Reys Anatomy for Artists: Figurative Art Lessons from the Classroom by Rey Bustos

Reys Anatomy for Artists: Figurative Art Lessons from the Classroom Reviews

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  jipjax

  After years of struggling with anatomy while working as a 2D animator I recently began sculpting and discovered Rey's anatomy courses on New Master Academy and then purchased this book. I really cannot praise this book enough, I now have a total love of anatomy and it's starting to show in my work. The way this book is set out and the muscle groups explained just makes it all click in my headI cannot thank you enough for my new found obsession!
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  Aras Saber

  I like the overall layout of the text,myraid diagrames.Hawever I would love the professor of the anatomy class would have considered and displayed some planar,sculptural approach in explaining the organic forms of human body rather than medical or contour shapes of the body.Wishing the author Mr.Pro Rey all the best in future.Thanks alot for the making of the book.
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  L. Kirkwood

  I recently began taking Rey Bustos’ anatomy class through New Masters Academy. Bustos really gets into the bones & muscles, their names, and how to find landmarks on the body in order to ensure that your drawings, even if they vary from your subject in some way, read true.The little things Bustos points out about feet and hands—looking for the arcade when drawing feet, and the angles and arcs of hands—really demystify these difficult body parts. Some of his concepts remind me of the Loomis books, but then Bustos adds SO much information on top of that, yet somehow manages not to be overwhelming.I also appreciate the way he notes differences in style, like his sidebar on the way Egyptians drew feet as compared to the Italians and Greeks, or the sidebar on how Rubens drew baby legs. Bustos brings in paintings and drawings of masters to show how their knowledge of anatomy informed their work. He also shows how once an artist understands anatomy, she or he can really stylize the subject any they want, regardless of what the model actually looks like.Bustos includes just the right amount of technical, science y information, always with the purpose of explaining the form we see on the surface of the body, or to help the artist better understand how and why the body and limbs move the way they do. I can’t recommend this book (and his class on New Masters Academy) enough. An excellent addition to any artist’s library. Plus, he seems like a really nice person. Thank you, Rey, for writing this book!
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  William Sellers

  I have been fortunate enough to take classes from Rey Bustos in personand this is an excellent companion and resource for all who wish toexperience a passionate knowledge and deeper understanding of artisticanatomy. The comprehensive contents page of this book speaks foritself and for the vastly important topics that are beneficial to anaspiring student of figurative drawing and other forms of visual artsuch as sculpture which greatly interests me. Regardless ofpreferred drawing style or medium, if you are interested in learninghow to represent the figurative form to express yourself through yourwork you are fortunate to have this book in your library. What aresource!Carolyn B.
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  Myra N.

  This is really the perfect book for all levels when trying to make sense of human anatomy. It took me back to my days of sitting in Rey’s classes at ArtCenter College of Design watching in awe as he did his blackboard anatomy sketches in the style of the old masters. The same energy and enthusiasm he displayed in class for this subject carries over into the pages of this book.