Classic Human Anatomy in Motion: The Artist's Guide to the Dynamics of Figure Drawing

851 Pages·2015·274.75 MB·English

by  Valerie L. Winslow

STUDY OF TWO PAIR OF LEGS
Ballpoint pen, colored pencil, white chalk on toned paper.
Copyright © 2015 by Valerie L. Winslow
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Winslow, Valerie L.
Classic human anatomy in motion : the artist’s guide to the dynamics of figure drawing / Valerie L. Winslow.—
First Edition.
pages cm
1. Anatomy, Artistic. 2. Figure drawing—Technique. 3. Motion in art.
I. Title.
NC760.W535 2015
743.4’9—dc23
2014027715
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7704-3414-4
eBook ISBN: 978-0-77043415-1
Cover design by Chloe Rawlins Interior Design by Happenstance Type-O-Rama
v3.1
STUDY OF OTEINO AS A YOUNG MAN
Graphite pencil, colored pencil, white chalk on toned paper.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I wish to express my sincerest thanks to many people whose professional service,
advice, friendship, and never-ending support helped get me through the long and
grueling days I spent on this book for nearly four years.
First and foremost, I express my deepest gratitude to my project editor, James
Waller. With his incredible editorial skills, gentle wit, and sharp hawk eyes for the
smallest of details, he took an overloaded manuscript and condensed it into one with
a cohesive continuity.
I would also like to extend my sincere appreciation to the people at Watson-
Guptill Publications (Ten Speed Press) who were so essential to getting this book
published: editorial director Julie Bennett, senior editor Lisa Westmoreland,
designers Chloe Rawlins and Maureen Forys, associate manager of publicity Natalie
Mulford, and editorial assistant Ali Slagle.
I also want to express my heartfelt thanks to the following people: Ward Abronski;
Cynthia Mohr Anderson; Rob Anderson; John Asaro; Sonia Belliveau; Kelsey Beyer;
attorney M. J. “Bo” Bogatin; Veronique Bohne; Andrew Brennan; Lisa Buch;
Andrew Cawrse; Ben Chrisler; Annie Cilley; Victoria Craven; Roy Flores; Sandy
Frank; Grace Fua; Carol Peek Griffin; Joshua D. Hammer, DMD; Steve Jacobsen;
Owen Kahn; Thomas Kennedy; Kirk Kwiatkowski; Gregory Longfellow; Annamarie
Nelson, fine arts coordinator for online education, AAU; Dr. Craig Nelson, director of
the Undergraduate School of Fine Arts and codirector of the Graduate School of Fine
Art, AAU; Nhi Nguyen; Linda Nichols; Carol A. Nunnelly; Mia Paschal; Leila
Porteous; Pam Powell; Suzanne Ramsey; Candace Raney, retired senior editor at
Watson-Guptill; Dr. Gary D. Richards, associate professor, Department of
Biomedical Sciences, University of the Pacific, San Francisco; Ronnie A. Roche; Dr.
Phyliss Senter; Theresa Shugue; Dr. Elisa Stephens, president of the Academy of Art
University; Dr. Richard A. Stephens, chairman emeritus of the Academy of Art
University; Jason Strevens; Tomutsu Takishima; Dean Taylor; Walter Thompson
III; Claudio Tudisco; Joshua Utay, MEd, CPO; Oteino Vumapile; Cameron Wasson;
Caleb Whitebeck; Lanie Wieland; Don Wolfe; Joy von Wollfersdorff; and Tendai
Wutawunashe, as well as to all the students I’ve had the pleasure of teaching over
the past thirty-five years.
CONTENTS
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
CHAPTER 1: Bones and Surface Landmarks
The Main Bones of the Human Figure
Bony Landmarks
The Cranium
The Vertebral Column
The Thorax (Rib Cage)
The Sternum
The Shoulder Girdle of the Rib Cage
Bones of the Upper Limb
The Humerus
The Ulna and Radius
Bones of the Hand
The Pelvis
Bones of the Lower Limb
Bones of the Foot
CHAPTER 2: Joints and Joint Movement
Basic Joint Types
Fibrous Joints
Cartilaginous Joints
Synovial Joints
Basic Joint Movements
Anatomical Planes
The Individual Joints of the Skeleton
Mandible Joint
Joints of the Vertebral Column, Rib Cage, and Pelvis
Joints of the Upper Limb and Shoulder Girdle
Joints of the Lower Limb
CHAPTER 3: Muscle and Tendon Characteristics
Skeletal Muscles
Muscle Architecture
Muscles’ Internal Structure
Muscle Attachments (Tendons)
Tendon Landmarks
Tendons of the Sternocleidomastoid Muscle of the Neck
Tendons of the Dorsal Side of the Hand
Tendons of the Anterior Region of the Lower Arm
Tendons of the Hamstring Muscles
The Achilles Tendon
Tendons of the Dorsal Side of the Foot
Muscle Contraction
Dynamic Muscle Contraction
Static Muscle Contraction
Muscles’ Differing Roles
Agonist (Prime Mover) and Antagonist