Recommending Anatomy book [not sold on Amazon]

MagicSugar

http://www.anatomyproartifex.blogspot.ca/2012/07/figure-artists-book-of-anatomical.html

I have this book and thought of sharing it to others into upgrading their anatomy knowledge. It's not a how to draw book or an in-depth anatomy textbook but should be a good supplement if you're taking an online course or just to use it as a handy visual check during and after sculpting.

Dimension's about 4" x 4" with 35 pages of actual content (excluding acknowledgements, etc). It's a little bit on the pricey side considering it's size since it's self published and sold directly the author (her blog should give info about her pro background).

No nudes or motion snapshots, just clear photos of body areas from head to feet. See the sample pages in the link. If you've never considered details like furrows, fat pads, visible tendons, along with surface visible muscles this is a good compact book for that.

Torch

Hey Magic, thinking of picking this up as I've been checking out the Scott Eaton class and think this would help quite a bit. How are you finding it in terms of improving your anatomy knowledge? Would be interested to know more.

CheeseOnToast

Nice book. I've just emailed the author ro ask how much it'll cost to ship a copy to the UK. I'll post when she gets back to me.

MagicSugar

@Torch, the book uses actual photos instead of drawings or digital rendering so it helps clarify a lot which is muscle and which is fat, for example.

I've seen a bit of Scott Eaton's videos and he drops a lot of muscle names in his lectures and (for me anyway) is not easy to recall afterwards, if you know what I mean.

There's still some hardcore info in the book like insertions and origins but it skips deep muscles and just focuses on surface details.

No bikini models or body builders, but it's fine in my opinion. You can just cross reference the info here to your own randomly googled ref library if you have one.

But take note of the size, it's just a bit bigger than a plastic cd case.

CheeseOnToast

Ok, she reckons shipping to the UK will be approximately $12 for one book, or $20 for four books.

ExcessiveZero

You may have to pay custom charges on that don't forget.

Also to anyone else looking to expand their collection of anatomy books, please ensure you have read the ones you own first...or at least rub them on your head to see if any of their magical power comes off :P.

Wendy de Boer

I've been thinking about getting this book. Too bad it's so tiny, though! You should definitely go through the author's blog posts as well. Her anatomy draw-overs and explanations are invaluable.

It's interesting to know that Scott Eaton apparently assumes you know most anatomy terms beforehand. I'm looking to take his courses, but I've already been preparing myself by learning the names before starting. I figured I would be able to follow along easier and get more out of his courses that way.

For learning the actual names of bones and muscles, I've been using this site: https://www.kenhub.com/
It's kind of like digital flash cards. It makes the process much more intuitive and less boring, LOL.