Figure Drawing for Artists: Making Every Mark Count [Paperback]

Figure Drawing for Artists: Making Every Mark Count is not a typical drawing instruction book; it explains the two-step process behind juggernauts like DreamWorks, WB and Disney.

Though there are many books on drawing the human figure, none teach how to draw a figurefrom the first few marksof the quick sketch to the last virtuosic stroke of the finished masterpiece, let alone through a convincing,easy-to-understand method.

That changes now!

InFigure Drawing for Artists: Making Every Mark Count, award-winning fine artist Steve Huston shows beginners and pros alike the twofoundational concepts behind the greatest masterpiecesin art and how to use them as the basis for their own success.

Embark on a drawing journey and discover how these twin pillars of support are behind everything from the Venus De Milo, to Michelangelo's Sibyl, to George Bellow's Stag at Sharkey's, and how they're thefundamental tools for animation studiosaround the world. Not to mention how the bestcomic book artistssince the beginnings of the art form use them whether they know it or not.

Figure Drawing for Artists: Making Every Mark Countsketches out the sametwo-step method taughtto the artists ofDreamWorks,Warner Brothers, andDisney Animation, so pick up a pencil and get drawing.

TheFor Artists seriesexpertly guides and instructs artists at all skill levels who want to develop their classical drawing and painting skills and create realistic and representational art.

Steve Hustonwas born and raised in Alaska. He studied at Pasadena's Art Center College of Design. Graduating with his BFA, Huston began illustrating. His client list eventually included such names as Caesar's Palace, MGM, Paramount Pictures and Universal Studios. After nearly a decade of doing commercial work, Huston decided a changel`