Michel Lauricella Boeken

In Morpho: Fat and Skin Folds, artist and teacher Michel Lauricella presents a unique approach to learning to draw the human body. The typical approach to teaching anatomy and the sketching of the human form most often focuses on the skeleton and musculature. What often goes ignored is the skin itself--how it moves and the expressions it creates as the body moves and changes positions. This book presents a simplified and practical vision of the fat and skin folds of the human body to help you in your drawing studies, encouraging both accuracy and a rich, diverse representation of the human form. Geared toward artists of all levels--from beginners through professionals--this handy, pocket-sized book will help spark your imagination and creativity. (Publisher's Note: This book features an "exposed" binding style. This is intentional, as it is designed to help the book lay flat as you draw.) Table of Contents Foreword Introduction Head and Neck Torso and Shoulders Upper Limbs Lower Limbs Resources

Here you will find the most common and useful approaches to the body's underlying skeleton and bone structure, which will fuel your imagination and enrich your observational skills as you draw the living form. In this small, portable guide, artist and teacher Michel Lauricella focuses on the essentials you need to know, creating a book that is highly usable and helpful for artists of all kinds. Sections include: head and neck; torso and shoulders; upper limbs; lower limbs.

Artist and teacher Michel Lauricella simplifies the human body into basic, synthetic shapes and forms, offering insight for artists of all kinds, sparking the imagination and improving one's observational abilities. Rather than going the traditional route of memorizing a repertoire of poses, Lauricella instead stresses learning this small collection of forms, which can then be combined and shaped into the more complex and varied forms and postures we see in the living body.

Focusing on the human body, the book offers a comprehensive approach to drawing, blending artistic techniques with systematic methods. Michel Lauricella showcases over 1000 illustrations, providing insights into the body's anatomy, from bone structure to musculature, and includes dynamic sketches of models in motion. This resource serves as both a guide for artists seeking to enhance their skills and a detailed study of human anatomy, making it valuable for both novices and experienced practitioners.

This book presents a simplified and practical vision of clothing folds and creases to help you in your drawing studies, encouraging both accuracy and movement.

This book presents a simplified and practical vision for drawing mammals to help you in your drawing studies.

This yearlong workshop guides you through 52 weekly lessons that not only improve your technical skills but refine your personal style, preferences, and expression. The first half of the year focuses on learning and polishing the building blocks—such as line, perspective, and shading—while the second empowers you to make choices and question “methods.” Each week includes an introductory quote from art history, what (and how) to practice for the specific lesson, and further “if you have time” suggestions to build on. Going beyond simple step by step, each lesson also includes works by artists in other mediums to look up, rooting the theme in its broader artistic context. By the final assessment lesson of week 52, you’ll be more skillful and knowledgeable about drawing, and about yourself as an artist.

Offering over 300 original drawings and diagrams, this portable guide provides artists with a detailed study of the head, face, and neck from various angles. Michel Lauricella covers essential topics such as facial proportions, anatomical structures, and the intricacies of hair drawing. Suitable for all skill levels, the book serves as a valuable resource for portraiture, figure drawing, and various artistic disciplines, inspiring creativity and enhancing drawing techniques.

Cet ouvrage présente une vision simplifiée du squelette humain dans le but de faciliter votre pratique du dessin d'imagination et d'enrichir votre dessin d'observation. Vous y trouverez les repères osseux les plus courants et les plus utiles pour le dessin. Michel Lauricella privilégie une approche allant à l'essentiel afin de rester au plus près de la forme vivante, le but ici étant d'améliorer le dessin sans le rendre trop savant.