Anatomy Author:Walter Foster Whether you are an artist born with a special talent or an artist who has had to be a slave to the drawing board in order to get ahead, you are bound to find yourself on a firmer foundation than the mere copyist if you study and know the anatomy of the human figure. Knowledge of the male or female figure does not mean you must be able to rattle... more » off the Latin names for each minute part of the human anatomy - but you should know the basic and important parts of he anatomy so that you can draw a man or woman of any age in any position. You must know the human anatomy so well that you know what liberties you dare take to distort the figure to fit the demands of a particular design.« less