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by Eliot Goldfinger
- From the author of the classic Human Anatomy for Artists comes
this user-friendly reference guide featuring over five hundred original
drawings and over seventy photographs.
Designed for painters, sculptors and illustrators who use animal
imagery in their work, Animal Anatomy for Artists offers thorough,
in-depth information about the most commonly depicted animals, presented
in a logical and easily understood format for artists – whether
beginner or accomplished professional. The book focuses on the forms
created by muscles and bones, giving artists a crucial three-dimensional
understanding of the final, complex outer surface of the animal.
Goldfinger not only covers the anatomy of the more common animals,
such as the horse, dog, cat, cow, pig, squirrel and rabbit, but
also the anatomy of wild species, including lion, giraffe, deer,
hippopotamus, rhinoceros, elephant, gorilla, sea lion and bear.
Included are drawings of skeletons and how they move at the joints,
individual muscles showing their attachments on the skeleton, muscles
of the entire animal, cross sections, photographs of live animals
and silhouettes of related animals comparing their shapes and proportions.
He offers a new and innovative section on the basic body plan of
four-legged animals, giving the reader a crucial conceptual understanding
of overall animal structure to which the details of individual animals
can then be applied. The chapter on birds covers the skeleton, muscles
and feather patterns. The appendix presents photographs of skulls
with magnificent horns and antlers and a section on major surface
veins.
Hardcover; 9.25 in x 12 in., 242 pps. B&W drawings and photos.
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