How long does it take to read The Complete Guide to Anatomy for Artists & Illustrators?
The Complete Guide to Anatomy for Artists & Illustrators by Gottfried Bammes takes about 9 hours 14 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 9 hours 14 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2017. 504 pages, about 138,600 words.
19 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 15 hours 24 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 9 hours 14 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 47 minutes |
The page count is the median across 1 edition, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Since it was first published in 1964, Professor Gottfried Bammes' Die Gestalt des Menschen has been considered the definitive book for artists learning to draw the human form. Deconstructing the body into its smallest components, Bammes asserts the importance of learning the structure of bones, muscles and parts in order to accurately draw a human figure. Whilst the original German has been sought after in the English speaking world, a translation has been long lamented. Now, for the first time, Bammes' most famous work has been translated by Search Press into the English language. Faithfully reproduced in translation, with over 540 original diagrams, drawings and photographs, and spanning over 500 pages, new and experienced artists can finally drink in the vast knowledge lovingly presented by the late professor.
Subjects: Artistic Anatomy, Technique, Figure drawing, Drawing, Human figure in art, Anatomy, artistic
