Book Review: Henry Yan's Figure Drawing (Techniques and Tips)

Submitted by  Teoh Yi Chie on  October 17, 2009 - 11:00 am

Henry Yan's Figure Drawing (Techniques and Tips)

Henry Yan is a painter and teacher at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.

This book focuses on the tips and techniques in drawing human figures and portraits. All the paintings included are from his class demonstrations and workshop studies developed from many years of teaching. And all drawings are done from live models.

There are about 20 step-by-step demonstrations from quick 20-minute sketches to long poses. He shows us how he draws and teaches us what to look out for, and the various techniques to approach figure drawing — lines, mass, shadows, etc.

He has a very cool painterly style and energy to his figures that I like. Some pieces are created like Chinese paintings, not drawing in too much details to invite viewers to fill in the details themselves.

It's an inspiring book filled with beautiful images, recommended to anyone into figure drawings.

You can check out more art from Henry Yan at www.henryyanart.com.

5 out of 5 stars.

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Comments

olivia (not verified) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 - 23:22

I eally want this book, too bad I can't buy stuff online and kino don't have it.
hiqs:(

Rajneesh Kumar (not verified) Tue, 21 Dec 2010 - 19:24

hi
i really want this book can you give me a scanned or photographs of this book
or photocopy please desperately waiting for your response

Rajneesh Kumar (not verified) Fri, 05 Aug 2011 - 14:32

ok you don t scan but if you like u can send photographs of this book it would be great help for me please tell me asap i ll appreciate your donation

juan jose (not verified) Tue, 18 Sep 2012 - 13:32

hey, the book is out of stock and we live in the middle of nowhere.. knowledge is more important than stupid laws from first world countries...think about it dude.

Edward (not verified) Sun, 22 Dec 2024 - 04:00

Not available? Then stop advertising it as a benchmark.

This book has become a contentious capitalist scam.

It’s one thing if it’s high priced but then to make it unavailable and still pushing it and advertise it is just a form of cruelty at other socio economic classes.

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