Drawing the Human Head

Using a series of 300 drawings and diagrams, the author analyzes the basictructure, anatomy and proportions of the human head. He delineates theusculature of every facial feature, explains wrinkle patterns andemonstrates how to draw the head from every angle.;The text explains how toge the face from infancy to old age, and defines a diverse array of headypes by structure, explaining their proportions and the features that goith them. Works by such artists as Vermeer, Degas and Picasso supplement theuthor's own drawings throughout the text.

Burne Hogarth’s (1911–1996) remarkable career spanned over 60 years. He wore many hats in the worlds of fine art, art education, and art publishing. He is most famous for his internationally syndicated Sunday newspaper color page feature “Tarzan” (1937–1950) and for his illustrated adaptations of the Edgar Rice Burroughs novels Tarzan of the Apes and Jungle Tales of Tarzan. A co-founder of the School of Visual Arts in New York City, Hogarth remains one of the most influential figures in art education today.