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| The Nude Female Figure: A Visual Reference for the Artist | 
 enlarge | Author: Mark E. Smith
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (10 reviews)
Sales Rank: 35150
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 208
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 10.3 x 8.4 x 0.5
ISBN: 0823099911
Dewey Decimal Number: 704.9421
EAN: 9780823099917
ASIN: 0823099911
Publication Date: October 2, 2007
Release Date: October 2, 2007
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 An invaluable reference. January 9, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Over two hundred color photos by photographer Mark Edward Smith capture women of all types in a range of classic poses, both traditional full-body and with close-ups of hands and feet as well. Accompanying these photos are an organization by type of pose, which allows for a quick visual reference for photographers. Any collection appealing to photographers and artists will find THE NUDE FEMALE FIGURE: A VISUAL REFERENCE FOR THE ARTIST an invaluable reference.
Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch
 Not bad ... could be better and more varied. January 7, 2008
11 out of 13 found this review helpful
The photos are well done and there is some variety in the body types and ethnicities of the models. The hand shots were very good and a few shots of the models were exceptional. I would, however, prefer a bit more variation in the models and I would KILL for some single light source photos to draw and paint from for practice. But overall ... not bad.
 It is what it says it is December 28, 2007
8 out of 11 found this review helpful
It is a photo reference for female nudes in different poses, and they are clear and easy to see. My major problem with this book and books like this one is no real variation of body types or anything really new or inspiring. No views from below or above or in unusual lighting conditions. I wish there had been some older women and just more variety.
Is this book really necessary? December 2, 2007
32 out of 35 found this review helpful
I own and have used in the distant past Mr. Smiths previous books on the figure. I used them in place of unavailable models back in the day. It might seem that this type of book is a bit obsolete, what with the availability of images on the internet. And there are a few images on the net. The problem with 99.999999% of those images is the reason they were created. The interest of pornographers (soft or hardcore) is arousal. The lighting used is more often than not shot with a ring flash, the result being maximum exposure of the notty bits in a not unpleasant image and not much more. What this book provides, as best a photo can, is good lighting used to show off the form. Not easy to do well. The models are all in color. If one wanted another facet toward drawing mastery, I would hightly recomend this book as a workshop. Do some layovers with tracing paper on the actual images drawing the muscles and important boney points. And then draw from the figure. Drawing from the live model is important in learning to draw well, but not everyone has that opportunity. This is another great way toward that goal. Don't listen to those blowhards who say you cannot create good work from photographs. Eakins thought he could and many consider him one of our greatest American artists. There you go. Buy the book. Have fun!!
Not so great. November 30, 2007
1 out of 14 found this review helpful
Its amazing how little emotion I felt flipping through these pages. While the pages do show a wide variety of poses. There is little I found that I wanted to even sketch out on a restaurant napkin.
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