{"product_id":"9781626545328","title":"The Human Figure","description":"\u003cp\u003eJohn H. Vanderpoel, an acclaimed artist in his own right, is most renowned for his legacy as an art instructor and figure-drawing expert. This \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebook, which was originally published in 1907, is among the most highly-regarded texts on figure drawing, and is unparalleled in its careful \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epresentation of every fundamental feature of the human body. Former students like Georgia O'Keefe and Frederick Carl Frieseke have attested to \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVanderpoel's gift for teaching, and now you too can benefit from his sharp eye and insightful advice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to describing and presenting bodily features and their interactions, this book calls your attention to innumerable subtle points \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof shading, lighting, curvature, proportion, foreshortening, muscular tension, etc. around the human figure. Vanderpoel also accounts for an \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003earray of physical variations across age groups, sexes, and body types, providing examples of each throughout. Rigorous and rewarding, \u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHuman Figure is a complete course in figure drawing. It will teach you to understand the human body so that you can render it accurately and \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebeautifully in your art. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Echo Point Books \u0026 Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47031826022640,"sku":"9781626545328","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781626545328_p0.jpg?v=1763866305","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781626545328","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}