These are some anatomy and figure drawing books for artists. They consist of reference books and instructional books. See those self-made sketchbooks at the top? I'm practicing my anatomy drawings as well as doing these reviews at the same time.

This list will be constantly updated with new and older books. I hope this list will be helpful to you.

Those marked with FAV are some of my favourite books. They are great for beginners as well.

List of Anatomy and Figure Drawing Books for Artists

• Drawing the Head and Hands by Andrew Loomis (2011)
• Force: Animal Drawing: Animal Locomotion and Design Concepts for Animators by Andrew Loomis (2011)
• Figure Drawing for All It's Worth by Andrew Loomis (2011) FAV
• Expressive Figure Drawing: New Materials, Concepts, and Techniques by Bill Buchman (2010)
• Figure Drawing: Design and Invention by Michael Hampton (2009) FAV
• The Human Figure: A Sourcebook for Artists and Designers (2009)
• Drawn to Life: 20 Golden Years of Disney Master Classes: The Walt Stanchfield Lectures by Walt Stanchfield and Don Hahn (2009)
• The Art and Feel of Making it Real: Gesture Drawing for the Animation and Entertainment Industry by Mark McDonnell (2009)
• Bridgman's Complete Guide to Drawing from Life by George Bridgman (2009)
• Figure Drawing for Dummies by Kensuke Okabayashi (2009)
• Anatomy Drawing School: Human, Animal, Comparative Anatomy by Andras Szunyoghy and Gyorgy Feher (2008)
• Human Anatomy for Artists by Andras Szunyoghy and Gyorgy Feher (2008)
• The Artist's Complete Guide to Facial Expression by Gary Faigin (2008)
• Classic Human Anatomy: The Artist's Guide to Form, Function, and Movement by Valerie L. Winslow (2008) FAV
• Drawing Hands by Carl Cheek (2008)
• Force: Character Design from Life Drawing by Mike Mattesi (2008)
• Figure Drawing Without a Model by Ron Tiner (2008)
• Anatomy for Artists: A New Approach to Discovering, Learning and Remembering the Body by Anthony Apesos (2007)
• Drawing Drapery from Head to Toe by Cliff Young (2007)
• Force: Dynamic Life Drawing for Animators by Mike Mattesi (2006) FAV
• Henry Yan's Figure Drawing by Henry Yan (2006)
• The Best of Bridgman: Boxed Set by George Bridgman (2006)
• Strength Training Anatomy by Frederic Delavier (2005)
• Drawing People: How to Portray the Clothed Figure by Barbara Bradley (2003)
• Anatomy for the Artist by Sarah Simblet (2001)
• Anatomy Lessons From The Great Masters by Robert Beverly Hale and Terence Coyle (2000)
• Dynamic Wrinkles and Drapery by Burne Hogarth (1995)
• Anatomy: A Complete Guide for Artists by Joseph Sheppard (1992)
• Human Anatomy for Artists: The Elements of Form by Eliot Goldfinger (1991)
• Drawing the Living Figure by Joseph Sheppard (1991)
• Drawing the Human Head by Burne Hogarth (1989)
• Albinus on Anatomy by Bernhard Siegfried Albinus (1989)
• Drawing Lessons From the Great Masters by Robert Beverly Hale (1989) FAV
• Drawing Dynamic Hands by Burne Hogarth (1988)
• Drawing the Head and Figure by Jack Hamm (1982)
• Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist by Stephen Rogers Peck (1982)
• Heads, Features and Faces by George Bridgman (1974)
• Constructive Anatomy by George Bridgman (1973)
• The Human Machine by George B. Bridgman (1972)
• The Book of a Hundred Hands by George Bridgman (1971)
• Bridgman's Life Drawing by George Bridgman (1971)

Limited previews and downloads

If you find any books you like, you can support the authors and publishers for making them available by purchasing from them.

Limited previews from Google Books

• Figure Drawing for Dummies by Kensuke Okabayashi (2008)
• Kinetic Anatomy by Robert S. Behnke (2006)
• The Artist's Guide to Human Anatomy by Gottfried Bammes (2004)
• Anatomy for Artists by Diana L. Stanley (2003)
• Drawing the Human Body by Giovanni Civardi (2001)
• Bridgman's Complete Guide to Drawing From Life by George B. Bridgman (2001)
• Drawing the Draped Figure by George B. Bridgman (2001)
• Figure Drawing Step by Step by Wendon Blake (1998)
• Anatomy: A Complete Guide for Artists by Joseph Sheppard (1992)
• Realistic Figure Drawing by Joseph Sheppard (1991)
• Human Anatomy for Artists: The Elements of Form by Eliot Goldfinger (1991)
• The Figure: The Classic Approach to Drawing & Construction by Walt Reed (1984)
• Drawing the Head and Figure by Jack Hamm (1983)
• Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artists by Stephen Rogers Peek (1982)
• Heads, Features and Faces by George B. Bridgman (1974)
• Constructive Anatomy by George B. Bridgman (1973)
• The Book of a Hundred Hands by George B. Bridgman (1971)
• Anatomy for Artists by Reginald Marsh (1970)
• A Handbook of Anatomy for Art Students by Arthur Thomson (1964)
• Art Student's Anatomy by Edmond John Farris (1961)
• Bridgman's Life Drawing by George B. Bridgman (1961)
• The Human Figure by John H. Vanderpoel (1958)
• An Atlas of Anatomy for Artists by Fritz Schider, Max Auerbach (1957)
• Anatomy and Drawing by Victor Ferard (1899)

Downloads

• placidchaos.com Figure Drawing for All It's Worth by Andrew Loomis FAV
• Drawing The Heads & Hands by Andrew Loomis
• Dynamic Anatomy by Burne Hogarth
• Dynamic Figure Drawing by Burne Hogarth
• Figure Drawing without a Model by Ron Tiner

Photos

Photos of anatomical parts