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Art Models 5: Life Nude Photos for the Visual Arts (Art Models series) Hardcover – July 30, 2010

by Maureen Johnson (Author), Douglas Johnson BS (Author)
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Whether for work on a finished piece, trying a new technique, or getting in some practice time, this figure study enables artists to work when and where they want with their choice of model, pose, and view. The latest in the series features 12 new male and female art models—as well as Becca from the previous book—in a collection of poses selected by readers and visitors to the authors' website. The contrast has also been increased in many of the photos to provide deeper, more challenging shadows. While the guide includes individuals and couples with a wide range of body types in natural, relaxed stances as well as some inspired by classical works of art, the primary focus is on dynamic poses—twisting, scrunching, reaching, and even fighting. Poses are precisely lit, revealing every area of the model, and have been carefully chosen to illustrate important effects such as foreshortening and perspective changes. A judicious amount of photo retouching is done, not to make the models more glamorous or plastic, but to remove distractions that detract from the essence of the models. The PC- and Mac-compatible DVD-ROM included in the book features more than 1,200 high-resolution photos available in a number of viewing options—on a computer screen, printed out, projected for a group, or via a high-definition television. Each angle of every pose may also be enlarged, enabling artists to zoom in on specific body parts to achieve a higher level of detail.

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    128 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Live Model Books
  4. Publication date
    July 30, 2010
  5. Dimensions
    8.25 x 0.5 x 10.5 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    9780981624969
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0981624969
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Maureen Johnson is an art director and a management analyst. Douglas Johnson is a photographer. They are the coauthors of the Art Models series. They live in Salem, New Hampshire.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0981624960
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Live Model Books; HAR/CDR edition (July 30, 2010)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 128 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780981624969
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0981624969
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.58 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.25 x 0.5 x 10.5 inches
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    Douglas is the principle photographer for Live Model Books and the Art Models series of books for figure artists and the designer of the PoseSpace.com website.

    While finishing a degree in Applied Mathematics: Physics, he began photographing models for figure art as a hobby project. The in-the-round photos were meant to be used by 3D artists like sculptors or carvers who need to see all around the figure. Over time, artists requested other subjects, like the figure in action or high contrast lighting, and that led to a whole series of books, disks, downloads, e-books, and websites now used by thousands of artists around the world.

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Daniel
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!
Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2011
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A great reference guide for figure artists, this series keeps getting better and better. There is an interesting variety of models and poses, but the dramatic lighting is what makes the photos so useful. The photographer obviously listens to artist input and is producing useful refs as opposed to "artistic nudes". My DVD works fine, and in fact it is the best part of the package; I connect my laptop to my flat-screen TV and it's as close to a life drawing session as it gets. Go to life drawing groups if you can, but if you can't, use this.
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Scarab
4.0 out of 5 stars Actually pretty good.
Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2011
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The best thing is the CD with all of the 360 degree images of each pose in the book. Worth the cash in my opinion.
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MONEY D
5.0 out of 5 stars incredibly thorough and detailed with all the right moves
Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2022
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The details where fabulous! They took their time to tell us what moves to make. Beautiful, appalling and very thrilling
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$ko7
5.0 out of 5 stars Must have for character and figure artist.
Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2014
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These books are great! Basically the deal here is the book is like a catalog for the cd/dvd of 360º poses. If you use a computer to create art or for reference, you might want to look into just the dvd's without the book. The book only has one shot or so from each 360º photo set. The cd/dvd that's included is all hi rez photos and a pdf file of the book.... so it's really worth the price for that alone.
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Sha
3.0 out of 5 stars One of these books would be sufficient. Two of them are pretty much the same.
Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2020
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The reason I gave this only 3 stars is because I have another book in the series, and I was disappointed to find out that many of the models and accessories like the chairs, the shawl, and so forth, were the same in both books. I was also disappointed that I couldn't find the pose that I wanted, but I can't blame the book publisher for that. If this is the only book you have in the series I think you'll be very happy with it, but if you have more than one you'll probably find them pretty much the same.
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Eric Vaughan
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent resource.
Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2018
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There are many artistic photo resources, but few that are truly useful in a diverse sense. The poses, lighting, and models are exceptional in delivering a dynamic useful inspiration for any artist. Comic, fantasy, fine, crafter, it matters not. They're very useful.
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William
2.0 out of 5 stars not much value
Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2013
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This book is good looking but had little utility for me, as an artist. On the positive side, there are a variety of models and poses to choose from. And, the 360 degree view options on the DVD should provide much flexibility in choosing poses or parts of the models to draw. On the negative side, the lighting for the models is direct and clinical, as in a medical examining room. This produces little in the way of contrast and shadow. And, most of the poses are actually unusual, contorted, uncomfortable looking, and unconventional. Some poses seem better suited for an adult magazine, and are probably there to boost marketing among non-artists. There were only several "classical" or relaxed poses in the entire book and DVD that were worth using, so it wasn't worth the money or effort for me. If you are into non-typical poses and are not concerned with contrast and shadow, then this may suit you. Not me. I would not recommend this book to any serious artists interested in drawing the "classical figure". I discarded this book soon after purchase. Some of the other books in this series appear to have more classical presentations and more creative lighting.
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Hapsebah
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Reference
Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2013
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This seems to be a good reference book for those who do figure drawing and have no access to live models. On second thought, I realized it wasn't exactly what I needed for my work so I returned it.
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wood dragon
5.0 out of 5 stars great resource
Reviewed in Canada on August 20, 2014
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An excellent resource for drawing the human form. Lots of different poses from different angles. The CD is a great extra resource. Also how can you not love a book that's full of naked folks
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Wandelnde Schielscheibe
5.0 out of 5 stars Gute Grundlagen
Reviewed in Germany on December 24, 2014
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Sehr schöne Zusammenstellung von Models, sehr gut nutzbar, durch die drehbaren Perspektiven in allerlei Posen, verschiedene Lichteinfälle und hohe Auflösung der Bilder. Hervorragend zum Zeichnen geeignet! Das Buch zu dem die CD gehört gibt es als pdf dazu. Ich nutze diese und andere CDs der Serie als Vorlagen und die Ergebnisse kommen gut an.
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cacar
5.0 out of 5 stars comme le n° 4
Reviewed in France on June 16, 2014
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je me dois de saluer, une fois de plus, nos compagnes pour leurs splendeurs et tout cela dans de très simples positions sans arborer les parties les plus intimes de leur corps
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Valentina
3.0 out of 5 stars Utile in mancanza di un modello vero, illuminazione troppo uniforme, distorsioni dovute alla focale usata in fase di scatto.
Reviewed in Italy on April 1, 2013
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Le fotografie sono ben scattate e ben illuminate. Ogni soggetto è ripreso da diverse angolazioni e la qualità dei modelli è buona.
Presenta comunque dei difetti, non dovuti alla qualità dell'opera, ma all'idea in sè.
1) Anzitutto l'essere umano è un animale abbastanza grande e per venire fotografato e necessita a volte di un grandangolo. Questo tipo di focale ha una distorsione prospettica strutturale per cui ciò che è vicino appare più grande di ciò che è lontano. Se un modello è ripreso da un punto di vista molto angolato può risultare, ad esempio con piedi enormi e testa piccola. In fotografia possiamo eventualmente non farci caso, ma nel disegno è seccante.
2) L'illuminazione è uniforme, anche troppo, e questo non aiuta a sviluppare un senso dell'ombreggiatura. Avrei preferito un mix di illuminazioni differenti.
3) Sarebbe interessante avere fisici più variegati (bassi, grassocci…), età diverse (esistono anche i vecchi) e razze più varie (qui solo molto bianca e poco nera, orientali zero).

Detto questo è un buon prodotto, che fa il suo lavoro e non delude.
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JRW
5.0 out of 5 stars Great for photographers and art students
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 26, 2012
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Great resource for any photographer or art student looking for inspiration with their models. The disc is jam packed with royalty free images arranged in folders.

The models are posed on a turn table and then the photographer has captured an image every 10 to 20 degrees of rotation of the model. This makes about 24 images per model with some models photographed in greater detail or specific anatomical areas covered.

The disc also contains a PDF version of the book which I've copied to my tablet device for quick reference on shoots; I've already done a fine art shoot and drawn inspiration from the book. You can also download bonus models from the website with the code printed in the book.

I highly recommend this book and will be purchasing others in the series.
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