Anatomy and Life Drawing Books for Artists

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In the Life Drawing Academy, we often receive questions about books we would recommend on the topics of anatomy for artists and figurative drawing. This video will answer such questions. Here are several books in various languages that we like and advise our students to check out. You don’t have to purchase those books. This selection is just our personal preference.

https://www.amazon.com/Drawing-Perspe...

The book by Vladimir London "Drawing in Perspective" is available on Amazon in English as an eBook and in soft-cover. It describes the different types and main principles of perspective. It starts with the history of drawing in perspective and continues with practical tips on using various types of perspective. It covers, one-, two-, three- and four-point linear perspective, photo-perspective, perceptive perspective, as well as aerial perspective. It also explains how to measure alignments, proportions, cross-sections, and angles with a pencil. In this book, you will also find practical tips and approaches for perspective drawing as well as how to draw straight lines and solve geometrical problems when drawing in perspective. This book also covers how to draw circles, landscapes, and people in perspective. It is easy to read and a simple, well-illustrated guide that beginners would find particularly helpful.

https://www.amazon.com/How-Draw-Portr...

Another book is How to Draw a Portrait by Vladimir London, which is also available on Amazon in eBook and soft-cover formats. In this book, Vladimir explains in detail how to draw portraits in three-quarters view. This is a very helpful step-by-step guide that even a beginner will find easy to understand and follow. In this book, you will discover not only the sequential steps of drawing, but also information on human head proportions and construction. The whole process of portrait drawing is described and illustrated from a blank piece of paper to the finished artwork in 45 steps. If you need a “how to draw a portrait” guide that is easy to use, yet very comprehensive, this book is a great resource. This book is also a good reference when it comes to drawing facial features.

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