Accurately representing the human body on paper requires some appreciation of anatomical structure and proportion, as well as close observation of the model.

The exceptional manual of figure drawing provides a thorough survey of human anatomy through the artist's eye, by illustrating muscles in typical movement alongside detailed anatomical diagrams that show their position in relation to the skeleton. In this way the artist can become better equipped to draw structurally correct human forms. Hundreds of superb drawings covering the face, torso, arms, legs, hands and feet in a wide range of poses are accompanied by anatomical annotation and further information on capturing movement in drawing.