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| Henry Yan's Figure Drawing Techniques and Tips | 
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| Author: Henry Yan
Publisher: Aardvark Global Publition
Category: Book
Buy New: $29.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (25 reviews)
Sales Rank: 26510
Language: English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Pages: 192
ISBN: 1427610231
EAN: 9781427610232
ASIN: 1427610231
Publication Date: 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
This book is focused on various techniques and styles in drawing human figures and portraits. The book has 192 pages, each page includes one or more figure/head drawings done from live models. There are about 20 step-by-step demonstrations from detailed and traditional approaches to fast and painterly styles. Along with the step-by-step demonstrations and examples, the book is filled with detailed description of methods of using charcoal pencil, vine charcoal and compressed charcoal. The text also includes opinions, tips, ways of thinking and observing. It's a book that will benefit both beginners and advanced learners.
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An Inspirational Figure Drawing Book November 9, 2008
I agree with all of the preceding rave reviews for this book. I would also like to add one other perspective.
As a teacher of life drawing at the college level and a grad student at the Academy of Art University, I find in Henry Yan's book the inspirational material to push my work and my teaching to a higher level. Plenty of books have been published describing and prescribing the technical aspects of drawing the figure, understanding basic anatomy, proportion, process, etc. this is not one of those books. This book is for students who are ready to take their figurative art to the next level. Henry Yan also covers a variety of techniques for using charcoal as an expressive medium, this variety is, in itself a major and unique value over any other book I've found (and I've looked at a LOT of figure drawing books).
This is not your beginner's "how to draw book" but it can be a motivational book for artists of any level of development and a godsend for teachers and self-developers of intermediate to advanced figurative drawing.
One other factor that recommends this book, as mentioned in other reviews is the publication quality of the book and Henry's professional yet caring attitude reflected in the production and delivery.
Fabulous drawings and tips from a great artist November 2, 2008
The book was shipped promptly and totally exceeded my expectations. Fabulously loose and expressive drawings with a lot of helpful tips and instruction.
Without Equal October 29, 2008
Hands down the best figure drawing book I have ever seen.
I bought this book to use as a stylistic reference to refine and enrich my own figure drawings, and I am not disappointed. This book is full from cover to cover with masterful figure drawings, usually with 2 or 3 to a page, and is in itself an epic collection of eye candy. It is visually stunning and the artwork contained within it is rich, unlike so many other figure drawing books I've come across, that present you with bland imagery.
Buyers should note, this is not an anatomy lesson. No time is wasted within this book teaching you how to block out a figure. It is exactly as its title claims, techniques and tips to enhance your drawings, taught by examining the vast library of images. If you are looking to learn the basics step by step, go elsewhere. But if you already have taken a few figure drawing classes, and have a good grasp of human anatomy, this book will be a great help in improving the quality of your work.
The book is a work of art September 12, 2008
I may need to order another copy of this wonderful book. I have been pouring over it since I got it. Read it three times over and have charcoal smudges all over it. If ever there was a book where less (text) is more this is it. The visual instruction the drawings provide is breathtaking. The reader/artist using this book will find it a refreshing resource. At the very least, the art work alone as another reviewer pointed out, is worth the price of the book.
Mr. Yan if you ever do an instructional DVD I'll be the first in line.
Fantastic book! August 21, 2008
To justify this book in an Amazon review is hardly possible. I give this book high praise because it not only shows step by step photos of Mr. Yan drawing, it also is presented in reasonable writing as well.
This book is an inspiration to artists all over. I would recommend it to anyone who has the extra monies or would like to further their knowledge of art if you do not have instructors to learn from first hand. As stated before, it doesn't show you how to build the body. It teaches you that dedicated practice is the only way to train your eye.
The photographs of Mr. Yan's work are top notch and I especially enjoy when they edit out Yan's arm, but show his hand in the process of motion.
Simply put, this book inspires me and helps me jump onto that next step in my art. It's another 5 star book for my library.
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