Sketching Men: How to Draw Lifelike Male Figures, a Complete Course for Beginners (Over 600 Illustrations) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9784805316023)

In Sketching Men, veteran art instructor Koichi Hagawa, PhD explains how to quickly capture the dynamic male form through two distinct styles of sketching:

• Very rapid (1-3 minute) line drawings that capture the essence of the subject's posture and movement--perfect for recording athletic action poses in the moment
• More finished tonal drawings, which take a bit longer to render (7-10 minutes), but fill in lots of interesting texture and wonderfully realistic details and nuances, including the play of light and shadow, three-dimensional form and a sense of mass and balance

Learn to sketch the following:

• Individual body parts and their bones and muscles
• Objects held in the hands and with both arms
• Standing and sitting poses
• Transitions from prone and sitting poses to a standing pose
• Bending, reaching and leaning poses
• Pushing, throwing and dancing poses
• Folds, gathers and drape of clothing

This book contains hundreds of detailed studies and helpful examples. Your sketches will improve rapidly as you learn all about how human anatomy--the skeleton, muscles and posture--all come together to express the uniquely male form. When you hone your line and tonal drawing skills with this book, all of your artwork will improve as a result, no matter the application: storyboarding, cartooning and graphic novels, illustration, formal drawings, painting and more!

Author: Koichi Hagawa
ISBN-10: 4805316020
ISBN-13: 9784805316023
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Language: English
Published: 12/08/2020
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.95lbs
Size: 10.90h x 8.50w x 0.70d