This comprehensive handbook for drawing the human figure is by a veteran instructor of the Art Students League of New York. Both a guide and a reference, it is suitable for all: novices, students, and professionals. Numerous illustrations with commentary cover the basic structure of the head and body, light and shade, the proper use of line, conveying action, depicting drapery, and much more.

Vanderpoel's The Human Figure: Life Drawing for Artists is the classic standard art school resource, featuring many of his best drawings based on his teaching at the Art Institute of Chicago. Vanderpoel developed a reputation as one of America's foremost authorities on figure drawing, and The Human Figure featured his pencil and charcoal drawings, and became a standard textbook for art school students.

Using clear and concise language and in-depth, step-by-step demonstrations, author and renowned artist Mary Whyte guides beginning and intermediate watercolorists through the entire painting process, from selecting materials to fundamental techniques to working with models. Going beyond the practical application of techniques, Whyte helps new artists learn to capture not just the model's physical likeness, but their unique personality and spirit. Richly illustrated, the book features Mary Whyte's vibrant empathetic watercolors and works by such masters of watercolor as Mary Cassatt, Thomas Eakins, Winslow Homer, John Singer Sargent, and Georgia O'Keeffe.

Presents step-by-step instructions for drawing the human form, including the basics of anatomy, proportion, and light; relating the figure to its environment; and variations in color and style.--

Covers modelling from casts, live models; measurements; frameworks; scale of proportions; compositions; reliefs, drapery, medals, etc. 107 full-page photographic plates. 27 other photographs. 175 drawings and diagrams.