Anatomy for Artists: A Complete Guide to Drawing the Human Body is a necessary tool for specialists wishing to understand every detail of the human figure. Renowned artist and educator Barrington Barber authored and illustrated this detailed manual which studies the internal biological structures, their proportions and motions that create the visible body.

Head, torso, limbs, and other major parts of the human structure are covered in this book, including information on underlying skeletal, muscular and surface anatomy, providing the necessary help to be able to illustrate a human figure. Anatomical plates, with the help of photographs and simple texts, help readers appreciate the complexities of structures within the body and how they influence shape.

Other than the anatomy studies, the book also provides information on the drawing of the figure; in terms of techniques such as proportion, foreshortening, and movement and expression capture. With the clarity of Barrington Barber’s instruction and numerous illustrations of this text, all kinds of artists including amateurs and professionals are assured maximum benefit from this work.

Anatomy for Artists: A Complete Guide to Drawing the Human Body is thorough, user-friendly, and full of pictures making it a must-have for every individual with a desire to improve or learn figurative art, and depiction of people.