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Human Anatomy for Artists

Human Anatomy for Artists

The Elements of Form

by Eliot Goldfinger

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appears in Drawing, Art, and Art.

The power of the image of the nudethe expressivity of the fleshhas inspired artists from the beginning. An understanding of human form is essential for artists to be able to express themselves with the figure. Anatomy makes the figure. Human Anatomy for Artists: The Elements of Form is the definitive analytical work on the anatomy of the human ...

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