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Human Anatomy for Artists: The Elements of Form

The power of the image of the nude - the expressivity of the flesh - has always inspired artists. "Human Anatomy for Artists: The Elements of Form" now provides the definitive analytical work on the anatomy of the human figure. No longer will working artists have to search high and low to find the information they need. In the most up-to-date and fully illustrated guide available, eliot Goldfinger - sculptor, illustrator, scientific model-maker, and lecturer on anatomy - presents a single, all inclusive reference to human form, capturing everything artists need in one convenient volume.

Themes
art
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 368 pages

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