--- product_id: 4426870 title: "Dynamic Anatomy: Revised and Expanded Edition" price: "€ 49.37" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 10 url: https://www.desertcart.be/products/4426870-dynamic-anatomy-revised-and-expanded-edition store_origin: BE region: Belgium --- # Dynamic Anatomy: Revised and Expanded Edition **Price:** € 49.37 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Dynamic Anatomy: Revised and Expanded Edition - **How much does it cost?** € 49.37 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.be](https://www.desertcart.be/products/4426870-dynamic-anatomy-revised-and-expanded-edition) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Dynamic Anatomy: Revised and Expanded Edition [Hogarth, Burne] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Dynamic Anatomy: Revised and Expanded Edition Review: Dynamic Anatomy - This is a very good reference book for learning to draw the human figure in action. I am a commercial artist and designer, but have worked for many years on non-figurative projects. I am focusing on figurative work again, primarily in the game, fantasy and science fiction field. My goal is to draw entirely from imagination without having to use reference material, and this book by Burne Hogarth and his Drawing Dynamic Hands are helping me to reach this goal. The illustrations are very well done with good explanation and many drawings showing the figure in action. The muscles are heroic in proportion, which helps in identifying them. As an artist, you can choose to emphasize them or not... but knowing the structure is very important. I have had many life drawing sessions and have always been taught to "draw what you see", but over the years I have come to the conclusion that "drawing what you know" is equally important, both for time efficiency and quality of the finished illustration or painting. I highly recommend this book for any artist that is serious about drawing the human figure in action. Review: Why did I pass on this book for so long??? - For over 20 years I saw this book on store shelves and it didn't resonate with me. I think I was intimidated by it. In the past year, though, I saw reviews of other books where the reviewers kept referring to and comparing to the books of Hogarth. Then I came across his entire series of books in my local library and took a deeper look at "Dynamic Anatomy" and "Dynamic Figure Drawing". What I didn't realize until actually reading these books is that Hogarth makes sure you understand not only the anatomy, but every defining subtle detail of the human figure that is normally taken for granted and not consciously identified. Moreover, he draws and describes each part in three dimensional shapes and uses metaphorical descriptions that can't be forgotten. The man was genius for not only being able to see things the way he did, but more so for being able to articulate it to others as well as he did. Best of all, in combination with "Dynamic Figure Drawing", he teaches us how to build a person in any pose in your mind and then render and sculpt that form in three dimensions on paper (or screen) without any need to reference anything. Don't try to do it with "Dynamic Figure Drawing" alone. I started with that book and couldn't wait to jump into "Dynamic Anatomy" to get a better understanding of the fundamentals. The books are so good (and affordable), that even though I could have easily continued to check them out from the library, I purchased them to have the ultimate reference on hand at all times. They're a must for anyone rendering the human form. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #538,674 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #200 in Human Figure Art (Books) #383 in Arts & Photography Study & Teaching #466 in Figure Drawing Guides | | Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (425) | | Dimensions | 8.5 x 0.71 x 10.98 inches | | Edition | First Edition | | ISBN-10 | 0823015521 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0823015528 | | Item Weight | 2.34 pounds | | Language | English | | Print length | 256 pages | | Publication date | May 1, 2003 | | Publisher | Watson-Guptill | ## Images ![Dynamic Anatomy: Revised and Expanded Edition - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71dXaZD8G0L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Dynamic Anatomy *by S***E on January 18, 2007* This is a very good reference book for learning to draw the human figure in action. I am a commercial artist and designer, but have worked for many years on non-figurative projects. I am focusing on figurative work again, primarily in the game, fantasy and science fiction field. My goal is to draw entirely from imagination without having to use reference material, and this book by Burne Hogarth and his Drawing Dynamic Hands are helping me to reach this goal. The illustrations are very well done with good explanation and many drawings showing the figure in action. The muscles are heroic in proportion, which helps in identifying them. As an artist, you can choose to emphasize them or not... but knowing the structure is very important. I have had many life drawing sessions and have always been taught to "draw what you see", but over the years I have come to the conclusion that "drawing what you know" is equally important, both for time efficiency and quality of the finished illustration or painting. I highly recommend this book for any artist that is serious about drawing the human figure in action. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Why did I pass on this book for so long??? *by A***I on August 20, 2009* For over 20 years I saw this book on store shelves and it didn't resonate with me. I think I was intimidated by it. In the past year, though, I saw reviews of other books where the reviewers kept referring to and comparing to the books of Hogarth. Then I came across his entire series of books in my local library and took a deeper look at "Dynamic Anatomy" and "Dynamic Figure Drawing". What I didn't realize until actually reading these books is that Hogarth makes sure you understand not only the anatomy, but every defining subtle detail of the human figure that is normally taken for granted and not consciously identified. Moreover, he draws and describes each part in three dimensional shapes and uses metaphorical descriptions that can't be forgotten. The man was genius for not only being able to see things the way he did, but more so for being able to articulate it to others as well as he did. Best of all, in combination with "Dynamic Figure Drawing", he teaches us how to build a person in any pose in your mind and then render and sculpt that form in three dimensions on paper (or screen) without any need to reference anything. Don't try to do it with "Dynamic Figure Drawing" alone. I started with that book and couldn't wait to jump into "Dynamic Anatomy" to get a better understanding of the fundamentals. The books are so good (and affordable), that even though I could have easily continued to check them out from the library, I purchased them to have the ultimate reference on hand at all times. They're a must for anyone rendering the human form. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ perfect but, it has to be be the 1990 print. *by N***N on February 5, 2012* thanks a lot to the reviewer that wrote "...The original version, '90 printing, is ISBN 0823015513, 232 " It is THE book. A piece of art. If you are a beginner and you need colors and all that sugary post production to be motivated to draw, forget it. This book is art in itself. I first saw this book on an Italian edition on my father's library circa 1979-95. This one is even better. If you simply repeat the models that are in there to do your own versions of the images, I can almost guarantee that you will feel that your gaze has changed when you look at people. Yes, his anatomy responds to a sort of graphic methodology, call it, a bit codified.. It has to be. Just don't get dependent on the aesthetic code implied in it and use the tool instead of you being used by it. The cover for this book looks far better than the online image (the one I am talking about can only be found used) the blue background and bright orange lettering works well and on the picture I saw online I was very disappointed, and bought it in spite of that. ... In real life.... The blue is not flat but calmly pearled, and the lettering is also far more subdued than the saturated image you see online. That is the only detail. 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