In Japan there is a new manual that specializes in drawing what can be described as “lazy people in casual poses.” No, really-the title of the book is Daratto shita Pose Catalogue, which translates to “Lazing About Pose Catalogue.” Sure enough, many of its 800 pictures feature young men and women slumped down, slouching, draped over a table listlessly, lolling around in bed, and so on. ROBE R T O VALENZUELA AUTHOR OF THE BESTSELLING BOOK PICTURE PERFECT PRACTICE Practicing the Art of Posing for Photographers and Models PICTU R E PE R F ECT POSING. Not everyone is born with top-notch draftsmanship skills, so for the rest of us such instructional resources can be indispensable in helping incipient artistes bring some order and proportion to their imagery. If you have ever taken a serious art class, you probably used a guide to drawing the human figure, such as Harold Speed’s, Betty Edwards’, or some other one.