Anatomy books ?

[elcalvin]

I am trying to learn realistic anatomy so looking for some good books .
can u guys plz suggest me some good books ?

at this time i am studying on 'Anatomy and drawing by Victor Perard' , which is a really interesting book O.O

[sone_one]

Die Gestalt des Menschen, Gottfried Bammes

and Complete guide to drawing from life, George Bridgman

for me.

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My favourite is Peck's Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist, and Michael Hampton's Figure Drawing: design and invention...

[Xeon_OND]

Die Gestalt des Menschen, Gottfried Bammes

I just hope they can translate that book into English, just like what they did for the other book by Bammes.

[arenhaus]

I usually recommend Ellenberger's atlas and Sheppard's "Drawing the Living Figure".

[Steamhat]

I've personally found that anatomy books are better reference manuals.

My better understanding of anatomy arose with actually taking classes with a full model to draw from life, alongside tutelage of the different muscles and bone structures. THEN i looked into anatomy books for useful reference material.

It was more effective to have an actual understanding of the human body before i tinkered with applying specific anatomy to them by referencing from specifics in books.

alas i am away from my bookshelf right now to list my choices

[Stoat]

My favorite is Schider's Atlas of Anatomy for Artists. Dozens of different artists including masters drawings, so you get to see the same stuff approached in different ways.

Sadly, it looks like the hardcover is out of print.

[Psychotime]

It's nice.

[Heyriel]

Should you want to learn about animal anatomy, too, The Art of Animal Drawing by Ken Hultgren is great

[I-Bomb]

Complete Bridgman guide of human anatomy, Vanderpoel the human figure,
Imagine FX anatomy edition by ron lemen (limited copies of the maginzine is still in stock), and it seems someone already mentioned hampton's figure drawing but noone mentioned andrew loomis lol

[MadHatterStatic]

You cannot go past Loomis for learning anatomy, you can find his books as free download PDFs all over the web

[Star Eater]

You cannot go past Loomis for learning anatomy, you can find his books as free download PDFs all over the web

You can find a lot of things for free on the web. But Loomis books
are now being reprinted. Be sure to buy them and lend your
support.

[ozark]

Michael Hampton's Figure Drawing: Design and Invention is also worth mentioning. Superb stuff. It includes everything you need to know before starting a life drawing class.