--- product_id: 230716997 title: "Anatomy For Sculptors, Understanding the Human Figure" price: "€ 158.46" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 11 url: https://www.desertcart.hr/products/230716997-anatomy-for-sculptors-understanding-the-human-figure store_origin: HR region: Croatia --- # Anatomy For Sculptors, Understanding the Human Figure **Price:** € 158.46 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Anatomy For Sculptors, Understanding the Human Figure - **How much does it cost?** € 158.46 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.hr](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/230716997-anatomy-for-sculptors-understanding-the-human-figure) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description desertcart.com: Anatomy For Sculptors, Understanding the Human Figure: 9781735039022: Zarins, Uldis, Kondrats, Sandis: Books Review: Detailed but not bloated. This is a great investment! - I got this book after not having a dedicated anatomy book for a few years. I was scared of the price at first but I have to say I'm glad I made the investment. PROS: Many clear, consice drawings with few words. I've had many books where the dime-sized drawings are drowned in a sea of blank pages coupled with countless paragraphs describing what they could've just shown. I'm an impatiant artist. I'm not here to read, I'm here to draw! This book isn't like that. It's gloriously detailed without all the bloated descriptions. It clearly shows the forms of the body with easy to understand tips. For example the do's and don't's are shown planely with an (X) or a (✓). It gets to the point. CONS: 1) Mostly idealized men. Despite plenty of dedicated pages on female anatomy the models mostly lean toward male. It's not bad as there's a lot of crossover with muscle structure but the amount of either gender is like 80:20, male:female. There are even fewer pages dedicated to different body types, which is sad but expected. 2) (for 2d artists) There's less of a focus on foreshortaining. This is really a book for sculptors so there's less of a focus on translating the 3d form into a 2d plain. Drawing in perspective isn't really touched on in this book. If you can handle your own perspective that isn't too bad though. Conclusion: This is a great resource packed to the brim with visual information. A great investment. I was not disappointed! Review: Perfect for filling the gaps! - I've been working through the premium anatomy class at Proko.com, and while those lessons are thorough, there have been muscle groups that have been really hard for me to visualize in different positions and at different angles (hello, forearms!). With the other anatomy books I have, I'm either seeing one or a few images of a body part -- either photos or illustrations -- with arrows pointing to the muscles. It just hasn't been enough to help me understand the entire form of the muscle and how it changes with movement, and how a diagram of muscles relates to what I'm seeing on the surface. This has been especially true with the arms, where pronation or supination, or the rotation of the shoulder, really changes the entire contour. This book breaks everything down very thoroughly -- you see the body part in a particular position, then with overlayed muscles, then with cross contours that give you a good sense of the massing of the forms. And this process is repeated for lots of different angles and positions. It's extremely thorough. It also has lots of little "notes" about things to watch for, which is SO much more helpful than the chapters of text that most other anatomy books seem to have (I never read those). Other than those notes, the book doesn't waste any real estate on text, because as a reference, that's just not necessary. Could I learn anatomy entirely from this? Probably not -- I think I'd be overwhelmed. But in combination with a class that breaks things into small bits, like Proko does, it's perfect. I just got the book, but what I'll start doing as I do the assignment drawings at Proko, is looking at the model, getting a sense in my mind of what's what, and then finding an equivalent pose in the book, and really making sure I understand what all the muscles are before I begin to draw. I feel like this is finally the key to understanding for me. Yes, this book is very expensive, and I actually went and bought yet another anatomy book before finally taking the plunge with this one, which of course I wish I hadn't done. The one small criticism I have with it is that many of the photos are pretty small. I'm pretty nearsighted, so I've found myself actually taking off my glasses and putting my face 2 inches from the book so I can see all the details! I'd prefer this, though, over a less comprehensive book with fewer images (or one that's even more expensive). Great work! ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #72,418 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #2,864 in Education & Teaching (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (550) | | Dimensions | 8.5 x 0.55 x 11 inches | | Edition | 3rd | | ISBN-10 | 1735039020 | | ISBN-13 | 978-1735039022 | | Item Weight | 2.05 pounds | | Language | English | | Print length | 232 pages | | Publication date | January 1, 2014 | | Publisher | Anatomy Next, Inc. | ## Images ![Anatomy For Sculptors, Understanding the Human Figure - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71ZBgeOk4fL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Detailed but not bloated. This is a great investment! *by E***S on April 6, 2020* I got this book after not having a dedicated anatomy book for a few years. I was scared of the price at first but I have to say I'm glad I made the investment. PROS: Many clear, consice drawings with few words. I've had many books where the dime-sized drawings are drowned in a sea of blank pages coupled with countless paragraphs describing what they could've just shown. I'm an impatiant artist. I'm not here to read, I'm here to draw! This book isn't like that. It's gloriously detailed without all the bloated descriptions. It clearly shows the forms of the body with easy to understand tips. For example the do's and don't's are shown planely with an (X) or a (✓). It gets to the point. CONS: 1) Mostly idealized men. Despite plenty of dedicated pages on female anatomy the models mostly lean toward male. It's not bad as there's a lot of crossover with muscle structure but the amount of either gender is like 80:20, male:female. There are even fewer pages dedicated to different body types, which is sad but expected. 2) (for 2d artists) There's less of a focus on foreshortaining. This is really a book for sculptors so there's less of a focus on translating the 3d form into a 2d plain. Drawing in perspective isn't really touched on in this book. If you can handle your own perspective that isn't too bad though. Conclusion: This is a great resource packed to the brim with visual information. A great investment. I was not disappointed! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Perfect for filling the gaps! *by J***S on July 30, 2020* I've been working through the premium anatomy class at Proko.com, and while those lessons are thorough, there have been muscle groups that have been really hard for me to visualize in different positions and at different angles (hello, forearms!). With the other anatomy books I have, I'm either seeing one or a few images of a body part -- either photos or illustrations -- with arrows pointing to the muscles. It just hasn't been enough to help me understand the entire form of the muscle and how it changes with movement, and how a diagram of muscles relates to what I'm seeing on the surface. This has been especially true with the arms, where pronation or supination, or the rotation of the shoulder, really changes the entire contour. This book breaks everything down very thoroughly -- you see the body part in a particular position, then with overlayed muscles, then with cross contours that give you a good sense of the massing of the forms. And this process is repeated for lots of different angles and positions. It's extremely thorough. It also has lots of little "notes" about things to watch for, which is SO much more helpful than the chapters of text that most other anatomy books seem to have (I never read those). Other than those notes, the book doesn't waste any real estate on text, because as a reference, that's just not necessary. Could I learn anatomy entirely from this? Probably not -- I think I'd be overwhelmed. But in combination with a class that breaks things into small bits, like Proko does, it's perfect. I just got the book, but what I'll start doing as I do the assignment drawings at Proko, is looking at the model, getting a sense in my mind of what's what, and then finding an equivalent pose in the book, and really making sure I understand what all the muscles are before I begin to draw. I feel like this is finally the key to understanding for me. Yes, this book is very expensive, and I actually went and bought yet another anatomy book before finally taking the plunge with this one, which of course I wish I hadn't done. The one small criticism I have with it is that many of the photos are pretty small. I'm pretty nearsighted, so I've found myself actually taking off my glasses and putting my face 2 inches from the book so I can see all the details! I'd prefer this, though, over a less comprehensive book with fewer images (or one that's even more expensive). Great work! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great book for ALL artists, not just sculptors *by S***G on May 26, 2021* This book is brilliantly designed. The authors do an amazing job of breaking down the human form into simplistic shapes, and then building on those shapes into the more complex forms. Previously, I'd bought a lot of medical anatomy books, but those mostly use photographs and are hard to distinguish the muscles. And they seem hell-bent on identification rather than motion of parts. Conversely, anatomy books I got for artists relied on illustrations instead of photographs. So I found I was limited to the skill and focus of the artist who illustrated the book, instead of being able to form my own focus. But this book combines all of the views... it has photographs with graph overlays so you can see the depth of the shapes, and color variations to distinguish or chunk the muscles. Honestly, best anatomy book i've ever had and an amazing lesson on outstanding Instructional Design or design in general. I was worried about the price, but I've been really pleased with this purchase. ## Frequently Bought Together - Anatomy For Sculptors, Understanding the Human Figure - Form of the Head and Neck - Anatomy of Facial Expressions --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.hr/products/230716997-anatomy-for-sculptors-understanding-the-human-figure](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/230716997-anatomy-for-sculptors-understanding-the-human-figure) --- *Product available on Desertcart Croatia* *Store origin: HR* *Last updated: 2026-05-21*