A guide to drawing the human head, featuring three hundred drawings and diagrams, with analysis of the basic structure, proportions, and anatomy of the head; descriptions of the form and musculature of facial features; and step-by-step explanations of how to age the face from birth onward

Hailed by teachers, students, and critics for fifty years, this manual presents both action studies and practical diagrams for portraying the human figure in motion and at rest. Anatomical details appear in pragmatic, generalized shapes that simplify identification and reproduction. More than 300 images complement the easy-to-follow text, which includes a valuable survey of art history and magnificent figure drawings by such masters as Michelangelo,...