Figure drawing : the structure, anatomy, and expressive design of human form / Nathan Goldstein ; foreword by Jack Beal.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Goldstein, Nathan.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Education, [2011]
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.