Figure Drawing Fundamentals E. M. Gist （图绘制基本面e . m .要点）.pdf

Figure Drawing Fundamen als Erik M. Gist No es o he reader Th s book s not meant as a step by step or a formula (art s not a for- mula c pursu t) so do not study as such. Th s book s also not meant to solve all your problems, wh ch can only be done by you through d l gent study and hard work. Th s book s ntended to be a gu de through the world of f gure draw ng. Careful pract ce of the pr nc ples documented n th s book w ll mprove your draw ngs more than copy ng the draw ngs used to demonstrate these po nts. The best way to use th s book s to f nd a good p ece of photo reference, or better yet get nto a l fe draw ng class and apply what you have learned n th s book to the problem n front of you. It does you l ttle good to copy the draw ngs n th s book because for the most part the problems have already been solved for you. It s more mportant for you as an art st to learn the pr nc ples beh nd what I do and the reason ng used to govern my, or any one else’s “style”. In so do ng you w ll beg n to produce or g nal art, and not just m m c, what has come before. In art there are no rules. Rules are what we often use to s mpl fy key pr nc ples and concepts for those newly n t ated nto the fratern ty of art sts. Always try to get from any nstructor why they do what they do, not how they do t. Why we do what we do s what makes us good art st’s, how we do t makes us nd v duals. If you s mply draw how someone else draws you w ll never be an nd v dual. So when you study from an art st or an art st’s work try to f gure out why the make the cho ces they do, not merely copy the dec s ons they make. My recommendat on to you s get out your sketchbook, read through the follow ng pages all the way to the end, and make notes where you f