Learn how to draw the human figure through example, with over 400 photographs and 15 practical exercises, each designed to help you develop your skills.

Offers instruction in drawing and painting the nude and partially-clothed human figure in both wet and dry media.

A gloriously illustrated examination of the origins and development of the nude as an artistic subject in Renaissance Europe Reflecting an era when Europe looke

Giovanni Civardi breaks down the complex process of drawing the male nude, from making rudimentary choices about framing, lighting and the most appropriate draw

“To paint, draw, or sculpt the human figure is one of the most demanding of artistic problems.... Explores the artistic possibilities and particular problems