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"The Book of a Hundred Hands" is exactly what it sounds like. With this delightful little book George Bridgman has handed the world's artists a remarkable resource. As he points out, the human hand has a tremendous capacity for expression, and the attentive artist takes advantage of this potential to imbue their work with detail and meaning. After all, we can tell a lot about a person from their hands: everything from a subject's age and gender, to their psychological and emotional states, and even occupation. With 100 carefully-selected illustrations that clearly identify the regions of the hand in a variety of positions, "The Book of a Hundred Hands" is the perfect workbook and reference for any artist, beginning or experienced. Whether you read it as a textbook or pull it from your shelf for inspiration when you're stumped on a particular hand-rendering problem, this book is a worthy addition to any artist's library. The lessons it contains are sure to elevate your human figures to new levels of expression and detail.
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The Book of a Hundred Hands (Dover Anatomy for Artists), George B. Bridgman
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- Released
- 2015
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- George B. Bridgman
- Publisher
- Echo Point Books & Media
- Released
- 2015
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 176
- ISBN10
- 1626543445
- ISBN13
- 9781626543447
- Series
- Rating
- 4.25 out of 5
- Description
- "The Book of a Hundred Hands" is exactly what it sounds like. With this delightful little book George Bridgman has handed the world's artists a remarkable resource. As he points out, the human hand has a tremendous capacity for expression, and the attentive artist takes advantage of this potential to imbue their work with detail and meaning. After all, we can tell a lot about a person from their hands: everything from a subject's age and gender, to their psychological and emotional states, and even occupation. With 100 carefully-selected illustrations that clearly identify the regions of the hand in a variety of positions, "The Book of a Hundred Hands" is the perfect workbook and reference for any artist, beginning or experienced. Whether you read it as a textbook or pull it from your shelf for inspiration when you're stumped on a particular hand-rendering problem, this book is a worthy addition to any artist's library. The lessons it contains are sure to elevate your human figures to new levels of expression and detail.