An essential visual guide for artists to the mastery and use of advanced human anatomy skills in the creation of figurative art.
Dynamic Human Anatomy picks up where Basic Human Anatomy leaves off and offers artists and art students a deeper understanding of anatomy, including anatomy in motion, and how that essential skill is applied to the creation of fine figurative art.
By:
Roberto Osti
Foreword by:
Dan Thompson
Imprint: Monacelli Studio
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 274mm,
Width: 196mm,
Spine: 24mm
Weight: 1.580kg
ISBN: 9781580935517
ISBN 10: 1580935516
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 06 April 2021
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction Chapter 1: Dynamic Anatomy-Historical Observations The Many Lives of a Torso Anatomy and Realism-Sculpture Dissected Chapter 2: Aesthetic Geometries and Proportional Relationships Stability, Utility, and Beauty Aesthetic Geometries The Battle of the Canons Uses of Proportional Relationships Proportional Relationships and Movement Proportional Relationships and Aesthetic Geometries Chapter 3: Landmarks and Muscular Volumes Landmarks of the Torso Landmarks of the Shoulder Landmarks and Anatomy of the Arm The Elbow Joint Landmarks of the Hips Landmarks of the Leg The Knee Landmarks of the Ankle and Foot Chapter 4: The Uses of Landmarks and Proportional Relationships Ways of Looking Muscular-Skeletal Connections Reconstructing the Skeleton Chapter 5: Flows and Rhythms of the Figure Flows, Rhythms, and Movement Reading and Using the Flows Flows of the Whole Body Chapter 6: Movement Origins of Movement Dynamic Flows Projecting Narrative Movement and Stereometric Volumes From Stereometric to Organic Muscles in Action Chapter 7: The Hands Skeletal Structure of the Hand Stereometric Rendering of the Hand From Stereometric to Organic Light on Form Holding Objects Chapter 8: The Face and Facial Expressions Structure of the Head Parts of the Face Facial Features Curvatures of the Face Muscles of the Face and Facial Expressions Chapter 9: Demonstrations and Techniques Measuring Techniques Structural Drawing Tonal Drawing Reduction Technique Trois Crayons Index
Roberto Osti teaches figure drawing and human anatomy for artists at the New York Academy of Art, University of the Arts in Philadelphia, and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Formally trained as a medical illustrator before becoming a fine artist, Osti has contributed his work to many science and art publications. His paintings have been exhibited in galleries in Europe and the United States. He is the author of Basic Human Anatomy, an art instruction best seller and classic reference book.
Reviews for Dynamic Human Anatomy: An Artist's Guide to Structure, Gesture, and the Figure in Motion
Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael drew the human body with an understanding of its workings from the inside outside--as have thousands of artists since. Who better to teach this method than Roberto Osti, who trained as a medical illustrator before turning to fine art. . . . Dynamic Human Anatomy, a follow-up to his book Basic Human Anatomy, explains how this methodology can be used to reach beyond static depictions in order to 'convey a sense of life or express psychological character.' --Artists Magazine
