ATTITUDES OF THE HUMAN FIGURE:THE POSE 60 the Figure:Open and Closed Approaches7 Seated and Reclining p ontraposto 72 Motion:The Expressive Line of the Body 78 wing the Nude in Perspective 8o LIGHT AND SHADOW IN THE HUMAN FIGURE 82 Sketching a Tonal Drawing 88 of Hatching:Creating Volume 90 Chiaroscur Effects:Working with Absolute Contrast94 STEP BY STEP 126 Figure and Its Context 104 u Fore :Drawing Building on stains 134 VTEXTURES AND EFFECTS 106 Up 140 The artist's resour 42 CreatingVolume with Accents Modelin a Figure 148 Erasing:Opening Up Spaces 8 Figure of a Young Woman and a Girl on the Beach Is. Expresive Lines:Rhythm and Tension The Qualities of the Skin 1 Index 159
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