The human figure: A photographic reference for artists

by Erik A. Ruby

Now you can draw from your own life model anytime you want without paying expensive models' fees! This handy volume contains over 600 detailed anatomical photographs for artists to study and draw from. Subjects included are male and female, and the models range in age from two years old to ninety years old. All together, seventeen different models were photographed, in the most useful and instructive poses for the artist. They are shown clothed and unclothed, full-figure and in closeup, in classical poses and in action, and in a wide variety of views--the standing male and female models, for instance, were photographed from eight different angles in a 360-degree circle. Sections one and two, covering the male and female nude figure, include photographic representation of running, walking, standing, sitting, and reclining, as well as detail studies of head, hands, and feet. Section three shows close-ups of facial expressions: joy, pain, surprise, etc., as well as sequences of expressions such as the transition from slight annoyance to great anger. In this section too are found details of a variety of heads, hands, eyes and noses, mouths, and ears. Section four is composed of photographs of a two-year-old child.

Genres: Art

338 pages, Spiral-bound

First published January 1, 1974

Reviews

[Ellison · Rating 4 out of 5]

B/w images. Begins with over a hundred images of a barely covered male in various poses. Then a female for over one hundred pages, includes face/feet/ears. Then a baby, old/young, and a toddler. Bare skin.

[Taylor Friese · Rating 1 out of 5]

I love figure drawing but this book is outdated. Only one body type featured. Also, why are the male parts covered but the female parts aren't? I guess of you want to learn how to draw skinny white people this would be a good book for you.