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Title: Virtual Pose : The Ultimate Visual Reference Series for Drawing the Human Figure (contains a CD-ROM) by Mario Henri Chakkour, Welton Doby, Gregory Scott Wills, John Fisher ISBN: 0-9666383-1-X Publisher: Writers Digest Books Pub. Date: April, 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $34.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.06 (18 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Chakkour Brings Technology and Art Together...Again
Comment: Mario Chakkour is not a household name but with "Virtual Pose", he is setting the standard in the combination of computer technology and artistic drawing of the human anatomy. With a wide variety of angled views of single poses, the lens of John Fisher brings the models alive and practically enables a three-dimensional guideline of what are impressive figures. Those wanting to have an educational experience in the art of drawing the human body will be immersed in material with the hardbound book and CD-ROM.
Rating: 5
Summary: Feeling comfortable about nude cubism
Comment: I walked into my first advanced drawing class and into my first figure drawing class, feeling uncertain of the results I would have. With excelent personal instruction and my own talents I was able to make two very good grades and finish feeling as though I had accomplished a lot. At this point all of my questions were not answered however. My questions about Picasso and Wilhem de Kooning and what method they used to get such superb results with their figure paintings and drawings. Also I soon realized that I wanted as much information about the process of figure drawing that I could find. It is to the adult and serious artist more than just looking at nudity that is part of the evolution of a great drawing. For me, when I discovered Virtual Pose, I had discovered another new path to journey on that has allowed me to expand my own talents while providing a clear and clean base to begin from. Having Virtual Pose for me is like having your own personal model to pose for you 24 hours a day. The music is very creative and the poses are many and well thought out. This book and the Virtual Pose series are worth ten times the price. I found that it is a great reference for me as well. Often, after a class session I can go to my Virtual Pose library and see just that pose that I liked so well in class. Henri Chakkour, is publishing Virtual Pose II in January, I'm reallly looking forward to having it too.
Rating: 5
Summary: Wondful Merging of Art, Human Figure, & Technology...
Comment: In "Virtual Pose : The Ultimate Visual Reference Series for Drawing the Human Figure" (Book & CD-ROM), Mario H. Chakkour has brilliantly merged the concepts of fine art, the human figure, and multimedia technology into a wonderful tool for artists. Combining his artistic background, technological knowledge, and vision, Chakkour has created a developing artist's dream in this multimedia package which contains a visual library of the classically posed human form captured in the photographic images of exceptional male and female models hand-picked by Chakkour.
Within the pages of the hardback book, the artist will find the series of classical poses with several large images of the models shot from different angles around the horizontal plan which provides the artist with the opportunity to render and study the human form from various angles. However, Chakkour does not stop here; instead, he takes this multimedia package to the next level through the use of computer technology. On the CD-ROM, Chakkour combines several series of photographic images taken from fixed angle rotations around model in a multiple image overlay that allows the artist to rotate the model completely around the horizontal plane (as if the model were posing in the center of a theater in the round and the artist were able to elect to study or render the model from any front row seat around the model). In this manner the developing artist can render and study the anatomical composition and structure of the classically posed model from any vantage point around the horizontal plane. In addition, Chakkour has added a couple of rather nice finishing touches to his multimedia package including several inspirational musical scores which can be played in the background as one works as well as some of his own thoughts on the subject of art and the rendering of the human form.
Virtual Pose is certainly a helpful tool for any artist working with the human figure; however, it is particularly suited for developing artists learning to render the human figure and an invaluable teaching supplement for instructors and their students in any human figure course. I only wish something like this was available throughout the many years this reviewer studied fine art and the human figure. I cannot help but believe that this multimedia package would have made a fine companion to the classic standard among artists "Anatomy for the Artist." It is certainly my hope that this innovative multimedia package is only the first in a series. Virtual Pose is without a doubt a wonderful tool for a developing artist of any skill level who would wish to render and study the human form.
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Title: Virtual Pose 3 by Mario Henri Chakkour ISBN: 0971401047 Publisher: Hand Books Press Pub. Date: March, 2004 List Price(USD): $34.99 |
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