Animal Anatomy for Artists：The Elements of Form

FromtheauthoroftheclassicHumanAnatomyforArtistscomesthisuser-friendlyreferenceguidefeaturingoverfivehundredoriginaldrawingsandoverseventyphotographs.Designedforpainters,sculptors,andillustratorswhouseanimalimageryintheirwork,AnimalAnatomyforArtistsoffersthorough,in-depthinformationaboutthemostcommonlydepictedanimals,presentedinalogicalandeasilyunderstoodformatforartists--whetherbeginneroraccomplishedprofessional.Thebookfocusesontheformscreatedbymusclesandbones,givingartistsacrucialthree-dimensionalunderstandingofthefinal,complexoutersurfaceoftheanimal.Goldfingernotonlycoverstheanatomyofthemorecommonanimals,suchasthehorse,dog,cat,cow,pig,squirrel,andrabbit,butalsotheanatomyofnumerouswildspecies,includingthelion,giraffe,deer,hippopotamus,rhinoceros,elephant,gorilla,sealion,andbear.Includedaredrawingsofskeletonsandhowtheymoveatthejoints,individualmusclesshowingtheirattachmentsontheskeleton,musclesoftheentireanimal,crosssections,photographsofliveanimals,andsilhouettesofrelatedanimalscomparingtheirshapesandproportions.Heoffersanewandinnovativesectiononthebasicbodyplanoffour-leggedanimals,givingthereaderacrucialconceptualunderstandingofoverallanimalstructuretowhichthedetailsofindividualanimalscanthenbeapplied.Thechapteronbirdscoverstheskeleton,musclesandfeatherpatterns.Theappendixpresentsphotographsofskullswithmagnificenthornsandantlersandasectiononmajorsurfaceveins.Incrediblythorough,packedwithessentialinformation,AnimalAnatomyforArtistsisadefinitivereferencework,anessentialbookforeveryonewhodepictsanimalsintheirart.