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# Expressive Figure Drawing: New Materials, Concepts, and Techniques

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Review: If you want to draw beautifully, Get this!!! - I bought this book and it's companion DVD The Art of Drawing The Figure: Essential Exercises [Interactive DVD ]and out of all the art books I bought this one has made the most profound difference to my work. I'm no newbie to drawing, but this pushed me in new directions in terms of technique and materials. Bill makes what I thought were challenging skills to aquire into very simple and inspiring steps. Figure drawing has taken on a magnificent new appeal for me. This was a very worthwhile investment and I highly recommend getting these. The book is deceptively simple looking and yet is absolutely jam packed with new ideas and techniques to try. It's well organised, has a beautiful writing style without being wordy or condescending, and the art work is inspiring and clearly demonstrates Bill's lessons. Each technique builds on previously acquired drawing skills and does so in a gentle way. This is geared towards figure drawing, but I'll use these skills in so many other types of art work. You can get this book on its own and learn an absolutely staggering amount from it but, if you are able to, do yourself a favour and get the DVD too... if you want to make quantum leaps in progress! I'm buying more of Bill's DVDs and will get any others he releases in the future. Oh, I also bought the dvd "Art Models 6" to use for drawing models for the exercises... perfect!
Review: An exciting, innovative book on figure drawing - I've taken classes in figure drawing, studied books on anatomy for artists, and practiced on my own in figure drawing open studio sessions, but nothing has excited me as much about drawing the human figure as this book: Expressive Figure Drawing by Bill Buchman. This quotation towards the end of the book sums up the author's dynamic teaching philosophy: "The process of learning to draw the figure and the process of releasing your creativity and expressivity are one." He begins with the drawing process, seemingly paradoxical guiding principles ("you have to give up control to get control") and practical strategies for gauging accurate proportions. Using a variety of media (including some unconventional combinations such as water-soluble wax crayons with diluted acrylic ink) and tools like sumi brushes and reed pens, the author gives an example on every page of the concepts and techniques practiced in the exercises. (These examples are some of the most beautiful figure drawings I've seen and are alone worth the price of the book.) These concepts and techniques include gesture, mass, line, structure, shape, volume and color. Several step-by-step process examples are also given, which made me feel like I was looking over his shoulder in the studio. The book closes with ideas on developing what the author calls the "expressive mindset": learning how to capture the spirit or life of the subject, or the Chi. Ultimately and ideally, by following the book's exercises and practicing diligently, the expression conveyed by the human body and the expression conveyed by the artist will come together in a dynamic life drawing that does, indeed, have life.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #303,081 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #131 in Human Figure Art (Books) #197 in Drawing Specific Objects #307 in Figure Drawing Guides |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (208) |
| Dimensions  | 8.57 x 0.43 x 9.99 inches |
| Edition  | 11/14/10 |
| ISBN-10  | 0823033147 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0823033140 |
| Item Weight  | 1.45 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 176 pages |
| Publication date  | December 14, 2010 |
| Publisher  | Watson-Guptill |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ If you want to draw beautifully, Get this!!!
*by J***. on December 6, 2012*

I bought this book and it's companion DVD The Art of Drawing The Figure: Essential Exercises [Interactive DVD ]and out of all the art books I bought this one has made the most profound difference to my work. I'm no newbie to drawing, but this pushed me in new directions in terms of technique and materials. Bill makes what I thought were challenging skills to aquire into very simple and inspiring steps. Figure drawing has taken on a magnificent new appeal for me. This was a very worthwhile investment and I highly recommend getting these. The book is deceptively simple looking and yet is absolutely jam packed with new ideas and techniques to try. It's well organised, has a beautiful writing style without being wordy or condescending, and the art work is inspiring and clearly demonstrates Bill's lessons. Each technique builds on previously acquired drawing skills and does so in a gentle way. This is geared towards figure drawing, but I'll use these skills in so many other types of art work. You can get this book on its own and learn an absolutely staggering amount from it but, if you are able to, do yourself a favour and get the DVD too... if you want to make quantum leaps in progress! I'm buying more of Bill's DVDs and will get any others he releases in the future. Oh, I also bought the dvd "Art Models 6" to use for drawing models for the exercises... perfect!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An exciting, innovative book on figure drawing
*by T***. on December 20, 2012*

I've taken classes in figure drawing, studied books on anatomy for artists, and practiced on my own in figure drawing open studio sessions, but nothing has excited me as much about drawing the human figure as this book: Expressive Figure Drawing by Bill Buchman. This quotation towards the end of the book sums up the author's dynamic teaching philosophy: "The process of learning to draw the figure and the process of releasing your creativity and expressivity are one." He begins with the drawing process, seemingly paradoxical guiding principles ("you have to give up control to get control") and practical strategies for gauging accurate proportions. Using a variety of media (including some unconventional combinations such as water-soluble wax crayons with diluted acrylic ink) and tools like sumi brushes and reed pens, the author gives an example on every page of the concepts and techniques practiced in the exercises. (These examples are some of the most beautiful figure drawings I've seen and are alone worth the price of the book.) These concepts and techniques include gesture, mass, line, structure, shape, volume and color. Several step-by-step process examples are also given, which made me feel like I was looking over his shoulder in the studio. The book closes with ideas on developing what the author calls the "expressive mindset": learning how to capture the spirit or life of the subject, or the Chi. Ultimately and ideally, by following the book's exercises and practicing diligently, the expression conveyed by the human body and the expression conveyed by the artist will come together in a dynamic life drawing that does, indeed, have life.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Helpful information for portrait drawing
*by C***E on May 24, 2013*

As a newby to the field of drawing, I found this book helpful with insightful tips and perspectives. It gave me an alternative perspective to drawing live models. It simplified the process and gave advise on multiple media. It showed that a simple drawing can be as effective and beautiful as a complicated drawing.

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