By Mark Edward Smith The Nude Figure: A Visual Reference for the Artist (Practical Art Books) [Paperback] Paperback – 16 Sept. 1998

Wonderful book and perfect for drawing references. Found this very helpful and it’s been used many times.

Good quality as for second-hand book, very helpful for everyone who draws or paint.

superb

Features b/W images of females and some males in various poses. Good.

This is perfect for people who want to learn how to draw the human figure. There is no writing, just photos. It's all in black and white so shows shadows and highlights better for shading. There are various sections such as figures on a stool, in motion, pregnant women and so on. There are also a good variety of male and female models. It's not a massive book, but it is in no way small. The pages are perfect for showing full figures and small details.I bought this to use at uni when we didn't have a model in and it's superb. The variety of poses to choose from is excellent and it's really helping me improve. The only problem I have is that guys tend to enjoy peering over my shoulder when I'm drawing the female models...

I am an art student at college, and am currently doing a project on anatomy, as I haven't been able to get life drawing classes i need a good reference book. I found this one and ordered it, I haven't looked at any other.The photos are of fantastic quality, the angles are beautiful and the poses are imaginative. As this is my first anatomy book i was expected to be embarrased but the photos are interesting and tasteful.I would suggest this to both amateur and proffessional as a great reference book.

I bought this book last year,and since then havent looked back....its one of the most useful tools in my infantry of art. The images are of the upmost quality,with nice lighting and various different postures which really helps especially when you cant afford to hire a model. Would definitely reccommend to artists of all levels!

I nice book with very interesting posses however all the photos are really grainy and not as good a quality as i had hoped, they are a good referance but im sure there must be better books of nude figures.