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Guide To Drawing (7TH 07 Edition)

by Daniel M. Mendelowitz

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Publisher Comments:

The best-seller for the introduction to drawing course, A GUIDE TO DRAWING provides an excellent balance of classic, historical examples from around the world coupled with the most current images that reflect the state of the art of drawing. The text provides a systematic and sound course of instruction, beginning with an introduction to the nature of drawing, an invitation into the initial experiences of drawing, both underscored by an emphasis on the importance of learning how to see and see deeply. The text moves through chapters on art elements, drawing media and subject matter, concluding with more advanced topics that can be used in subsequent courses, encouraging students to keep this text as a reference through their program and on into their careers as artists.

Book News Annotation:

For beginning, intermediate, and advanced classes, Mendelowitz (Stanford U.) et al. describe techniques of drawing, beginning with sight skills and perspective, and copying and sketching. They review line and expression, value and color, texture and expression, composition, perspective and forms in space, dry and wet media, still life, landscapes, the human figure, the portrait, illustration, expressive drawing, and mixed media. This edition has 71 new b&w illustrations and 14 new color plates and accompanying descriptions, new assignments, and discussions of collage, Chine collé, and irregularly shaped picture planes. No bibliography is provided.
Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Book News Annotation:

For beginning, intermediate, and advanced classes, Mendelowitz (Stanford U.) et al. describe techniques of drawing, beginning with sight skills and perspective, and copying and sketching. They review line and expression, value and color, texture and expression, composition, perspective and forms in space, dry and wet media, still life, landscapes, the human figure, the portrait, illustration, expressive drawing, and mixed media. This edition has 71 new b&w illustrations and 14 new color plates and accompanying descriptions, new assignments, and discussions of collage, Chine collé, and irregularly shaped picture planes. No bibliography is provided. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Table of Contents

Part I: INTRODUCTION. 1. The Nature of Drawing. Part II: INITIAL EXPERIENCES. 2. Initial Experiences. 3. Learning to See Deeply. 4. Copying, Sketching, and the Power of Influences. Part III: THE ART ELEMENTS. 5. Line and its Expression. 6. Value and Color. 7. Texture and the Expression of Surface. 8. Composition. 9. Perspective and Forms in Space. Part IV: DRAWING MEDIA. 10. Dry Media. 11. Wet Media. Part V: TRADITIONAL AREAS OF SUBJECT MATTER. 12. Still Life and Composition. 13. Landscape, Atmosphere, and Space. 14. Figure Drawing. 15. The Portrait. Part VI: SYNTHESIS IN DRAWING. 16. Illustration. 17. Expressive Drawing. 18. Mixed Media and its Expression.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780495006947
Author:
Mendelowitz, Daniel M.
Publisher:
Wadsworth Publishing Company
Author:
Mendelowitz, Daniel Marcus
Author:
Mendelowitz, Daniel M.
Author:
Faber, David L.
Author:
Wakeham, Duane A.
Subject:
Drawing
Subject:
Technique
Subject:
Techniques - Drawing
Subject:
General Art
Subject:
Drawing -- Technique.
Copyright:
2007
Edition Number:
7
Publication Date:
February 2006
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
College/higher education:
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
400
Dimensions:
10.76x8.30x.72 in. 2.45 lbs.
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