I have to disagree completely. This is my favorite anatomy book and the only one I ever recommend to artists who need help. I bought many, many anatomy books as a young artist--all the big names and some of the unknown--and they taught me little to nothing. Those books are always all drawing, and mostly (if not exclusively) isolated parts of the body. If you are learning to draw the figure, this is frustrating. You are effectively copying someone ELSE'S idea of what the form of a figure looks like. If only given isolated areas, you don't know how the body works as a whole. The best way to learn is to use anatomy books focused on photography like this one. Draw directly from what you see, not Bridgman's stylized version (which is more appropriate for advanced artists).
I would like this book to be expanded, but that's the only downside I see. When I first discovered this book years and years ago it was a complete breath of fresh air. I still use it, and it's the most dog-eared in my collection.
I have to disagree completely. This is my favorite anatomy book and the only one I ever recommend to artists who need help. I bought many, many anatomy books as a young artist--all the big names and some of the unknown--and they taught me little to nothing. Those books are always all drawing, and mostly (if not exclusively) isolated parts of the body. If you are learning to draw the figure, this is frustrating. You are effectively copying someone ELSE'S idea of what the form of a figure looks like. If only given isolated areas, you don't know how the body works as a whole. The best way to learn is to use anatomy books focused on photography like this one. Draw directly from what you see, not Bridgman's stylized version (which is more appropriate for advanced artists).
I would like this book to be expanded, but that's the only downside I see. When I first discovered this book years and years ago it was a complete breath of fresh air. I still use it, and it's the most dog-eared in my collection.