Morpho: Simplified Forms: Anatomy for Artists (Morpho: Anatomy for Artists, 2)

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

Excellent book! I am learning to draw human forms so I can draw my own fantasy characters! I used to draw cartoons/anime while I was a young teen but I really have no experience drawing humans or animals. I'm likely not the intended audience for this book because I am coming in with no experience drawing realistic humans, and I knew this when I purchased!This book is a great reference but if you need a lot of written guidance this book may not be a good choice. There are induction texts to each sections and a few figure legends. There is no in depth discussion of HOW to draw. That isn't really the goal of this book. The figure legends are very helpful though and there are NUMEROUS drawings. It really benefits an "advanced beginner" or "intermediate" artist since it does expect the reader to have some experience.The book is printed with a coptic stitch spine that does lay flat (flat-ish) so it is visible as you draw. It is a small book that can be carried in a small tote alongside a sketchbook!I will likely purchase more books in the morpho series as I go.

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.

Great intricate and detailed book. A lot smaller than I expected though.

Great book and small enough to carry in a small bag with my A5 sketchbook. I love that it lays flat! Definitely for more advanced study as it doesn't go into too much detail and the drawings don't always follow the tips to a T either. I also don't love how this book does heads and faces. I find it makes the skull too large and wide. If you have a good fundamental understanding of form and want a good guide to analyze and practice from, this is great. I would not use this as a substitute for learning anatomy in detail. I recommend Tom Fox's book for that. However that book is physically much larger and this one is so easy to carry.

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

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!!!