Atlas of Foreshortening: The Human Figure in Deep Perspective
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Book Overview
A unique visual encyclopedia for artists and illustrators
Like its acclaimed predecessor, the Second Edition of this outstanding photographic reference offers illustrators, fine artists, and animators immediate access to the human form in deep perspective, that is, foreshortened. With all-new photographs, the Atlas of Foreshortening features:
* Over 530 high-quality photographs
* Both male and female nudes
* Poses with slight, moderate, and marked foreshortening
* Detail shots and full-body photographs
* Many poses shot from multiple angles
Like its acclaimed predecessor, the Second Edition of this outstanding photographic reference offers illustrators, fine artists, and animators immediate access to the human form in deep perspective, that is, foreshortened. With all-new photographs, the Atlas of Foreshortening features:
* Over 530 high-quality photographs
* Both male and female nudes
* Poses with slight, moderate, and marked foreshortening
* Detail shots and full-body photographs
* Many poses shot from multiple angles
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0471396966
ISBN13:9780471396963
Release Date:February 2002
Publisher:Wiley
Length:336 Pages
Weight:2.15 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 8.5" x 10.9"
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
Exellent!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
This is the book I've been searching for for years! Most art photo reference books will either give you very standard standing, lying, walking poses or very artistic poses(ie unclear) . This book has clear photos of the body in unusual positions. There's a wide variety of poses and sections. Both male and female models. I cannot recommend this book highly enough. It's a must for those who can't afford to hire a model everyday.
Very useful
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
There are lots of visual reference books out there. It would be easy to populate a bookshelf with them. After a while, though, they start to look the same. Not this one. Heavily foreshortened poses are the hardest (for me at least), so this book devotes itself to genuinely distinctive views. It may sound like distortion to describe an arm or leg as being a third length of the other. In fact, it is distortion if they are the same length, when viewed from some angles. This book gives an uncommon perspective - it has earned its place on my shelves. [review of first edition] //wiredweird
Wonderful Reference Book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
I have been using Mark Edward Smith's two excellent photographic references as a source for practicing figure drawing over the last year or so. I was a bit hesitant to buy this book - afraid that it might just be duplicating what I already have - but once it arrived in the mail I was really glad that I did. The quality of the photography is *fantastic* and it's printed on a glossy stock which preserves the halftones and detail which unfortunately sometimes get 'washed out' in Smith's books. The range of poses is great too - from some very classical poses to some really "out-there" angles and poses which border on contortionism. Some of the most beautiful poses in this book are ones which a live model couldn't hold for more than 2-5 minutes, so having it captured on paper is a real bonus. All in all, I wuold say that the combination of poses and camera angles provides a fantastic reference work for studying the muscles of the body in various states of tension and compression. I think I'm going to be spending lot of time drawing from this book.
Bad for Illustrators looking for reference!!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
This book like It's title clearly indicates is not an illustration reference book.It's extremely useful to students and practitioners of the fine art of figure drawing ,it provides poses which are very diffrent from what we are used to seeing in normal life thus forcing us to see how many familiar shapes change when viewed at an unfamiliar angle,for a figure artist struggling with foreshortening a book like this one and Burne Hogarths Dynamic Figure Drawing used in tandem could work wonders.This is the only book of its kind and is in one word "BRILLIANT" .
Excellent Book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
If you are an artist looking for dynamic poses this is the book for you. It is a great guide to help you get some very interesting perspectives of humans. I highly recommend it.
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