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How to Draw Proportions

Ebooks about drawing. A library of rare and valuable figure drawing ebooks in PDF format.
Learn to draw with these examples from collectible drawing books.
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The Sculptor and Art Student's Guide to the Proportions of the Human Form 		Muybridge's Human Figure in Motion CD-ROM and Book (Electronic Clip Art)

Albrecht Durer (1471-1528) On Human Proportion

A Drawing Manual by Thomas Eakins (Primary Sources in American)

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Hieroglyphic or Greek Method of Life Drawing, By Adolphe Armand Braun
Proportions of the female figure. The figure is shown as 8 heads high. See more examples from the book here.

Beauty Has a History - Part 1


Hand Proportion Made Simple (Paperback) by Ivan Whillock
Head Proportion Made Simple (Paperback) by Ivan Whillock


Hieroglyphic or Greek Method of Life Drawing, By Adolphe Armand Braun Proportions of the female figure. The figure is shown as 8 heads high.


Hieroglyphic or Greek Method of Life Drawing, By Adolphe Armand Braun
Proportions of the female figure. The figure is shown as it is divided by a grid and concentric circles. See more examples from the book here.


Fairbanks - Human Proportions for Artists Fairbanks - Human Proportions for Artists
Human Proportions for Artists (Spiral-bound) by Avard T. Fairbanks (Author), Eugene F. Fairbanks (Author)
This is a comprehensive studio guide to human proportions listing over one hundred measurements of both male and female figures with head and face details. Measurements are in both inch and metric systems and fractions are in columns from heroic to 1/12 life size. Section are included on relative and comparative proportions and of dynamic symmetry.

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