How to Draw People: Step-By-Step Lessons for Figures and Poses

By Jeff Mellem

Book Overview

The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Drawing Figures To draw an anatomical figure, you don't need a stack of weighty anatomy books. Just take it step by step In How to Draw People , author Jeff Mellem teaches beginning artists how to draw the human figure, from stick figure to anatomically accurate person, in clear, easy-to-follow lessons. More than just a reference, this book provides the step-by-step instruction to teach you to draw the human figure and the anatomical knowledge to draw it realistically. In each chapter, called "levels," you'll learn core concepts for drawing the human figure. Each new chapter builds on the previous one to give you the skills you need to add complexity to your drawing. By the end of each chapter, you will be able to draw the figure with greater detail. By the end of Level 5, you will be able to draw an expressive figure with defined muscle groups in a variety of poses both real and imagined. - Clear goals to progress from stick figure to anatomically correct - Exercises and assignments to practice new skills - Level-Up Checklists in each chapter to assess your skills before moving on With clear step-by-step demonstrations and check-ins along the way, How to Draw People is the beginner's guide to drawing realistic figures.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1440353166
• ISBN13: 9781440353161
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: North Light Books
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.3" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

Great for learning how to draw people for the first time

I found this book randomly and decided to try it to learn how to draw. This book is great at introducing the basics in a way that does not feel overwhelming or overly complicated to newbies such as myself. The only problem with the book is that gesture drawing is brought up in a weird place and does not have that much info, but the information on armature, simplified skeletons, and simplified volumes was explained perfectly to help anyone get started drawing or help improve your drawing skill.