Figure Drawing for Artists: Making Every Mark Count (Volume 1) By Steve Huston

Figure Drawing for Artists Making Every Mark Count is not a typical drawing instruction book; it explains the two step process behind juggernauts like DreamWorks WB and Disney Though there are many books on drawing the human figure none teach how to draw a figure from the first few marks of the uick sketch to the last virtuosic stroke of the finished masterpiece let alone through a convincing easy to understand methodThat changes nowIn Figure Drawing for Artists Making Every Mark Count award winning fine artist Steve Huston shows beginners and pros alike the two foundational concepts behind the greatest masterpieces in art and how to use them as the basis for their own successEmbark on a drawing journey and discover how these twin pillars of support are behind everything from the Venus De Milo to Michelangelo's Sibyl to George Bellow's Stag at Sharkey's and how they're the fundamental tools for animation studios around the world Not to mention how the best comic book artists since the beginnings of the art form use them whether they know it or not Figure Drawing for Artists Making Every Mark Count sketches out the same two step method taught to the artists of DreamWorks Warner Brothers and Disney Animation so pick up a pencil and get drawing The For Artists series expertly guides and instructs artists at all skill levels who want to develop their classical drawing and painting skills and create realistic and representational artFigure Drawing for Artists: Making Every Mark Count is not a typical drawing instruction book; it explains the two-step process behind juggernauts like DreamWorks, WB and Disney.

Though there are many books on drawing the human figure, none teach how to draw a figure from the first few marks of the quick sketch to the last virtuosic stroke of the finished masterpiece, let alone through a convincing, easy-to-understand method.That changes now!In Figure Drawing for Artists: Making Every Mark Count, award-winning fine artist Steve Huston shows beginners and pros alike the two foundational concepts behind the greatest masterpieces in art and how to use them as the basis for their own success.Embark on a drawing journey and discover how these twin pillars of support are behind everything from the Venus De Milo, to Michelangelo's Sibyl, to George Bellow's Stag at Sharkey's, and how they're the fundamental tools for animation studios around the world. Not to mention how the best comic book artists since the beginnings of the art form use them whether they know it or not.Figure Drawing for Artists: Making Every Mark Count sketches out the same two-step method taught to the artists of DreamWorks, Warner Brothers, and Disney Animation, so pick up a pencil and get drawing.

The For Artists series expertly guides and instructs artists at all skill levels who want to develop their classical drawing and painting skills and create realistic and representational art.Figure Drawing for Artists: Making Every Mark Count is not a typical drawing instruction book; it explains the two-step process behind juggernauts like DreamWorks, WB and Disney.

Though there are many books on drawing the human figure, none teach how to draw a figure from the first few marks of the quick sketch to the last virtuosic stroke of the finished masterpiece, let alone through a convincing, easy-to-understand method.That changes now!In Figure Drawing for Artists: Making Every Mark Count, award-winning fine artist Steve Huston shows beginners and pros alike the two foundational concepts behind the greatest masterpieces in art and how to use them as the basis for their own success.Embark on a drawing journey and discover how these twin pillars of support are behind everything from the Venus De Milo, to Michelangelo's Sibyl, to George Bellow's Stag at Sharkey's, and how they're the fundamental tools for animation studios around the world. Not to mention how the best comic book artists since the beginnings of the art form use them whether they know it or not.Figure Drawing for Artists: Making Every Mark Count sketches out the same two-step method taught to the artists of DreamWorks, Warner Brothers, and Disney Animation, so pick up a pencil and get drawing.

The For Artists series expertly guides and instructs artists at all skill levels who want to develop their classical drawing and painting skills and create realistic and representational art. Figure Drawing for Artists: Making Every Mark Count (Volume 1)

review Figure Drawing for Artists: Making Every Mark Count (Volume 1)

A difficult presentation is still worth the effort My drawings have jumped in dimension after studying this book I have applied the big ideas of gesture tube structure and the two value system These three ideas have moved my drawings into dynamic three dimensional images My use of core shadow separating the light and dark planes has increased the depth in my drawings This one new skill is worth the price of the bookI have also applied a number of observations such as the whistle notch a method of noting the eye socket from the side and 34 back position I now also use the sail head schema for the layout of the head for side views This head layout is the most direct that I have seen and has the advantage of easily providing a correct placement of the ear Michael Hampton's Figure Drawing Design and Invention has another useful schema for drawing the headUnfortunately reading this text is frustrating The book needed a strong editor Many of the examples seem obscure because they are difficult to connect with the drawings Moreover most of the diagrams are apparently made on a computer screen give the effect of following a mathematical proof while the text itself is collouial and seems to have been recorded from a live lecture Terms such as wiggly digits p158 and wobbly surface variations p 39 are among those not explained The freuent use of pronouns such as this make the presentation hard to follow Editing would have replaced these pronouns with nouns improving reader comprehensionFreuently the labels on the drawings are difficult to connect with the text In one place the labels are completely left out of the diagram On page 178 the letters mentioned in the text do not label the drawing making the discussion very hard to follow Other times the discussion is not followed by a summation drawing For example the presentation of perspective of the human form p 59 65 goes on for seven pages of careful description and diagrams but the summation drawing is of a giant Roman column not of a human figureA figure similar as the one at the very beginning of the discussion of perspective page 62 could have been used as a summation drawing for the section A figure drawn with wrapping lines would have shown the depth that he was describing making it clear to the reader how to apply the theory to an actual figure drawing At key points such this he misses the obviously necessary explanationThe book is worth studying because it presents some drawing ideas that I have not found anywhere else How disappointing that the lack of strong editing makes important ideas unclear Figure Drawing for Artists: Making Every Mark Count (Volume 1) Writing a book on figure drawing and presenting only few of the authors completed drawings is a total nonsenseIt is publishers huge mistake that this book is not oriented towards Steve Huston artwork but on general tutorial on drawing human body which otherwise is already presented in so many booksExcept of few valuable tipsyou cannot find nothing new in this bookEveryone who bought this book bought it because of Steve Huston a remarkable artistand everyone is feeling slightly cheated finding so little of authors work Figure Drawing for Artists: Making Every Mark Count (Volume 1) What am I missing I am a big fan of Steve Huston the artist and instructor I have seen his videos which are very thorough and detailed I admire his skill The book was a let down It didn't seem to surpass other books on the market and in some ways fell short of themThere is less instruction than I hoped Much of the text needs a re write for clarity as well as some additions for depth The pictures don't clearly support the text at least not easily The authors fabulous sketches aren't even here in abundance and while it isn't a show off book if the instruction is lacking which I believe it is then at least give us eye candy or material to copyThis is much like a fancy set of notes for those who have studied with Steve Huston or taken his classesNegative reviews don't make me popular but I have to call it as I see it It pains me to say it but I think there are better books out thereSo you can get some idea where I am coming from and determine if this review is has relevance to you some books I really like are Mike Matessi's Drawing Force and The Weatherly Guide to Drawing Animals Rankin's Fast Sketching Techniues and Mellem's Sketching People Figure Drawing for Artists: Making Every Mark Count (Volume 1) I nearly returned this book I am an experienced illustrator and I was really hoping to see of his work and gain an insight into his style As a general figure drawing book it is okay at best It feels very rushed and he doesn't go into his particular techniue he talks very generally about drawing a a figure I thought even if I didn't learn much about his style it would work as an art book of some sort but there is little anatomy and not very many of the drawings you see on the cover I think he had some success on Pinterest and other sites and pumped out a book very uickly I would gladly buy a book of his art before I would buy this book Other informative and beautiful books I recommend over this oneHarley Brown's Eternal Truths for Every ArtistPortaites From Life in 29 StepsDrawing Beautiful Womenthe Frank Cho MethodAnatomy for Artists DK Figure Drawing for Artists: Making Every Mark Count (Volume 1) Mr Huston has clarity of vision and is able to communicate easily the foundational concepts of this subject This book is an important volume that contributes his experience to the long lineage of artistic evolution I highly recommend this book for all students and working professionals of art Figure Drawing for Artists: Making Every Mark Count (Volume 1)