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# The Nude Female Figure: A Visual Reference for the Artist

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Review: Great visual reference - This book is great for practicing figure drawing when you are unable to view a live model. There aren't any figure drawing workshops in my area, so this book is great in that it shows a variety of women in all shapes and sizes in tons of poses.
Review: Is this book really necessary? - I own and have used in the distant past Mr. Smiths previous books on the figure. I used them in place of unavailable models back in the day. It might seem that this type of book is a bit obsolete, what with the availability of images on the internet. And there are a few images on the net. The problem with 99.999999% of those images is the reason they were created. The interest of pornographers (soft or hardcore) is arousal. The lighting used is more often than not shot with a ring flash, the result being maximum exposure of the notty bits in a not unpleasant image and not much more. What this book provides, as best a photo can, is good lighting used to show off the form. Not easy to do well. The models are all in color. If one wanted another facet toward drawing mastery, I would hightly recomend this book as a workshop. Do some layovers with tracing paper on the actual images drawing the muscles and important boney points. And then draw from the figure. Drawing from the live model is important in learning to draw well, but not everyone has that opportunity. This is another great way toward that goal. Don't listen to those blowhards who say you cannot create good work from photographs. Eakins thought he could and many consider him one of our greatest American artists. There you go. Buy the book. Have fun!!

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN  | 0823099911 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #438,280 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #268 in Erotic Photography (Books) #2,375 in Art History & Criticism (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars (93) |
| Dimensions  | 8.6 x 0.6 x 10.5 inches |
| Edition  | First Edition |
| ISBN-10  | 9780823099917 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0823099917 |
| Item Weight  | 1.64 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 208 pages |
| Publication date  | October 2, 2007 |
| Publisher  | Watson-Guptill |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great visual reference
*by R***6 on February 21, 2013*

This book is great for practicing figure drawing when you are unable to view a live model. There aren't any figure drawing workshops in my area, so this book is great in that it shows a variety of women in all shapes and sizes in tons of poses.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Is this book really necessary?
*by R***N on December 2, 2007*

I own and have used in the distant past Mr. Smiths previous books on the figure. I used them in place of unavailable models back in the day. It might seem that this type of book is a bit obsolete, what with the availability of images on the internet. And there are a few images on the net. The problem with 99.999999% of those images is the reason they were created. The interest of pornographers (soft or hardcore) is arousal. The lighting used is more often than not shot with a ring flash, the result being maximum exposure of the notty bits in a not unpleasant image and not much more. What this book provides, as best a photo can, is good lighting used to show off the form. Not easy to do well. The models are all in color. If one wanted another facet toward drawing mastery, I would hightly recomend this book as a workshop. Do some layovers with tracing paper on the actual images drawing the muscles and important boney points. And then draw from the figure. Drawing from the live model is important in learning to draw well, but not everyone has that opportunity. This is another great way toward that goal. Don't listen to those blowhards who say you cannot create good work from photographs. Eakins thought he could and many consider him one of our greatest American artists. There you go. Buy the book. Have fun!!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ nice resource
*by T***T on August 7, 2010*

i've had this book for about 6 months, and have used several of the pictures to draw and paint from. it has lovely pictures of a wide range of lovely women, and i think that the photographer did a good job capturing a range of moods and textures. i agree with another reviewer that some pictures with a single light source would be nice. there are a lot of action and unconventional poses, but it would also be nice to have some more classical poses. i think that the main reason that i'm not that overwhelmed is because figure drawing/painting from a book is so much less inspiring than in person. which isn't anything that the photographer could have done, but i've just ended up using this book less than i'd imagined i would. overall, it's a nice resource for practice but it's not what i would call inspiring.

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