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# Bridgman's Complete Guide to Drawing from Life

**Brand:** george b. bridgman
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- **What is this?** Bridgman's Complete Guide to Drawing from Life by george b. bridgman
- **How much does it cost?** $208.68 with free shipping
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## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #262,007 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #103 in Human Figure Art (Books) #188 in Drawing Specific Objects #287 in Figure Drawing Guides |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (226) |
| Dimensions  | 8.5 x 1 x 11 inches |
| Edition  | 3.8.2009 |
| ISBN-10  | 1402766785 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1402766787 |
| Item Weight  | 2.46 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 352 pages |
| Publication date  | April 7, 2009 |
| Publisher  | Union Square & Co. |

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## Customer Reviews

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    Probably great if you're not a beginner
  

*by C***S on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 October 2015*

OK, there's a lot of great stuff in here, and I've learned a lot by studying it. But it's a little light on concrete advice, and hard to navigate. Chapter 1, how to draw the figure: a sequence of steps which rather assumes you know how to proportion and pose the figure to start with. Not much use for the beginner. Chapter 2, proportions of the human figure: little actual advice, just some drawings next to rulers dividing them into 8. And so on. However, I've gleaned some great stuff (treat the ears as being fixed to an axis about which the head rotates, draw the lower eyelid roughly level with this axis if the head is straight), and my figure drawing has improved from basically nonexistent to merely poor.So overall, don't make this your first book on figure drawing, and don't rely on it for self-study. If you already know what you're doing, it's got lots of great content to refer to which will improve your drawing no end. If you're using it alongside another course, I'm sure it'll be useful, too. But, as a beginner, I found it frustrating and patchy.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    A timeless classic
  

*by M***N on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 October 2010*

I just received the Bridgman's Guide in the post and I'm delighted with it! As a self-taught newbie entering the world of human form sketching, this book is perfect for giving me just the right amount of push for added inspiration and guidance.I am surprised at the size and weight of the volume ... I actually expected a thin little manual but it is actually quite a comprehensive book about sketching the human form and certainly belongs in every aspiring artist's literary collection.A word of complimentary advice for other self-taught doodlers out there: this book focuses on drawing the HUMAN FORM as a whole. If you are looking for details of a specific field like portraiture, do purchase an added and relatively contemporary book that focuses solely on, say, portraits, to give you that added detailed advice in modern language. For instance I am learning tremendously by combining information from Bridgman's Guide along with Lance Richlin's "Lifelike Heads." It's an endless joyride. Enjoy! :)

### ⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Poor scanning of drawings
  

*by B***K on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 April 2017*

The drawings in this book leave something to be desired - much of the finer line is lost in the scanning of the drawings which is a shame. The text in the book is informative and I look forward to reading more. I just wish the quality of the scanning had been better.

## Frequently Bought Together

- Bridgman's Complete Guide to Drawing from Life
- Constructive Anatomy: Includes Nearly 500 Illustrations (Dover Anatomy for Artists)
- Heads, Features and Faces (Dover Anatomy for Artists)

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