![]() | Classic Human Anatomy: The Artist's Guide to Form, Function, and Movement by Valerie L. Winslow
Buy new: $26.40 / Used from: $25.98 Clear writeup and detailed illustrations. Muscles and bones are shown individually and as a whole. Every anatomy part is explained in terms of functionality. Great anatomy reference book.
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![]() | Human Anatomy for Artists: The Elements of Form by Eliot Goldfinger
Buy new: $43.87 / Used from: $39.03 Focuses on the individual parts of the body. Has good side-by-side comparisons with real photos of models. Lacks the big picture of the whole body. Overall still recommended.
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![]() | Human Anatomy for Artists by Andras Szunyoghy
Buy new: $36.46 / Used from: $29.79 Lots of detailed and big illustrations of muscles and bones, individually and as a whole. Not much text except for labels. Great anatomy reference book.
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![]() | Figure Drawing for All It's Worth by Andrew Loomis
Buy used from: $195.94 This is a very good starter guide for anyone looking to learn figure drawing and anatomy. It's out of print but you should be able to find PDF versions of the book online.
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![]() | The Human Machine by George B. Bridgman
Buy new: $8.95 / Used from: $1.89 Writeup is not bad but the reproduction of the Bridgman's sketches are way to sketchy.
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![]() | Anatomy for Artists: A New Approach to Discovering, Learning and Remembering the Body by Anthony Apesos
Buy new: $15.63 / Used from: $2.19 Not really a reference book or drawing guide. It's a unique way to explore and learn about anatomy by adopting a hands-on approach.
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![]() | Strength Training Anatomy - 2nd Edition by Frederic Delavier
Buy new: $11.75 / Used from: $11.99 This book is for bodybuilders but artists can learn a lot from the detailed muscle illustrations that fill the pages.
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![]() | Drawing the Human Head (Practical Art Books) by Burne Hogarth
Buy new: $14.93 / Used from: $7.25 Great for anyone looking to draw heads from memory. Some people might not like Burne Hogarth's drawing style -- ultra stylistic. Recommended to be read with an anatomy reference book by the side.
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![]() | Drawing Dynamic Hands (Practical Art Books) by Burne Hogarth
Buy new: $14.93 / Used from: $9.45 Great for anyone looking to draw hands from memory. Lots of examples and guides. Some people might not like Burne Hogarth's drawing style -- ultra stylistic. Recommended to be read with an anatomy reference book by the side.
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![]() | Force: Dynamic Life Drawing for Animators, Second Edition by Mike Mattesi
Buy new: $16.97 / Used from: $20.21 This is a figure drawing guide that takes a rather stylistic approach. It focuses on forces acting on the body to create realistic and appealing figure drawings.
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![]() | Force: Character Design from Life Drawing by Mike Mattesi
Buy new: $19.77 / Used from: $24.71 This is a figure drawing guide as well as a character design guide. There are lots of tips and it has guest artists.
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![]() | Drawn to Life: 20 Golden Years of Disney Master Classes: Volume 1: The Walt Stanchfield Lectures by Walt Stanchfield
Buy new: $19.77 / Used from: $25.99 Gesture drawing tips from the Disney legend Walt Stanchfield. Enough said. This is volume 1 of 2.
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![]() | Drawn to Life: 20 Golden Years of Disney Master Classes: Volume 2: The Walt Stanchfield Lectures by Walt Stanchfield
Buy new: $19.77 / Used from: $19.49 Gesture drawing tips from the Disney legend Walt Stanchfield. Enough said. This is volume 2 of 2.
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![]() | The Art and Feel of Making it Real: Gesture Drawing for the Animation and Entertainment Industry by Mark McDonnell
Buy new: $44.50 / Used from: $41.99 Lots of gesture drawing tips with Mark McDonnell
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![]() | Drawing the Living Figure by Joseph Sheppard
Buy new: $10.36 / Used from: $6.58 It has very beautiful life drawings from models with clear annotations.
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![]() | The Artist's Complete Guide to Facial Expression by Gary Faigin
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $9.98 If you want to draw realistic facial expressions and want your characters to act, this book is a compulsory purchase.
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![]() | Drawing Lessons from the Great Masters (Practical Art Books) by Robert Hale
Buy new: $15.61 / Used from: $8.50 Robert Hale teaches some fundamental art techniques that will have you seeing results instantly.
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![]() | Anatomy Lessons from the Great Masters by Robert Hale
Buy new: $14.93 / Used from: $9.45 Not bad but I prefer Joseph Sheppard's Drawing the Living Figure. The teaching style is the same but that book has clearer images.
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![]() | The Human Figure: A Sourcebook for Artists and Designers (Drawing)
Buy new: $22.79 / Used from: $17.00 Features a collection of some cool figure drawings from different eras. Good for some inspiration.
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![]() | Figure Drawing Without A Model by Ron Tiner
Buy new: $13.59 / Used from: $8.62 Misleading title. It doesn't teach much about actual figure construction.
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![]() | Drawing the Head and Figure (Perigee) by Jack Hamm
Buy new: $10.36 / Used from: $4.75 Well worth the money. Packs a lot of information on figure drawing. Great for beginners.
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![]() | Figure Drawing: Design and Invention by Michael Hampton
Buy new: $35.00 / Used from: $64.57 |
![]() | Henry Yan's Figure Drawing (Techniques and Tips) by Henry Yan
Buy used from: $97.62 Lots of tips and techniques provided for life figure drawing.
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![]() | Bridgman's Complete Guide to Drawing from Life by George Bridgman
Buy new: $12.21 / Used from: $10.38 Six of the Bridgman books collected into one.
* Bridgman's Life Drawing
* Constructive Anatomy
* The Human Machine
* Heads Features and Faces
* The Book of a Hundred Hands
* Drawing the Draped Figure
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