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| Dynamic Wrinkles and Drapery: Solutions for Drawing the Clothed Figure (Practical Art Books) | 
 enlarge | Author: Burne Hogarth
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (23 reviews)
Sales Rank: 43597
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.3 x 0.4
ISBN: 0823015874
Dewey Decimal Number: 740
EAN: 9780823015870
ASIN: 0823015874
Publication Date: October 1, 1995
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Product Description
Understanding how the body moves is the key to rendering clothing, as world-renowned artist Hogarth demonstrates in this unique book.
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 Classic reference source for depicting the Clothed Figure October 18, 2008
Although Burne Hogarth's drawing style is very mid-20th Century, his basic "rules of the wrinkles" are absolutely timeless. I recommend it as an excellent source for developing a mastery of how fabric reacts to the movement and form of the human body.
As a professional artist-illustrator-writer, I have found this book to be a matchless reference in developing drawing skills. I recommend it to figurative and narrative painters, as it has been an enormous help to me in my creative work.
Great resource for artists, illustrator, sculptors September 30, 2008
I purchased this book to get an idea of how to sculpt realistic wrinkles on 3D clothing using software like Mudbox and ZBrush. Some of the illustrations show rather exaggerated wrinkling to get the point across, but I think that if you use this book along with photo reference of actual wrinkling, you can achieve very realistic effects. Copiously illustrated, great tips, high quality paper and reproduction. Often available at a reasonable price on the used market, a valuable addition to to the library of any artist who has to portray realistic clothing on the human figure.
Magical! July 18, 2008
Dynamic Wrinkles and Drapery by Burne Hogarth is another must have for any artist, as are all of Hogarth's books. The way shoes crease over the foot of a figure dancing, how shirts gather at the armpits when the figure is twisting, these are just a miniscule example of what you will find in this book. Whether it is cloth hanging on a window, a cape blowing in the wind or a woman's long skirt Hogarth shows how to draw it. The sketches are wonderful in themselves, but also invaluable as quick references as to how external materials behave when they are static or in motion. Rags, uniforms, gowns, togas, bundles, men's three piece suits, these are just a few of the things Hogarth uses to illustrate how things look. His no nonsense explanations and instructions are to the point, without being stark or clipped. What he says is not only interesting, it makes sense. Many of the drawing have arrows showing the direction of force being applied to material so the artist can learn to anticipate folds and drapes in other compositions. For an artist in the throes of creating a quick look at Hogarth's motion arrows can be the greatest of helps when you are suddenly fuddled by how some external should fall or drape. Some of the sketches in this book have partial backgrounds and these give context to the figures movement. The drawings span the spectrum from inspiring to mysterious and are wonderful in themselves as artistic renderings.
Awesome July 7, 2008
I flipped through the book after ordering to see what kind of art tool/reference I had gotten my hands on. Turns out I got a gem. (Well as far as I am concerned)
Who knew that wrinkles in cloths, could make such a HUGE (I cannot emphasize this enough!!!) difference. All of this artist characters look so lively and realistic.. and some of the ladies in the book actually look voluptuous and the guys look all rugged and manly. And' its really the outfits and the way there drawn out, that make all the difference in the world.
Honestly from flipping through front to back, this looks like it will be an extremely useful tool for myself if I put my nose to the grind stone. I am truly impressed by the artist work. Mr. Burne Hogarth really kicks some butt and knows what he is doing.(The back of the books cover tells of what hes currently up to, and about some rewards he has received) I will definitely be checking out his other books after seeing this.(When I get the cash...) Because I feel like even though I draw just for the fun of it, I feel like I would be doing myself wrong by not looking at the others. This book is just that good. (From the Images)
I have not read the book yet. But drawing is about visuals, so that is what I am going from. There is about an equal amount of text vs art.
You will have to check out the other reviews as far as how good things are explained in the book.
 Nice book. April 20, 2008
A very nice book, with a lot of important notes about the subject, but the drawings look a bit like comics.
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