Drawing the Draped Figure George Brant Bridgman
Publisher: Dover Publications

Artists have drawn and painted the human figure draped in beautiful folds of cloth to enhance its intrinsic grace for as long as they have been making art. They consist of reference books and instructional books. It would be so much fun to face the challenge of a robed figure. Begin with the nude, adding layers of drapery and clothing each week, to strengthen your understanding of physical proportions in drawing draped and clothed figure. As much as I enjoy life drawing (see previous post) my one gripe is that they never drape the figure. The use of line drawing, planes and masses, foreshortening and anatomy are used to aid in drawing the nude and draped figure. The Fine Art of Draping the Figure. These are some anatomy and figure drawing books for artists. With artist Liz Charsley-Jory £60. Nude and Draped Figure Studies by the Artist and his Father, c.1950/2007 (series). February 26th, 2011 by violette. Anatomy and Figure Drawing Books for Artists. Examination of the structural and expressive factors of the figure and a look at their interrelation with the drawing. Nude and Draped - O Window 23 cropped.