Book Review : Figure Drawing for Artists: Making Every Mark Count by Steve Huston

Figure Drawing for Artists by Steve Huston is the figure drawing book I have been waiting for. Huston's boxer series are some of my favorite modern figure paintings because they have a raw physicality, strong brushwork and great movement. In his book, Huston does a great job of teaching how to balance structure with gesture which he so successfully does in his own work. It is such a simple concept, but so many figure drawings "die" in the academic rendering. Huston does an exemplary job of demonstrating how to preserve the liveliness of the pose with a solid anatomical structure through analyzing old Master works, the use of basic forms and a "homework"exercise at the end of each chapter. Note:this book is more of an applied anatomy rather than a pure anatomy book. I highly recommend it to all artists but especially intermediate to advanced artists.

For a great review with pictures :
Parka Blogs http://www.parkablogs.com/content/book-review-figure-drawing-artists-making-every-mark-count
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