Drawing: The Complete Course - Hardcover

Smith, Stan

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9780895776204: Drawing: The Complete Course
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0895776200 ISBN 13: 9780895776204
Publisher: Reader's Digest, 1994

Synopsis

An easy-to-follow program designed to teach amateur artists the fundamentals of drawing furnishes step-by-step instruction in the techniques of sketching simple geometric shapes, perspective, shading, shortening, movement, and style. 25,000 first printing.

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Smith's fundamental premise is that anyone can learn to draw if one understands the basic principles of the craft and is willing to work hard at it. He persuasively argues that before photography drawing was a part of a young person's education and that sketching family portraits, landscapes, and buildings followed naturally. With surprising clarity and inspiration, Smith takes the student through the basics of materials, drawing fundamentals, simple projects, and advanced techniques. Colored pencils, inks, and paints add vibrant elements missing from older drawing manuals. Hundreds of books are available on this topic, but there are few general works of this quality for the beginner. Highly recommended for public collections; for a more advanced audience libraries should consider Ron Bowen's Drawing Masterclass: The Slade School of Fine Art (LJ 3/1/93).?Daniel J. Lombardo, Jones Lib., Amherst, Mass.
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Publisher
Reader's Digest
Publication date
1994
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0895776200
ISBN 13 
9780895776204
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
160
Rating
  • 3.81 out of 5 stars
    42 ratings by Goodreads