Just out of curiosity (and some good book recommendations)...

Which book do you think is THE book for learning to draw the human body? Which book would you consider that "desert island" figure drawing book? Vilppu? Loomis? Some other?

Didn't you already ask virtually the same question here: http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/thread/185972.aspx ?

banjaxedmdt:

Didn't you already ask virtually the same question here: http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/thread/185972.aspx ?

Well, that question was more about a general "Beginner's book" to get myself from beginner to intermediate (aimed at a beginner). This was more out of curiosity which book some of the community members consider the best work on figure drawing. Doesn't have to be at a beginner level at all - simply the one consider "the best" or most popular.

I guess I'm used to these kind of threads from discussions at for instance chess forums. Always possible to find interesting discussions about - on one hand - beginner books and on the other "The real classics" (for all levels of chess players).

Here I intended to remove the "beginner/intermediate" label but narrowing the subject down to "figure drawing". My apologies if it appeared too similar.

Would however be great with a stickied post on "Recommended books" for - for instance - three levels of artistic ability: Beginner/intermediate/advanced divided into different subject matters, don't you think? An "IFX reading list" (I always find lists interesting, especially "best of" ones).    

EDIT:

Here is someone asking almost the same question and the books he was recommended:

http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=154966

Some really good books mentioned...