Morpho: Simplified Forms: Anatomy for Artists (Morpho: Anatomy for Artists, 2) Paperback – April 1, 2019

Easy to understand. Simplified well.

very helpful for learning anatomy, both when drawing traditionally and digitally. book was physically smaller than I expected, but still very helpful. already noticed an improvement in my art

The illustrations in these books are very informative and one of the best features of this series is the exposed binding that allows the book to lay flat while you draw. This way you don't have to hold the book open to keep on page you're using. There seems to be a bit of confusion in some of the other reviews claiming the books are damaged but this is intentional and really to your benefit. In short these are wonderful books for anyone looking to improve their drawing skills.

I have to preface this with... read my title again. Then again.This is a powerfully detailed anatomy series. No where else will you find a complete study for total anatomy, clothing, the skeleton, joints etc. covered in such small - size but not page length books. One book in the series is titled - "Fat and skin folds". Every thing human or real is celebrated within these books. This series should be should be embraced! Ever been to a life drawing session? No one posing for us is perfect and all bodies are fabulously fun to "dig into" and draw.That is what is not only great about this book, but this series! It digs in deep. I do love this series and this book so much. Now for the criticism.Yes, I gave them a five star rating and yes, I said I'm going to present a criticism, but relax it is a nice criticism. The book is really small. Not in depth, but in page size. Just be prepared- I was expecting an undersized book size from researching the series, but- I was still surprised at the page/layout size. Also of serious note is the books fold and lay flat to work on a section without book bowing or pages turning.Seriously, why can't all art books be bound in this fashion?My Final take? Buy this book! Use this book and be careful because this book packs a serious punch. Draw on!!!

Book it's small, like a pocket book. Concepts are more for forms than build itself.

Finally an art instruction/reference book that understands what we need in terms of form, functionality and information.Sort of a modern day "Fun With a Pencil".Not a Fritz Schider encyclopedia.- First let's us say:Thank you for the special creative binding design. This allows the book to lay flat so that we can easily work from the images.The pages being fully sewn in and glued as well.Very clean very strong.Some users falsely claim the pages "are guaranteed to rip out within a year" .The pages are fully secure and will not rip out. The quality of the book construction and materials is very good and a step above most other art instruction books.- Size:We appreciate the format size and find it handy because it is the dimensions and <thickness of a journal/sketchbook so it easily fits in our backpack, purse, lunch bag, tote, or liquor bag.The light weight. Less than half the weight of the various anatomy for artists tomes.It is perfect the augment for our home, studio, park, or travel.- Content:Easy & enjoyable reference for sketching.The poses are full of human expression and life. They vary from dynamic to quiet, with a good variety of perspectives too.Refreshing to have models of various ages and races.Very helpful having body parts all broken out to step by step sketches. Each body part related to geometric form so our brains can put the complexities aside and focus on building the forms.-The chaptersBegins with the head and ends at the feet.We like this chapter sequence because it makes to easy find any part of the human anatomy.-The textUnobtrusive. Pictorial information is about 90% on most pages.Text is helpful information about muscle/skeletal interaction.Some naming of muscles and anatomical details but not exhaustive.The text does about 2% of the instructing; the pictures do the rest.The text is light colored would help if it were 2 shades darker.10 10 Recommend this book . Good for all sorts of artists serious or casual, from classical to anime.......Without this book you are missing out on a valuable part of your skill building and encouragement to practice.Peace,Smiley

My oldest is into animation and wanted something with realistic bodies to learn from. She reports this book is superior to anything she's found thus far.

I've been searching for different drawing books, and I'll say that these are one of the best ones I've used for reference/practice. I seldom post product reviews but just felt like sharing this. I'm a self-taught artist. I've been drawing on & off since elementary school. And drawing has always been my strong point, favorite pastime, and form of escapism. Although I stopped drawing for a while. Now in my 30s, I'm now picking the pencil back up and opening the sketchbooks again after they've been collecting dust.I'm a bit rusty, and I've yearned to draw again. And this book really helped me a lot in slowly rekindling my latent drawing skills.This is the first book of this series that I purchased. I recently bought a second one (hands and feet) and I'm eager to continue practicing and starting that one once I finish this book. I look forward to buying more of these. I'm loving this series. Neat and compact. I really like the binding style too; how they conveniently stay propped open to be used with ease whilst sketching in a sketchbook.