This comprehensive handbook for drawing the human figure is by a veteran instructor of the Art Students League of New York. Both a guide and a reference, it is suitable for all: novices, students, and professionals. Numerous illustrations with commentary cover the basic structure of the head and body, light and shade, the proper use of line, conveying action, depicting drapery, and much more. AUTHOR: Jack Faragasso (b.1929) is a New York institution as a painting instructor. He studied with and worked with Frank J. Reilly for years and is considered the foremost authority on that system of painting. Thousands of students over scores of years have received his instruction at both the Frank J. Reilly School of Art, where he later became the director, and the Art Students League. A prolific illustrator and a fine art painter, he has incorporated these teaching methods into his creative output.