Figure Drawing for All It's Worth

New York: The World Publishing Company, 1945. 8th printing. Quarto with dark blue boards and pictorial yellow stamping in blue black and yellow pictorial jacket; 204 pages illustrations, diagrams 31 x 24 cm Jacket is good, considerably chipped but bright with main image still intact, now in archival mylar; a very good (--) copy with bumping to corners and some edgewear; ink prior owner inscription on free flyleaf; pages are otherwise clean and unmarked. Please see photos. Hardcover.

At the time of printing, Andrew Loomis was a very successful commercial artist, making illustrations for Cosmopolitan, Redbook, Saturday Evening Post, Ladies' Home Journal and other national magazines. This book is a step-by-step illustrated guide to creating figure drawings that are anatomically correct, graceful and eye-catching, no matter the subject or position. ¶ Contents: An opening chat. The approach to figure drawing. The nude as a basis. What is line?. The mannikin figure. The bones and muscles. Requirements of successful figure drawing. Block forms, planes, foreshortening, and lighting. Drawing the live figure: methods of procedure. The standing figure. The figure in action: turning and twisting. Forward movement: the tippled line of balance. Balance, rhythm, rendering. The kneeling, crouching, sitting figure. The reclining figure. The head, hands, and feet. The complete figure in costume. Closing chat.¶  **Somewhat heavy item. Additional shipping fees may be needed for expedited or international orders. Please inquire**