Synopses & Reviews
Teachers, students, and amateur artists will all benefit from the advice of this esteemed educator and fine artist whose book, as described by a colleague, is "a
cause célèbre for art education, not only because it meets the urgent professional need, but also because it combines artistic, aesthetic, and instructional considerations in a way which is significantly different from any other text."
Encouraging teachers and students to use his suggestions in ways they feel most appropriate, the author (an expert guide and teacher) offers sound advice on methods and techniques for artists at all levels. Using the lessons and methods he employed over the years as an instructor, Kaupelis focuses on solving the problems common to many illustrators, among them successfully developing perspective, contour and modeled drawing, and drawing from memory and projected images. A splendid blend of instruction, analysis, and insights, this volumeone of the most widely read art instruction textsdeserves a place on the shelves of instructors and serious students of art.
Synopsis
Expert guide and teacher offers sound advice on methods and techniques for artists at all levels. Using the lessons and practices he employed over the years as an instructor, Kaupelis focuses on solving the problems common to many illustrators, among them perspective, form, modeling, and drawing from memory and projected images. 134 black-and-white illustrations.
Synopsis
Full of inventive and stimulating projects designed to develop observation skills and creativity, this book approaches drawing as a process of personal discovery through improvisation. Richly illustrated with drawings by old and modern masters.
Synopsis
Expert guide and teacher offers sound advice on methods and techniques for artists at all levels. Using the lessons and practices he employed over the years as an instructor, Kaupelis focuses on solving the problems common to many illustrators, among them perspective, form, modeling, and drawing from memory and projected images. 134 black-and-white illustrations.
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
Drawing Materials
Contour Drawing
Quick Contours
Gesture Drawing
Modeled Drawing
Modeled Space
Memory Drawing
Automatic Drawing
Drawing from Projected Images
Search for Form
Glossary
Bibliography
Index