Figure in Action

(LEARN TO DRAW STEP BY STEP)

Date: 08th May 2009

Name: Figures in Action

Author: Andres Loomis

ISBN: 13: 978-1-56010-009-6

ISBN: 10: 1-56010-009-5

In this book, Andrew Loomis teaches you the basics of drawing the figure n action and beyond! the author provides a wealth of information for rendering the human body in motion, with helpful information on proportion and how to suggest the "sweep" of th epose. The author also exmlains a number of drawing techniques, as well as his own method of developing a drawing to its fullest. Moreover, you'll find a wealth of beautiful drawings to copy and admire! Learn how to capture movement quickly by sketching the gesture of the pose first and then devleoping the forms.Discover how to ensure that the figures in your drawings are balanced, no mater what the action. Study and practice rendering both male and felame figures in a wide variety of active positions.

Author Note: Featured artist ANDRES LOOMIS was born in 1892 in Syracuse, New York, but was raised in Zanesville, Ohio. At age 19, he studied at the Art Students League in New York, in 1915, he moved to Chicago to work in a nart studio and continued his education at the Chicago Art Institute. After serving in WWI, Andrew worked for several advertising agencies before opening his own studio in downtonw chicago. In 1935, his artwork appeared on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post. Andrew taught at the American Academy of Art in Chicago during the 1930s, and the passed away in 1959.