Figure It Out: A thin book on Figure Drawing Paperback – 23 May 2015

A strange little book on life drawing, seemingly home-made and print-on-demand, though with slick paper stock and bound like an upscale magazine. The author appears to be a non-professional artist who enjoys life drawing in NYC, and he has assembled a few thoughts, pointers and diagrams on that subject. None of these is terrifically original, but on the other hand I did really enjoy the author's forceful and confident drawing style in the many figure studies throughout the book—there's a real power and dynamism here that's inspiring in itself.

５３ページ程の薄い本だが、内容は素晴らしい。表紙は、男の人物像だが、内容は女性の作品が多い。最初に、人物の筋肉の位置の説明（ヴァイオレットで色付け）裸婦の各プロポーション・アナトミー・光と影で明暗を付けている。各パーツをブロック別に描いて人物を説明している。各パーツとパーツの繋がりの説明図が掲載されている。様々な人物の動きを優れたラインで対象を的確に捉えている。有名なダビンチのプロポーションの作品も掲載されている。中には、皮膚を這いで筋肉図だけで描いてある作品もある。途中に骨格・筋肉図の正面・側面図の作品が掲載されている。腕・足・骨格・筋肉図の説明も掲載。様々ポーズで、豊富な男女のプロポーションが掲載されて勉強になる。作品には、スレンダ―の女性から、肉塊の様なモデルさんも掲載されているが骨格・筋肉の位置がシッカリ捉えられている。プロポーションと、解剖学と、ライティングを見事に捉えた作品集である。最後に、顔の各パーツの位置、比率の説明、面取りで人物の顔を説明している。そして、女性の半身像正面・側面・着衣の作品が掲載されている。

Good for beginners and a nice compact set of reminders for more experienced artists. The author obviously loves his subject, and has provided a book of drawings that he has made in figure drawing sessions, with brief commentary and some explanatory schematic diagrams. The drawings are certainly competent, and the instruction is undogmatic.

This is a great book, but for whom? Not for those interested in drawings. It contains beautiful hhort pose drawings like the one on the cover, but similar and better can be found online . It is for experienced artists, and the author admits as much. By experienced I mean really experienced and almost as good as the author himself. This can sound misleading, but in most cases the difference between a great draftsman and onw nearly as good is very little, except that it's all the difference on the world. So by experienced I mean pretty good. Having said this, I don't men to imply only the very advanced can learn from it, just that only they will get the best benefit. Novices through intermediate draftsmen can do much better with Loomis and many others.

This artist learned to draw as a boy copying comic books. All I did was read them.. I think really looking at comic books is how to "figure it out." Get used to seeing dynamic poses and learning basic anatomy at a young age can really affect the course of your life. Some helpful tips but you really have to draw as much as he does to get this good. He draws everywhere.. in restaurants, buses, you name it.

Very slim volume that contains very concise and lucid lessons in figure drawings. A worthwhile addition to your art library.

This book comes along with some useful tips that one can get nearly anywhere. The joy in this book is in having the author's work in hand

Very thin book content compared to other books in the market on the same subject.

This is an excellent little book. Though it does not claim to be definitive, it offers some suggestions not offered elsewhere. The wonderful thing is the drawings. If you like the cover drawing you will not be disappointed. It is full of richly modulated short pose charcoal drawings.

Small but informative.

love this book. really helps me a lot of figure drawing. I love this books drawing style

Very good book, I like it very much.

great book !

An excellent introduction to the basics of figure drawing. Clear, down-to earth insights and techniques. Clear presentation of the principles.