Anatomy Fundamentals: The Human Figure
Drawing the human body can be broken down into a simple process of defining the angles of limbs, using blocking shapes that make up the figure and then rounding shapes by studying the effects of light and shadow.
Benjamin West (1738 1820)
American
Adonis with His Dogs, 1800,
Oil on canvas
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Honorable Jefferson Patterson.
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