I find the various plates in the book not only helpful in illustrating what the body looks like, but also how one might depict it.All in all, this is an extremely well-put together book for its purpose.Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan Republic, Belarus, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Congo, Republic of the, Cook Islands, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Djibouti, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Fiji, French Polynesia, Gabon Republic, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Greenland, Guam, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, India, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Puerto Rico, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Suriname, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Swaziland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City State, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin Islands (U.S. Rather than showing glossy photos (like the other book I have) that do not reveal the same kind of details an artist might, this book shows how a pencil and paper might be used to create acurate anatomical images. 'A classic in its field a reference work of unparalleled importance for all professionals and students of art, and an invaluable aid for those learning to draw' (from the cover). Barnabas Somogyi Published by Spring Books. The images are both highly detailed and natural.In addition, all the images in this book are beautiful sketches done by a great artist. Anatomy for the Artist Barcsay, Jeno Medical Revision to the Drawings Illustrating the Muscular System by Dr. It also looks at all the different elements of the body, whether large or small, from several different perspectives, and from inside to out. More information about this seller Contact this.

It teaches you both the physical and mechanical aspects of the body inside and out - from what bones and muscles look like to how joints fit together and move, and what the resulted motion looks like. Professor Barcsay (1900-1988), who taught applied anatomy at the Budapest Academy of Fine Arts, offers a detailed portrayal of the human body for the fine artist in 142 full-page plates, illustrating magnificently a subject that has fascinated artists for centuries. Despite the shared name, what a world of difference inside!This is a detailed guide to human anatomy for an artist at any level. I am learning to sketch and have this and another book of the same title.

Anatomy for the artist jeno barcsay