Books by Author Uldis Zarins

by Uldis Zarins
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3 books
The Anatomy For Sculptors book series is made by me, Uldis Zarins – I’m a traditional sculptor with more than 25 years of experience. Being a dyslexic student in the 2000s, I developed a systematic approach to translating medical anatomy texts into visual information that I could use while sculpting. All the anatomy books for artists at the time were text-centered. My reference sketches became quite popular among colleagues. It was clear that visual artists perceive information best when it’s visual, and that is how I got the idea for my first book. Now the Anatomy for Sculptors handbooks are bestsellers among visual artists striving to better understand the human form. So far I’ve created three books, and I’m now working on the fourth.
You may order the books from: https://anatomy4sculptors.com
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Anatomy for Sculptors, Understanding the Human Figure

Uldis Zarins, Sandis Kondrats, 2014
This anatomy handbook for artists gives you everything you need to create realistic human body forms – from head to toe. Of course, only long hours of practice can hone your skills and let you become a masterful visual artist. Having a live model in your training also makes a big difference, but one is not always available. However, reliable anatomy references can be an excellent substitute – as long as they really are good! This book covers the entire human body and does it primarily through effective visual language. Only about 2-5% of the book is text! Anatomy For Sculptors: Understanding the Human Figure contains visual references for hundreds of body postures and motions. Regardless of what composition you choose for your artwork, you don’t have to guess anymore. This book will show you the exact form of every muscle from any angle.

Anatomy of Facial Expressions

Uldis Zarins, 2017
Real emotions are hard to fake. We need to learn the subtle visual nuances that make us connect with a character’s inner world. Anatomy of Facial Expression lets you understand the anatomy behind the delicate facial movements and provides you with the language to convey them. The visual references in Anatomy of Facial Expression include pictures of live models, portrait photos overlaid with 3D renderings of facial muscles, photogrammetry scans of neutral and expressed faces, as well as 3D models of skull structures. We’ve also listed the FACS (Facial Action Coding System) codes along with their corresponding visual images for a quick reference.

Form of the Head and Neck

Uldis Zarins, 2021
There is a chance you have discovered this by now: facial muscles are just one factor that defines the form of one’s face. Form of the Head and Neck explains the relationship between the person’s visible appearance and the anatomy beneath it. Since face is an ever-changing structure, it makes modeling or drawing it full of challenges. Faces are rarely static and, besides emotions, other factors make them look different from one another. These factors are age, ethnicity, sex, body type, and underlying anatomy. Form of the Head and Neck explores all these aspects through visual and image information, including 3D models, photos, and color-coding.