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How to Draw What You See: Watson-Guptill Classic

by Rudy De Reyna

How to Draw What You See: Watson-Guptill Classic Cover

ISBN13: 9780823023752
ISBN10: 0823023753
Condition: Standard
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When it was originally published in 1970, How to Draw What You See zoomed to the top of Watson-Guptill's best-seller list--and it has remained there ever since. I believe that you must be able to draw things as you see them--realistically, wrote Rudy de Reyna in his introduction. Today, generations of artists have learned to draw what they see, to truly capture the world around them, using de Reyna's methods. How to Draw What You See shows artists how to recognize the basic shape of an object--cube, cylinder, cone, or sphere--and use that shape to draw the object, no matter how much detail it contains.

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This classic volume is based on a simple premise: by learning to recognize the basic shape of an object--cube, cylinder, cone, and sphere--one can draw it, no matter how much detail it contains. After lessons on drawing objects in the four basic shapes, the author demonstrates how these shapes apply to still lifes, outdoor scenes, and people. 200 illustrations.

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A best-seller that teaches this classic premise: by identifying the basic shape of an object — cube, cylinder, cone, or sphere — you can draw it and build those shapes into still lives, landscapes, and figures.

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Sam Simnitt, February 25, 2009 (view all comments by Sam Simnitt)
Very helpful! Very easy, illustrated, approach for beginners to bring them on to good artists. I say one of the best books in the world on drawing, from shape to texture, nature, people, and more! Perfect book for me saying I have somewhat of a talent, it helped me develop it and bring it out, not only to be a better artist but it helped me have a lot of confidence.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780823023752
Author:
De Reyna, Rudy
Publisher:
Watson-Guptill Publications
Location:
New York
Subject:
Techniques
Subject:
Study and teaching
Subject:
Drawing
Subject:
Technique
Subject:
Drawing -- Technique.
Subject:
Drawing - General
Subject:
Techniques - Drawing
Copyright:
Edition Number:
35
Edition Description:
Anniversary
Series Volume:
no. 22
Publication Date:
September 2005
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
178
Dimensions:
10.02x7.07x.56 in. .96 lbs.

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