Artistic Anatomy: The Great French Classic on Artistic Anatomy Paperback – 1 Feb. 1986

Good reference book recommended to me by excellent artist. I find it excellent but did find a second weighty tome tgat i feel i cannwirk from mire easily! Nevertheless excellent ref

Artist reference guide for drawing improvements

awesome reference book for any life drawing projects. detailed images and text to support makes it clear and assists in highlighting anatomical indications in life drawing.

A must-have anatomy book for artists.

Richer's celebrated book is not necessarily an easy read but it does make for some very rewarding study. The front section of the book contains the discussion of the diagrams in the back, and is divided into sections according to layer (bones, muscles, veins etc.), which are themselves divided into sections according to body area (head, trunk, lower limbs etc.)There is also a further section on the body with weight shift. The anatomical diagrams are labelled in Latin and can look a little daunting a first, but could be unravelled and learnt more easily by someone who is prepared to learn artistic anatomy by copying some of the very beautiful diagrams. The book is concerned in the main with the ideal male body, but there is some reference to female anatomy in places. The age of the book explains the curious airbrushing of the genitals and absence of discussion on the anatomy of the pubic region. Nonetheless, a very comprhensive and beautifully illustrated book.

excellent

The book is OK, but not great. It is not easy to follow. The front section of the book contains the discussion of the anatomical plates that are placed at the back of the book. However, the anatomical plates are very clear, extremely ease to study and practice. Sadly, in case of questions during the study, to find the clear answer for your questions is not so easy and you have to step back to the first part of the book where the anatomy of bones, muscles, their functions and proportions are discussed in full detail.Because of these difficulties I gave it only 3 stars. Nonetheless, it is a very comprhensive and very well illustrated book, en excellent resource for all students and artists. The knowledge from this book increases the sensitivity of the artist's eyes and makes a human skin transparent.

good