The Book of a Hundred Hands (Dover Anatomy for Artists)

The media could not be loaded. I bought this book after previously purchasing Bridgman's Constructive Anatomy [Paperback], and I've been extremely pleased with both. This book features work by an artist I grew to trust during my years at art school (and still reference as a professional). The book features pages full of hand sketches in various poses and stages of completion. The anatomy is near flawless and the sketchiness is well preserved. I did not think it was too medical in its approach as anatomical flavoured books often are. I found it easier to draw from these sketches than a photo, since so much is already interpreted for you. So if you're having troubles on your overall form and silhouette and/or need to brush up on your anatomy, this book is a superb (and cheap) resource. I recommend buying The Best of Bridgman: Boxed Set (Boxed Sets/Bindups), you get The Book of a Hundred Hands, plus Bridgman's Life Drawing & Heads, Features and Faces. I bought them separately over time, but wish I'd just have gotten them all at once.

BUY THIS BOOK--This should be the only sentence needed...if you were an intermediate-upper level artist/art student seeking to turn professional.I totally agree with one reviewer that if you were an amatuer photos would be much more appreciated. However for those who have had enough practices in model drawings, photos will not suffice. One would turn to a tutorial on specific subjects such as this book for further inspirations. Learning the structure of figures becomes far more important than knowing about understanding the mere display of body fat and collapses of muscles, until you finally hit the level when you have mastered all but fat and veins...which is a goal I'm striving to get to.So, on that basis, for me and people like me, this book is the BEST if you ever wanna cry over your sketchbook on that hideous pair of hands attached to some pretty neat arms. For those who knows lower arms well, there should be no difficulty figuring out what the poses are. Mr. Bridgman is a master and this book, coming with more drawings than instructions, is just a piece of eye candy. A hundred hands may not seem to be many drawings, but this book is so carefully knit that every single pose is challenging and inspiring. The instructions are, despite being so little, the best written words on hand structures I've read so far. Mind you, I have around ten books on body structures now, yet none achieves the same clarity and informative level as this one does.One final advice though, don't use this handbook as a go-to reference. Nobody has that perfect hand, and there are thousands of hand poses out there so don't expect to find the pose as exactly what you need. The key point is to read carefully and UNDERSTAND the structure as it is. This book is a tutorial, not a reference book. Google photos if you must.

This is an amazing guide for reference material and for helping figure out those issues you might have with hands. I will say that it's not for a beginner, but if you really want to understand more about the hands in-depth it's a wonderful study guide.There are several pages where you see sketches that show partial hands that are really beautiful, and many parts where it goes in-depth with the hands, actually pointing out which muscles and joints are what, and how they fit into each other and how they move. It starts out with the back view, palm view, thumb side, little finger side, then goes into the fingers and knuckles, ect. And all the drawings are just beautiful to look at.All in all, I really loved this book!

havent read the book yet as it has barely arrived but it came damaged partially from the edges of the back and front covers

Okay that sounds kind of corny for a title, but honestly I have drawn my entire life and only recently discovered this fine artist's body of instructional works. Just tonight while having coffee and sketching from this book, I was stopped... just put down the pencil and paused for a moment in sheer admiration of his wondrous and exceptional understanding of anatomy of the human hand. Then he takes it a step further by giving his drawings a fluorish not unlike that of the masters, yet always realistic, it just borders on poetic. See for yourself if this man does not stop you dead in your tracks and have you just gaping in admiration.

I like the many examples of the hand that are pictured in this book, along with their descriptions. By copying these examples of the hand my drawing of the hand is improving.

As an artist I was looking for good reference pictures for my sculpting work, the descriptions are good but the drawings are not good enough for me to sculpt the exact details I was looking for in anatomy.Granted that these sketches are very good they do give you a good idea of the different postures that you would need when doing hands in whatever medium you are using.And there are so many sketches but as a fine art sculptor I found that the detail I needed was not really in the hands proportional wise. But if you need these hand references as a guide only than I would buy this book for that alone.Fairmaiden, Andrea Balch, Author of many interesting books and Journals

Do the work, if you want to be an artist, the teacher is here!

This book is like a dream come true if you are wanting to study the ways to draw hands in different positions. Just enough detail to help accomplish a decent sketch.

Las manos siempre son un asunto, si ves tu mano o una mano de fente no tiene sentido en papel, es interesante y educativo ver como otras personas lo resuelven, excelente libro para prinicpiantes y avanzados!

chegou rapidamente e em excelente estado.

Ho preso questo libro, per il motivo già accennato qui sopra , perché è per me di basilare importanza saper disegnare le mani. Le voglio saper disegnare in tutti i modi , in ogni posizione e con ogni muscolo o vena in evidenza. Ed a proposito di ciò questo libro è perfetto per riuscire ad imparare bene a farlo. George Brigdman, è uno dei migliori conoscitori ed insegnanti dell'anatomia artistica. Su questo non ci piove.

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