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The book translates historical approaches into practical methods, including foundational terminology, tool and shading techniques, contour and perspective modeling, proportional measurement, foreshortening, and focused study of the head, features, hands, and feet. It also presents short-pose figure drawing to build disciplined practice and creative direction.","DRAWING ATELIER  \nthe f i g ur e  \nhow to draw in a classical style  \nJon de Marti n  \nCINCINNATI, OHIO  \n[www.artistsnetwork.com](www.artistsnetwork.com)  \nContents  \nTerminology 3  \nIntroduction 4  \nCHAPTER 1  \nTools, Basic Techniques & Copying Drawings 6  \nTools • Fundamental Drawing Strategies • Check for Accuracy by Gauging • Shading Technique 1: Hatching  \n• Shading Technique 2: Graining • ShadingTechnique 3: Stumping • Selecting Paper & Using It to Your Advantage  \nCHAPTER 2  \nPerspective, Modeling the Form & Contour 22  \nThe Cube • The Cylinder • The Sphere & the Ovoid • Contour: Optical & Base Boundaries  \nCHAPTER 3  \nDrawing on White & Toned Paper 48  \nWhite Paper • Red Chalk on White & Toned Paper • Modeling on Toned Paper • Selecting Your Medium  \nCHAPTER 4  \nModeling the Figure 60  \nMeasuring the Figure • Demonstration: Check Proportion With Optical Reduction • Demonstration: Draw the Figure From Behind • Principles of Foreshortening • Picture Plane: The Key to Perspective • Geometric Solids & Simplifying the Figure • Drawing Foreshortened Limbs • Copying the Masters • Constructing & Modeling a Foreshortened Figure  \nCHAPTER 5  \nThe Features 88  \nLine • The Mouth & Nose • Demonstration: Draw the Mouth in a Frontal View • Demonstration: Draw the Mouth in Various Perspectives • Demonstration: Draw the Nose in a Frontal View • Demonstration: Draw the Nose in Various Perspectives • The Eye • Demonstration: Draw the Eye in a Frontal View  \n• Demonstration: Draw the Eye in Various Perspectives • The Ear • Demonstration: Draw the Ear in a Frontal View  \n• Demonstration: Draw the Ear in Various Perspectives • Modeling Form  \nCHAPTER 6  \nThe Head, Hands & Feet 112  \nGetting Started: The Initial Sketch • First  \nMeasurements: Height & Width • Linear Proportions • Classical Proportions • Demonstration: Model the Head on Toned Paper • Foreshortening the Head • Further Places • Demonstration: Draw a Foreshortened Head • Proportions & Anatomy of the Hand • Perspective & Movement • The Line of Action • The Drawing Process for Hands • Proportions & Anatomy of the Foot • Landmark Points of the Foot • Demonstration: Draw the Foot • Sketching for Inspiration  \nCHAPTER 7  \nThe Figure inAction 146  \nThe Inner Axis & Surface Centerlines • Line: The Foundation of a Figure Drawing • Using Anatomy as a Guide • Capturing the Exterior Form • Creating Movement • Demonstration:  \nThe Figure in Action, One-Minute Pose • Demonstration:  \nThe Figure in Action, Five-Minute Pose • Demonstration: The Figure in Action, Twenty-Minute Pose  \nIndex 172  \nAbout the Author 174  \n 2  \nTerminology  \nAXIS  \nAn imaginary line that runs through the center of a form.  \nDOUBLE CURVATURE  \nA form turning in two directions.  \nPEAK POINT  \nThe highest point of a form.  \nSPACE CURVE  \nA line that travels three-dimensionally  \nin space.  \nBASE BOUNDARY An imaginary enclosed line (shape) that describes where a form originates.  \nOPTICAL BOUNDARY The outside boundary or outside shape (contour) of a form.  \nRELIEF FORMS  \nHigh, middle or low forms that rise up from a larger surface underneath.  \nSURFACE CENTER A line that runs down or across the center of a surface of a form (as opposed to an axis, which runs deep through the middle of a form) .  \nCROSS-SECTION The intersection of a three-dimensional body with a plane; the end view of a cut made across a form.  \nOVERLAPPING LINES  \nIndicate one form in front of another.  \nPLANE  \nA flat or slightly curved single-planed surface; a conception used by artists to simplify a multi-planed surface or a curved surface.  \n3   \nIntroduction  \nThis book seeks to shed light on the principles exemplified in the drawings of the Old Masters . Much of the information it contains is the result of a long, meaningful collaboration with my teacher, Michael Aviano. We share a deep passion for classical drawings, particularly those created during the Renaissance, the Baroque period and the eighteenth century. Drawings from these periods see","cbCainPLubACG6rr","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainPLubACG6rr","pdf",27340663,5,1,178,"English","en",105,"# Introduction\n# Terminology\n# Tools, Basic Techniques & Copying Drawings\n# Perspective, Modeling the Form & Contour\n# Drawing on White & Toned Paper\n# Modeling the Figure\n# The Features\n# The Head, Hands & Feet\n# The Figure in Action","[{\"question\":\"What core idea does the book use to teach classical figure drawing?\",\"answer\":\"It focuses on the power of line and how line combined with value builds the third dimension. 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