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    Hey Peeps,

    It’s been a while since I posted, but I’m back to offer you all a free copy of my book, “Fundamentals of Drawing From Life”. Book is in PDF format, and covers (what I consider to be) all the basics of what you will need to draw from life. It is a big download, because there are so many of my drawings in there, but it should be well worth the time. Click one of the links below to get the book.

    I’ve spent the better part of a year putting the book together, so it’s obviously a risky investment to just give it away for free, in digital form, so if you enjoy the book, please pass it along to other people. I would especially appreciate if you pass it along to students at art schools; I wish I had this book at art school.

    Also, once you’ve checked out the book, please give me an honest rating at Amazon.com (you can also get a paperback version there if you want it). http://www.amazon.com/Fundamentals-Drawing-Life-Volume-1/dp/0615607829/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1357784430&sr=8-1&keywords=fundamentals+of+drawing+from+life

    (Click one of the links below to get the book)

    https://rapidshare.com/#!download|656p4|4103499068|FODFL.pdf|332734|0|0

    http://depositfiles.com/files/gn9up80sh

    Hope you enjoy, and hope it proves useful.

    M

    #1178942
    lovin art
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        Very generous of you Michael and I for one sure do appreciate you posting this that’s for sure .. , I’ve enjoyed getting to know you heaps !! …. I cerntainly need all the help I can get ….:D thankyou fine Sir !!

        Have missed seeing your beautiful work …..this will make for great reading while I’m out of action …Yeah – don’t ask you don’t want to know :/) but really great to see such wonderful stuff for free !!!! …this is what the world of art should be about really !!! Sharing ! :heart:

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        Very generous of you Michael and I for one sure do appreciate you posting this that’s for sure .. , I’ve enjoyed getting to know you heaps !! …. I cerntainly need all the help I can get ….:D thankyou fine Sir !!

        Have missed seeing your beautiful work …..this will make for great reading while I’m out of action …Yeah – don’t ask you don’t want to know :/) but really great to see such wonderful stuff for free !!!! …this is what the world of art should be about really !!! Sharing ! :heart:

        Hi Sandra, Thank you for the kind words and encouragement! Hope you, and other peeps here, are able to enjoy the book and get a lot out of it. I’ve been somewhat out of action myself (pursuing other ventures), and so been trying to get the book out there. In any case, hope you are inspired, and hope it helps you when you are back in action!

        #1178941
        wal_t
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            Unfortumately the links don’t seem to work, messages like below Download not available

            following download is not available:

            The file of the above link no longer exists. This could be for several reasons:

              [*]The file was deleted by the user who uploaded it.
              [*]The file contained illegal contents and was deleted from our servers by our Anti-Abuse team.
              [*]The link is incorrect.
              [*]The server is busy and can not process the request.

            The Public Traffic of the file’s owner is exhausted.

            Walter

            #1178951

            Thanks for letting me know. I’m working on a couple more ways to upload the file and share it, will certainly post back once it’s up.

            #1178948
            AmritS
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                Michael, I just wanted to say thank you for your tremendous generosity. I am learning to draw and your book is perfect.

                Amrit

                Regards
                Amrit
                www.laughingmonkey.tv

                #1178946
                Max Klinger
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                    Hi Michael,

                    thanks a lot for this generous offer.

                    The first link did not worked but with the second one I had no problem to download it.

                    I will need to make a print for my train travels.

                    The drawings look so beautiful.

                    I will give feedback later…

                    Thanks for sharing!!!

                    Regards,

                    Max

                    My drawings and paintings

                    Currently very much inspired by the Stefan Baumann you tube channel

                    #1178947

                    Downloaded your book via Rapidshare.Just had a quick flick through for now and will read it properly when I get a chance.Looks great thanks very much.

                    Cheers Steve

                    #1178940
                    roy-p
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                        Michael, this is insanely generous of you! And congrats on this huge accomplishment :clap:

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                        #1178949
                        AmritS
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                            I have joined an atelier drawing class which I’ve paid a lot of money for. I must say that Michael, much of what you’ve taught is taught in the atelier class, and I’ve learnt things from your book which I haven’t learnt in class, so very well done. What’s more you’ve broken things down so simple and clearly it makes easy reading. Love the fact that your illustrations are drawn by you.

                            One thing though, I’m still struggling with the circular motion in shading to keep the values consistent, but I’m guessing this just requires practise?

                            Regards
                            Amrit
                            www.laughingmonkey.tv

                            #1178952

                            Thank you guys for the kind words. I’m glad you are enjoying the book. I’ve gotten a lot of positive feedback, and would appreciate for those who have checked it out, if you could leave me an Amazon review. Let me know if you have any questions, Thanks!

                            I have joined an atelier drawing class which I’ve paid a lot of money for. I must say that Michael, much of what you’ve taught is taught in the atelier class, and I’ve learnt things from your book which I haven’t learnt in class, so very well done. What’s more you’ve broken things down so simple and clearly it makes easy reading. Love the fact that your illustrations are drawn by you.

                            One thing though, I’m still struggling with the circular motion in shading to keep the values consistent, but I’m guessing this just requires practise?

                            Thanks for the kind words, AmritS. Yes, the circular shading motion just takes some practice. It’s rather unnatural, and takes some patience, but by doing it slowly will build up the muscle memory. “Circular” might be a misnomer, it’s more of a very slight oval in effect, but I am assuming you get that. You just want to curve your hand motion as you’re coming into and out of, contact with the paper.

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                            molly007
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                                Michael, I’m trying to download it through this Rapid Share. I signed up for an account etc. but I can’t tell if it’s downloading it or not… I’m looking forward to it when I can see it….
                                Thanks in advance,
                                Nicole

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                                molly007
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                                    Thank you Michael!! Very nice. It’s compliments my figure drawing class quite nicely. You’ve got yourself a nice body of work there. Once I figured out RapidShare, I was able to download it.

                                    Thx, Nicole

                                    #1178945
                                    Artbydan
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                                        I see that I am about 3-1/2 years behind everyone else in stumbling on to this; but I just wanted to let you know that I have downloaded the book and looked it over briefly, and my first impression is that it really looks very interesting and informative, and I look forward to studying it further! I’ve been on a very long WetCanvas hiatus … but trying to get back into it. Thanks for your hard work and generosity.

                                        #1178939
                                        indraneel
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                                            please upload it somewhere else so it can be downloaded easily with a direct link. It’s a huge file, takes forever if on a bad internet connection that disconnects easily.

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