Bridgman’s Life Drawing is a book by George Bridgman that aims to teach artists the basics of drawing the human anatomy through the use of visual aids. Though originally published in 1924, Bridgman’s Life Drawing has made so much of an impact in the art world that it is still used as a textbook for many beginner/intermediate […]
Drawn to Life: 20 Golden Years of Disney Master Classes: Volume 1 & 2 Review
Drawn to Life: 20 Golden Years of Disney Master Classes is a two volume collection of lectures by Walt Stanchfield which were originally given to animators working at Disney but now have been collected to help teach the next generation of animators how to get the most out of their drawings. Walt Stanchfield was kind of […]
Successful Drawing Review
Successful Drawing is a book by Andrew Loomis for artists looking to expand their drawing skills in the tricky areas of perspective and shading. Loomis’ previous books are great but I always felt these two subjects were lacking in those other books by him that I’ve read. Thankfully Loomis hasn’t forsaken us and has(hopefully) given […]
Drawing the Head and Hands Review
Drawing the Head and Hands is a book by Andrew Loomis that expands on Figure Drawing for All It’s Worth with new references to help you draw the head and hands. A lot of people(me included) seem to have trouble drawing the head and hands; I would think due to their natural complexity and the human […]
Figure Drawing for All It’s Worth Review
Andrew Loomis’ book Figure Drawing for All It’s Worth was first published in 1946 and to this day is still thought of by many in the artistic community to be a great introduction into learning how to draw the human figure. Following his first book Fun With A Pencil, Loomis expanded on the more anatomical aspects […]