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Bridgman's Complete Guide to Drawing from Life
The timeless classic on drawing human figures is back! Following impressive runs by Sterling’s previous editions comes a new, redesigned version of George W. Bridgman’s landmark work. It combines six well-known books by the celebrated artist and lecturer, who taught figure and anatomy drawing for many years at New York City’s Art Students League. This edition preserves Bri...more
Paperback, 352 pages
Published
April 7th 2009
by Sterling
(first published 2009)
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Dec 14, 2012
Richard Haddad
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5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Beginner to Advanced artists
Recommended to Richard by:
Parka
Shelves:
anatomy
George Bridgman's illustrations are, at first glance, not as appealing as you'd like. However, as you read his information and try to understand what hes's showing, you start to build an appreciation for his work.
In his "Complete Guide to Drawing from Life", Bridgman takes the human figure step by step explaining the function and shape of every part of the human body.
I recommend this book to anyone wanting to understand figure drawing. This book is great for all levels of artists. There is a lot...more
In his "Complete Guide to Drawing from Life", Bridgman takes the human figure step by step explaining the function and shape of every part of the human body.
I recommend this book to anyone wanting to understand figure drawing. This book is great for all levels of artists. There is a lot...more
(More pictures at parkablogs.com)
There are a couple of George Bridgman anatomy books if you look around. If you just want one Bridgman anatomy book, Bridgman's Complete Guide to Drawing from Life is the book for you. It essentially collects most of the illustrations and commentary from his other books.
This edition is published by Sterling and it's much larger than the Dover editions. It's also thicker at 352 pages. Books included here are:
* Bridgman's Life Drawing
* Constructive Anatomy
* The...more
Although I have several of the books included within this collection, I was hoping that the additional books would provide further insight into Bridgman's methodology. But, alas it was more of the same. I just don't seem to "get" Bridgman, the same way others do. Don't get me wrong... Bridgman does include some interesting material, and for some people, that information may be beneficial, but I believe that there are far better books currently available.
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Great to have all texts into one.
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