Basic Course in Design - Introduction to Drawing and Painting, by Ray Prohaska. 1984 North Light Publishing, Third Printing. Oversize Paperback Art Instruction Book. OP

This oversize paperback book is "A Basic Course in Design - introduction to Painting and Drawing" by Ray Prohaska. It was issued in 1984 by North Light Publishers. From the back cover: "Ray Prohaska introduces the important elements of design : form, composition, and color - and guides you in easy stages into drawing and building a picture. You'll learn how to make and critique designs in all media (including pen and ink, watercolor, oil, and acrylics), plus find instruction in drawing anything from still life objects to the human figure. Roy Prohaska was a past president of the Society of Illustrators and his work has won numerous awards." CONTENTS : ** Geometric Structure of Form ** First Stage Exercises - Geometric Form ** Pastel combined with Linear Design ** Free-Form Stones and Wood ** Geometric Free Form ** Free-Form Exercises - Overlapping Shapes ** Pen-and-Ink Contour Drawing ** Contour and Gesture Drawing ** Mass and Line in Watercolor and Pen Line ** Watercolor Still Life with Pen ** Arranging and Interpreting Real Objects ** The Human Figure ** Figure Drawing - the Gesture ** Figure Composition ** The Monotype or Monoprint ** Critique of Student Monotype Prints ** Student Critique All Media ** Materials and Procedures ** How to Stretch a Canvas ** Glossary of Art Terms TITLE : A Basic Course in Design - Introduction to Drawing and Painting AUTHOR : Roy Prohaska IMPRINT : North Light Publishers (An Imprint of Writer's Digest Books) PLACE : Cincinnati, Ohio DATE : 1984 EDITION : Third Printing STATUS : OP - No longer listed on a publisher's site - North Light is no longer in business. PHYSICAL DETAILS : Over size paperback; numerous illustrations in color and black-and-white; has an Introduction and a Glossary; 79 pages; 8 1/2" x 11", color pictorial wraps, glued (Cover and interior paper is all calendered (pressed, glossy paper). CONDITION -- NEAR FINE -- This is a previously owned book that remains clean and attractive with negligible signs of handling (There is a trace of a wee pencil erasure on the first pages, else all is pristine, with tight binding with no creasing to spine, and no marking on exterior or interior).…