saw this in book in my local bookstore, do you guys think it's worth a buy?If not, what are some good books to learn anatomy?
All art books and guides are uploaded online and can be downloaded for free. If you absolutely need to buy the book to feel you are making gains by a) spending money and b) acquiring physical book, then yes, it is worth the buy just for the placebo
>>7930333never heard of him, cover looks badso nojust use goldfinger, bammes and richer
>>7930337i just like having books, do you know any specific ones that you can recommend?>>7930347Thank you, I will see if I can find any copies of them where I live
Bridgman, Hogarth, Loomis and Morpho are all great
>>7930333I’ve studied anatomy extensively In order of best to worst (not worst but objectively not the best)Paul Richer’ books Anatomy for sculptors Bridgman Loomis Morpho
eliot goldfinger, stephen rogers peck, kato's books, morpho, bridgman, david rubins, bammes, strutturo uomo, stonehouse
>>7930333Just buy a full length mirror, get undressed, and start flexing in front of it - that's how I learned anatomy.It's a little difficult positioning yourself to get a good look at your own back muscles, particularly finding a good way to spread your cheeks and get a good look at your own gaping asshole, but it's worth it for the art gains.
>>7930444Mind posting the results?
>>7930333hide sensei -> tom fox/anatomy for sculptors for me hardly a pro but i can feel myself getting better and better
>>7930444could you elaborate ? i have used a lot of both anatomy for sculptors and loomis, briefly know but never use morpho and bridgman. But you also dont mention hampton.what makes paul richer that high on your list?
>>7930333> learn anatomy?why do you want to learn anatomy? what do you want to learn?if you don't understand the usefulness of it, then it's probably too early.if you know what you want to learn, you'll know how to select books that actually suit what you want to learn.anatomy is more of an int topic. beg should learn to copy and compose
>>7930333IMO as someone who wasted years on trying to learn anatomy and then got so burned out that he quit art for like 10 years, got burned out and quit for another year, etc. and am only now locked in and making progress I can feel — you just have to suck it up and pick a guy/gal, get a preliminary understanding of the muscles and such from him/her, and then correct your understanding as you draw from reference, or imagination, or other teachers. It’s really hard and there’s not a perfect teacher who works for everyone. That said I can second Hide >>7931448 because >Courses are short. You should pause and draw along but if you do this it’s still a better experience than watching an hour long lecture from Weston or something>He talks to you like you’re a fucking retard and restates things over and over again Biggest issue is that he speaks in Japanese and the auto dubber is pretty bad
>>7931352Since the other anon asked about Paul richer I’ll post these studies of his >>7931506I don’t mention hampton only because I don’t like the constructive approach much, I think it removes the humanity. As for why Paul richer is so high, it’s because I personally believe that he is the best anatomy teacher out there albeit being criminally underrated. What puts him above other anatomy teachers is his clear, direct approach to drawing- he doesn’t focus on stylization or extensive rendering (at least sometimes)- just straight up anatomy. He’s a French artist so lots of Americans probably haven’t heard of him. Here are links to his books, check him out. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Anatomie_artistique_(Paul_Richer)https://archive.org/details/nouvelleanatomie02richhttps://archive.org/details/physiologieartis00rich
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