Figure drawing : the structure, anatomy, and expressive design of human form / Nathan Goldstein ; foreword by Jack Beal.
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Language: | English |
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Upper Saddle River, N.J. :
Pearson Education,
[2011]
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Edition: | Seventh edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. The evolution of intent: Major factors and concepts in figure drawing
- Some common denominators
- The emergence of interpretive figure drawing
- The structural factor: the figure as a structure
- Some general observations
- From gesture to structure
- A planar approach to human form
- The interjoining of planes and masses
- Structure and value
- Structural supports and suspensions in the figure
- Structural aspects of foreshortening
- Seeing shape, direction, and edge
- Structural aspects of the draped figure and its environment
- The anatomical factor: part one: the skeleton
- Some general observations
- Bones of the skull
- Bones of the spinal column
- Bones of the rib cage
- Bones of the shoulder girdle
- Bones of the pelvis
- Bones of the arm
- Bones of the leg
- Skeletal proportions
- The skeleton in figure drawing
- The anatomical factor: part two: the muscles
- Some general observations
- Muscles of the head
- Surface forms of the head
- Muscles of the neck
- Muscles of the torso
- Muscles of the arm
- Muscles of the leg
- Skin and fat
- Further observations on surface forms
- The design factor: the relational content of figure drawing
- Some general observations
- The visual elements
- Line
- Value
- Shape
- Volume
- Texture
- The elements in action
- Direction
- Rhythm
- Handling or character
- Location and proximity
- Subdivision
- Visual weight
- Tension
- Figurative influences
- Some examples of relational activities in figure drawing
- Anatomy as an agent of design
- The figure and the environment
- The expressive factor: the emotive content of figure drawing
- Some general observations
- The expression inherent in the elements
- Distortion
- The expressive role of the medium
- Examples of expression in figure drawing
- The factors interacting: some examples
- Differing formulas
- The pathologies of figure drawing
- Perceptual defects
- Organizational defects
- Expressive defects
- The role of media in expression
- In conclusion.