Practical Guide to Drawing

Demonstrates more than forty major genres of drawing and painting from landscapes and still lifes to nudes and portraits, providing dozens of hands-on lessons that cover virtually every drawing media complemented by instruction on composition, lighting and shading, and texture. Original.

Vicenç B. Ballestar is a teacher and practicing artist who has written several books on drawing and painting, and the history of art. He lives in Barcelona, Spain. Jordi Vigué has published numerous monographs and magazines on art and has edited a number of encyclopedias. He lives in Barelona, Spain.