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Title: The Human Machine: The Anatomical Structure and Mechanism of the Human Body by George Brant Bridgman ISBN: 0-486-22707-3 Publisher: Dover Publications Pub. Date: 01 June, 1972 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.33 (6 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: hmmm
Comment: I haven't actually read the book fully yet, but as an (beginning) artist I was more interested in the illustrations anyway. I was shocked to see the awful quality of the illustrations in this book. Some are allright but most are either very faint, with very ugly and confusing lines, like very quick sketches with a piece of charcoal. And they all look like they were printed on my antique black and white inkjet printer. Okay so the book is cheap, but that's no excuse for image quality this bad.
I gave it two stars since I'm sure the information on anatomy is good reference and you might get something out of some of the images despite the quality.
Rating: 5
Summary: Superb!
Comment: It's amazing, I haven't even begun to read it, I've only copied the pictures, and I'm already doing much, much better! Obviously, I intend to read the book, since it would make my work even better. This is one of the best anatomy books I've ever looked at. Even though I haven't read it yet, it's indespible. Five stars.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great
Comment: After purchasing too many sub-par reference books on anatomy for artists, I highly recommend the Bridgeman books. This one stresses the hinges and joints of the body and how their bending and twisting movements affect the external shape of a figure. Nobody has studied the figure as long or as intensely as George Bridgeman and it shows in the superb illustrations, many apparantly constructed from memory. For economy of line and accurate sence of under-structure, the illustrations can't be beat. Incidently, "Bridgman's Complete Guide to Drawing From Life" incorperates much of the above book, along with several others, and is a better buy. (It's also a larger format book!)
I also recommend "The Human Figure: An Anatomy for Artists" by David K. Rubins.
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Title: Heads, Features and Faces by George Bridgman ISBN: 0486227081 Publisher: Dover Publications Pub. Date: 01 June, 1973 List Price(USD): $4.95 |
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Title: Bridgman's Life Drawing by George B. Bridgman ISBN: 0486227103 Publisher: Dover Publications Pub. Date: 01 June, 1971 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: The Book of a Hundred Hands by George Brant Bridgman ISBN: 048622709X Publisher: Dover Publications Pub. Date: 01 June, 1972 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: Drawing the Draped Figure: The Seven Laws of Folds by George Brant Bridgman ISBN: 0486418022 Publisher: Dover Publications Pub. Date: 01 August, 2001 List Price(USD): $4.95 |
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Title: Human Figure by John H. Vanderpoel ISBN: 0486204324 Publisher: Dover Publications Pub. Date: 01 June, 1958 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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