Christopher Hart provides this perfect reference for beginners and experienced artists alike to learn how to draw people with accurate body, face, and head proportions—without the need for models. This follow-up to Hart's bestselling Figure It Out! includes step-by-step instructions, tips, and techniques so simple even beginners can quick-check the proportions of their head and figure drawings, identify errors, and swiftly fix mistakes.
Since Leonardo da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man and Albrecht Dürer’s studies on human proportions, artists have worked to understand and master standard proportions and ratios for the male and female body at all ages. Christopher Hart gives readers all the tools they need to be able to continue in this tradition and draw the body accurately without using direct reference, making this book a great guide for artists of all skill levels.