Illustrator's Figure Reference Manual: Hands & Faces

This companion guide to "The Illustrator's Figure Reference Manual" features 2000 photographs of hands and faces in every conceivable pose and position, designed to aid professional illustrators, amateur artists and others requiring models of the human form. The models featured are male and female, young and old, and each pose is photographed from up to 24 different angles in relation to actions such as eating, applying make-up, shouting, brushing teeth, and taking a photograph. An entire gamut of emotions are depicted, from contentment to rage. Hands are shown carrying out a huge range of actions, from opening a wine bottle and pouring tea to such simple gestures as pointing a finger or shaking a fist.