Burne Hogarth (1911–1996)

This oversized collection begins Burne Hogarth's run on the Tarzan color Sundays, when Hogarth took over for Hal Foster in 1937. Hogarth's no Foster, but he does a good job and the storylines are mostly interesting, although his battle scenes tend to feel a little similar. Lots of fun.

All Burne Hogarth's art books are fantastic but this one is nothing less than a landmark in the field of art education. This book, along with Dynamic Anatomy are at the top of every 'get this book to learn human figure ' list. Really if you have a serious interest in drawing the human figure and it's a choice between this book and a days food ,starve yourself, I'm serious this book is that important.

A black-and-white collection of Sunday pages from two of Hogarth's 1942 Tarzan stories. The stories are fine, but the reproductions are too small for his expansive artwork to be appreciated.

This is an incredible resource for artists, especially illustrators and drawers. There is a full range of angles and views provided; anything you're looking for help with, you'll find. Not only is there an abundance of images to reference (some even listing the names of each individual muscle) but there are guides that actually teach you the way to draw body forms 'from scratch'. The quality of my drawing significantly improved once I started referencing this book, and I've used it show more extensively -- both for art and for my anatomy class! show less