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GtrsRGr8 · 12-20-2015, 09:18 PM

Goodreads is primarily a book review and recommendation website. As you may know, I frequently go to them for ratings when I want to supplement ratings found at Amazon and occasionally go to them for reviews by GoodReads members.

But you may not be aware that GoodReads also offers a small selection of books for free download. At least some of them are books that are not in the public domain yet. One of those is Figure Drawing for All It's Worth, by Andrew Loomis.

This is an old (those of you born on this year or before, please do not be offended. ha) book, having first been published in 1943 I think. However, it was republished in 1971 and has stellar ratings still today (4.8 at Amazon from 189 reviews, at the present moment). Those are two of the facts that gives me the impression that the book is still being used and appreciated today by students of art.

Here's a book description from Amazon:
Artist Andrew Loomis writes this book for those who have graduated from the fundamentals of drawing and are ready to embark on their artistic careers. He coordinates all the basic facts gathering the fundamentals, aesthetic as well as practical, of commercial work into one book. He includes chapters on anatomy, planes and lighting, drawing from living models, the figure in action, and costume, among others giving the artist a firm understanding of the science of the trade. He discusses idealization and other tricks of the trade helping the reader to produce work that will find a market. At appropriate stages he inserts typical problems. Explanatory sketches and examples of some of his own best work appear on almost every page. Originally published in 1943 this book continues as a solid reference for artists perfecting figure drawing.

The book is 204 pages long and in the pdf format. You do not have to be a GoodReads member in order to download the ebook.

Here's the webpage at GoodReads, from which you can download this free ebook.

ADDENDUM: The book is not available in digital form at Amazon. However, it is available from them in hardback starting at $27.66.

12-20-2015, 09:18 PM	#1142
GtrsRGr8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,334 Karma: 27815322 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Southeastern U.S., ya'll Device: Kindle; Kindle (10.1.1) for PC; Kindle Cloud Reader	Figure Drawing for All It's Worth, by Andrew Loomis--A FREE Pdf from GoodReads! Goodreads is primarily a book review and recommendation website. As you may know, I frequently go to them for ratings when I want to supplement ratings found at Amazon and occasionally go to them for reviews by GoodReads members. But you may not be aware that GoodReads also offers a small selection of books for free download. At least some of them are books that are not in the public domain yet. One of those is Figure Drawing for All It's Worth, by Andrew Loomis. This is an old (those of you born on this year or before, please do not be offended. ha) book, having first been published in 1943 I think. However, it was republished in 1971 and has stellar ratings still today (4.8 at Amazon from 189 reviews, at the present moment). Those are two of the facts that gives me the impression that the book is still being used and appreciated today by students of art. Here's a book description from Amazon: Artist Andrew Loomis writes this book for those who have graduated from the fundamentals of drawing and are ready to embark on their artistic careers. He coordinates all the basic facts gathering the fundamentals, aesthetic as well as practical, of commercial work into one book. He includes chapters on anatomy, planes and lighting, drawing from living models, the figure in action, and costume, among others giving the artist a firm understanding of the science of the trade. He discusses idealization and other tricks of the trade helping the reader to produce work that will find a market. At appropriate stages he inserts typical problems. Explanatory sketches and examples of some of his own best work appear on almost every page. Originally published in 1943 this book continues as a solid reference for artists perfecting figure drawing. The book is 204 pages long and in the pdf format. You do not have to be a GoodReads member in order to download the ebook. Here's the webpage at GoodReads, from which you can download this free ebook. ADDENDUM: The book is not available in digital form at Amazon. However, it is available from them in hardback starting at $27.66. Last edited by GtrsRGr8; 12-20-2015 at 11:06 PM.