The Complete Guide to Anatomy for Artists & Illustrator : Book by Gottfried Bammes

This is the first English translation of the classic guide to anatomy and figure drawing written by Gottfried Bammes in 1964, 'Die Gestalt des Menschen'. The original book has gone through several editions since the 1960s: based on the most recent German edition, this 504 page translation contains over 1200 photographs, diagrams and drawings, some by well-known artists such as Michelangelo, Matisse and Durer, some by the author, who was a teacher at the College of Fine Arts in Dresden.

This book covers the following topics: The skeleton; Human musculature; Rest and movement; Legs and Feet; Torso and Shoulders; Building up the whole figure; the Face. Readers are advised that while this is a guide to human anatomy, the majority of the exercises and illustrations in this book focus on the female nude, rather than the male.

Size: 504pp. (210 x 295mm). ISBN-13: 9781782213581