Introduction / Burne Hogarth -- Forms and structures -- Proportions and measurements -- Anatomy and structure -- Anatomical landmarks and surface stress -- Actions, functions, limits of movement -- Foreshortening -- Inventing hands in action -- The hand as an instrument -- Communication and gesture -- Aging -- Hand behavior and occupations -- Bibliography
Summary
The most comprehensive book on drawing hands uses a revolutionary system for visualizing the hand in an almost infinite number of positions. The author shows how the hand conveys emotions, how they age, how they are capable of movements, and how they communicate meaning
Notes
"First published in 1977 in New York by Watson-Guptill Publications, a division of Billboard Publications, Inc. [...] New York, NY," -- Title page verso
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 142) and index
