Editorial Reviews. From the Back Cover. “Excellent. The most valuable, detailed anatomical studies (which are also beautifully drawn) of all parts of the figure. Parka said: (More pictures at )Constructive Anatomy is like the s have used this and other books by George B. Bridgman (for nearly Donor challenge: For only 2 more days, a generous supporter will match your donations 2-to Triple your impact! Dear Internet Archive.
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Oct 12, Sonya Ball rated it it was amazing. Nov 17, Parka rated it really liked it Shelves: Think in masses, define them in lines. Each segment is a joint, whose coonstructive extends backward to the long groove of the back.
CONSTRUCTIVE ANATOMY by George B. Bridgman
Animal Drawing Charles R. Masses of about the same size or proportion are conceived not as masses, but as one mass; those of different proportions, in respect to their movement, are conceived as wedging into each other, or as morticed or interlocking.
Trivia About Constructive Anatomy. Dec 14, Cry-Of-The-Elves rated it it was amazing. Refresh and try again. Aug 18, Des Small rated it it was ok.
Mrs Naomi Goodwin rated it it was ok Aug 29, For instance, for every muscle pulling in one direction, there must be the corresponding muscle pulling in the opposite direction. The effective conception is that of wedging. It is a strong column occupying almost the centre or axis of the body, of alternating discs construtive bone and very elastic cartilage.
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Albinus on Anatomy Bernhard Siegfried Albinus. He introduces simplified guides to drawing like using cubes to block in the mass first before going bridgkan more detail, The muscle drawings although xonstructive sketchy are delineated clear enough to show how they affect More pictures at parkablogs.
That is, they may be bent forward and back in the sagittal plane, twisted in the horizontal plane, or tilted in the transverse plane. Back cover copy “Excellent.
Preview — Constructive Anatomy by George B. Paperbackpages. Constructvie them are expressed, therefore, laws of architecture, as in the dome of the head, the arches of the foot, the pillars of the legs, etc.
Jan 18, Alexandra rated it it was amazing Recommends it for: One of the best Bridgeman books, nice learning sequence. This is the worst kindle edition of a book I’ve ever seen. He introduces simplified guides to drawing like using cubes to block in the mass first before going into more detail, The muscle drawings although still sketchy are delineated clear enough to show how they affect surface form. In this way, the body is broken down into dozens of easier to draw shapes that are still very accurate in terms of raw medical anatomy.
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George Bridgman’s Constructive Anatomy
Jan 01, Nicole Haan rated it it was amazing. If you draw you should get this reference book. Bridgman’s superb anatomical sketches, of which there are nearly in the book, also bring clearly to fruition his lucid theories of how to draw the human body in its structure and its complex movements.
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As such, I consider this an essential book for any artist’s library. Bridgman gives us a series of breakdowns from perfect geogre accuracy through more manageable shapes representative of the original structures, all the way to “masses” that take in the totality of a large anatomical grouping.
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It’s really great for learning a specific kind of anatomy, but it’s almost like a personal, little journal with notes that aren’t that intelligible to anyone else. Goodreads construchive the world’s largest site for readers with over 50 million reviews.
The Hand, Constructive Anatomy. This is a classic on figure drawing and I highly recommend it as a companion book to any other textbook on the subject. Constructive Anatomy by George B. The Anatomy of the Horse George Stubbs.
The head and features Art Anatomy Simplified Charles Carlson. It is possible that this book is useful to someone but not really to me, pretty though it undoubtedly is. The Human Figure John H.
Every muscle on the right side must be paired with one on the antaomy for every flexor on the front there must be its corresponding extensor on the back.