Drawing for Everyone: Classic and Creative Fundamentals - Softcover

Bruce Waldman

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1441315977 ISBN 13: 9781441315977

Publisher: Peter Pauper Press, 2014

Synopsis

Certificate of Merit, Society of Illustrators 58th Annual Award, Books and Editorial Illustration and Design.

''With many 'how to draw' books published every year, Drawing for Everyone stands out as one of the very few that could earn a place on the bookshelves of artists and nonartists alike as 'essential.'''Foreword Reviews

''This accessible and practical guide to realistic drawing basics has wide appeal...'' Library Journal

Anyone can draw. Award-winning artist Bruce Waldman has spent more than 30 years teaching people at all levels simple methods for drawing nearly anything imaginable, adapting and simplifying techniques favored by artists since the Renaissance. Now his book Drawing for Everyone provides a clear path to artistic expression for those who have never attempted art before as well as those making a living at it.

• Learn how light and shadow work, how to make objects seem close or far away, how to draw complex things by starting with simple geometric shapes, and more.
• Sketch animals, people, cities, simple objects in your home, complex landscapes, even fantasy imagery.
• Drawing for Everyone contains plenty of step-by-step instruction, but its much more than that. It's an art class in a book, a guide to discovering your own personal artistic vision even if you've never before thought you could have one.
• Ultimately, the tools and exercises inside will free you to powerfully express your ideas on paper.
• Bruce also shares personal anecdotes about his teaching and creative experiences over the years.
• Black-and-white and full-color illustrations.
• 160 pages.
• 8-1/2 inches by 11 inches.

About this title

About the Author

Bruce Waldman has been teaching at the School of Visual Arts in New York City for more than 30 years, and has also taught at the Westchester Center for the Arts and the College of New Rochelle, New York. He exhibits extensively in New York City and beyond. He is a member of The Board of Governors of the Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, and a Director of the New York Society of Etchers. His prints are in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the New York Public Library, the Art Institute of Chicago, the New York Historical Society, the Bronx Zoological Museum, the Royal Collection, the Library of Congress, the Housatonic Museum of Art in Connecticut, and The New York Transit Museum.

Edition details

• Publisher: Peter Pauper Press
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1441315977
• ISBN 13: 9781441315977
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Bruce Waldman
• Number of pages: 160