The best figure drawing books

The best figure drawing books will elevate your life drawing skillset. Observational drawing of the human figure can take a lifetime to perfect, and the time to start is right now, although you may have to work from photographs at the moment. 

Just like trying out different teachers before you find the one that suits, you may need to experiment with different styles of figure drawing books before you find the one for you. To speed up this process, we've reviewed each book and teaching style below, so you can find the figure drawing book for you. 

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Georgia Coggan

Georgia is lucky enough to be Creative Bloq's Editor. She has been working for Creative Bloq since 2018, starting out as a freelancer writing about all things branding, design, art, tech and creativity – as well as sniffing out genuinely good deals on creative technology. Since becoming Editor, she has been managing the site on a day-to-day basis, helping to shape the diverse content streams CB is known for and leading the team in their own creativity.