This was one of many popular home study courses published to give the public access to the art and craft of drawing. This one was published in 1939 and distributed by newspapers across the country,

The text is clear and provides drawing and painting tips that are useful to any aspriing artist but particularly to someone interested in fashion illustration.

FROM THE INTRODUCTION

FASHION ART is one of the better-paid professions. With newspapers, magazines, mail-order catalogues, department stores, and pecialty shops, requiring thousands of fashion illustrations annually, there is always work for the good fashion artist. This book gives you practical instruction in this fascinating and profitable art. Simply and clearly it explains Composition, Figure Balance, Foreshortening, Perspective,

Light and Shade, Tone Composition, Wash, and Pen Technique. A unique visualizing method helps you achieve deftness and accuracy in drawing the human figure. Many leading fashion artists began their studies at home. A liking for the work combined with the will to study and practice faithfully can carry you far on the road to a successful art career.

CONTENTS
Introduction
Composition
Proportions of the Human Figure
Visualizing Method
Figure Balance
Foreshortening
Perspective
Hands and Feet
Light and Shade
Tone Composition
Wash
Furs in Wash
Fabrics in Wash
Practice Poses