Drawing The Male Nude

Author: Giovanni Civardi

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  • : 37.99 NZD
  • : 9781782214618
  • : Search Press, Limited
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  • : 0.481715
  • : August 2017
  • : 297mm X 210mm
  • : United Kingdom
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  • : August 2017
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  • : Giovanni Civardi
  • : Art of Drawing Ser.
  • : Paperback
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  • : English
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  • : 100 Illustrations, black and white
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Barcode 9781782214618
9781782214618

Description

Giovanni Civardi breaks down the complex process of drawing the male nude, from making rudimentary choices about framing, lighting and the most appropriate drawing tools, to rendering detailed and anatomically accurate artworks. Civardi's own masterful drawings provide an excellent touchstone for the artist wanting to explore the depiction of the male body, and his studies of numerous poses cover all aspects of life drawing. Civardi takes a pragmatic, almost scientific, approach to teaching the subject, combining basic physics with artistic interpretation. Drawing the Male Nude also touches upon the significant anatomical differences between the male and the female form, but these are also covered in some detail in the companion to this title, Drawing the Female Nude.

Author description

GIOVANNI CIVARDI was born in Milan in 1947. While training to become a sculptor, portrait artist and illustrator at the Free Life-Study School of the Accademia di Brera, he also studied medicine and surgery. For over a decade, he worked as an illustrator, producing commissions for newspapers, magazines and book covers. During frequent trips to France and Denmark, Civardi put on exhibitions of his work and pursued his interest in studying the relationship between medical anatomy and the human form as depicted by the artist. His experience gained from teaching anatomy, life drawing and portraiture in schools and institutions over many years has led to the publication of numerous books in which Civardi's experiences are brought into focus.

Table of contents

Introduction 6 Structure of the human figure and methods of representation 7 Line and tone 7 Procedure 7 Proportions 8 Framing 8 Planes 9 Gender differences 9 The male body and the female body 9 Perspective distortions 9 Perspective 10 Lighting 10 A few practical considerations about drawing nudes 47 Studies of male nudes 51 The erect figure 53 The seated figure 75 The kneeling figure 81 The reclining figure 87 The figure in perspective 93 Recovering spontaneity 97 Bibliography 103