Synopses & Reviews
Viewing drawing as a unique art form, this book was deigned to simplify and clarify the instruction of drawing for beginning learners in a manner that allows for specificity in instrumentation and concept. It discusses drawing as an underlying structural principle in relation to other art forms, with its own particular language rooted in direct tactile experience of media and the analytical investigation of the visible. Readers will gain an understanding of the basic workings of drawing by finding connections between natural visual phenomena and the more abstract principles of design and pictorial construction.
Synopsis
Viewing drawing as a unique art form, this book was deigned to simplify and clarify the instruction of drawing for beginning learners in a manner that allows for specificity in instrumentation and concept. It discusses drawing as an underlying structural principle in relation to other art forms, with its own particular language rooted in direct tactile experience of media and the analytical investigation of the visible. Readers will gain an understanding of the basic workings of drawing by finding connections between natural visual phenomena and the more abstract principles of design and pictorial construction.
Table of Contents
Part 1 – Orientation
Chapter 1 – Class and Critique
Chapter 2 – Orientation: Materials, Procedures, and Concepts
Part 2- Elements of Form
Chapter 3 – Organic Mark and Form
Chapter 4 – Geometric Mark and Form
Chapter 5 – The Experience of Space
Chapter 6 – Value, Light, and Form
Chapter 7 – Expressive Value Compositions
Chapter 8 – Color and Light
Part 3 – Expressive Directions
Chapter 9 – The Living Figure
Chapter 10 – Composition and Expression
Chapter 11 – Investigations with Media and Studies
Chapter 12 – Preparing for a Series of Drawings
Chapter 13 – Development and Realization: Stages of a Series