The addition to bestselling author Christopher Hart’s Figure It Out! series offers essential tips and tricks that simplify the basics of drawing people.
This is the easy way to learn how to draw people! Chris Hart offers straightforward instruction designed to solve common figure-drawing problems that aspiring artists encounter. His accessible, practical techniques include focusing on the body’s natural curves, as opposed to drawing muscles, and breaking the torso down into three distinct, understandable areas. With this book, anyone can immediately grasp the basics—and create the art to prove it!
This is the easy way to learn how to draw people! Chris Hart offers straightforward solutions to common figure-drawing problems encountered by aspiring artists. Hart’s accessible techniques include focusing on the body’s natural curves, rather than drawing muscles, and breaking the torso down into three distinct, understandable areas. With this book, anyone can immediately grasp the basics—and create the art to prove it!
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Start with Simple Concepts |
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Key Proportions of the Head |
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Use Proportions for Other Angles |
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Getting the Shape of the Head Right |
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Woman's Head---Front View |
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18 | (1) |
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Draw the Eyes Step by Step |
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The Three Basic Eye Shapes |
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Eyelashes---The Finishing Touch |
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Nose Types---Common Variations |
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Adjusting the Features of the Face |
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32 | (7) |
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42 | (12) |
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Three Quarter Angle---Male |
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How to Adjust the Head Shape |
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50 | (2) |
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52 | (2) |
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54 | (6) |
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56 | (2) |
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58 | (2) |
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60 | (16) |
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62 | (1) |
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63 | (1) |
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64 | (1) |
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65 | (3) |
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Practice Poses---Step by Step |
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Drawing the Figure from Head to Toe |
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Overview of the Whole Figure |
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Front View---The Full Figure |
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Turned to the Right (or Left) |
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Back View---Helpful Hints |
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Hip Action---Step by Step |
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86 | (2) |
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How to Hyperextend the Knee |
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When in Doubt, Take a Step Back |
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96 | (2) |
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100 | (4) |
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104 | (12) |
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Sitting --- Legs Together |
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106 | (2) |
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108 | (2) |
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Facing Backward in a Chair |
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112 | (3) |
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115 | (1) |
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116 | (10) |
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Walking: Legs Crossed---Front Angle |
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118 | (2) |
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Walking: Legs Apart---Front Angle |
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120 | (2) |
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122 | (2) |
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124 | (2) |
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126 | (16) |
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128 | (2) |
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130 | (2) |
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132 | (2) |
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134 | (2) |
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136 | (3) |
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With over seven million copies of his books in print, Christopher Hart is the worlds leading author of art instruction books. His books have been translated into more than 20 languages. In his more than 50 titles, he offers artists accessible, generously illustrated, and clearly written step-by-step instruction on a wide variety of how-to-draw subjects. He lives in Westport, CT.
