Name: Basic Manual of Artistic Anatomy
SKU: 9784768320242
Availability: InStock

An easy-to-understand introduction to human anatomy, covering essential knowledge for everyone from beginners to experienced artists.

Packed with the knowledge necessary for illustration and modeling, this book also highlights common pitfalls in learning anatomy, helping readers deepen their understanding of the human body as they read.
Sample drawings for practice are included at the end of the book.

1: Overall skeleton, muscles, and gender differences
2: Torso skeleton and muscles, key points of the head, chest, and back
3: Upper limb skeleton and muscles, key points of the upper arm, forearm, and hand
4: Lower limb skeleton and muscles, key points of the thigh, lower leg, and foot
5: Sample drawings for practice

Category：Japanese Illustration Book

Tag：anatomy, foot, hand, muscle

Pages：: 160
ISBN：: 9784768320242
Release Date:: February, 2025
Language:: Japanese
Publisher:: Genkosha

Author profile

Kota Kato

Born in Tokyo in 1981. Art anatomist.

In 2008, graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Design. In 2014, he graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts Graduate School of Art Anatomy. He has a Ph.D. (art, medicine). He is an assistant professor at the Department of Anatomy and Structural Science at Juntendo University, a part-time lecturer at the Art Anatomy Laboratory at Tokyo University of the Arts, and a visiting professor at the illustration course at Kyoto University of the Arts.

He explains art anatomy at lectures in various places as an “art anatomist of Izu (@kato_anatomy)”.