On the Art of Drawing (eBook)

Robert Fawcett (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2012
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-13858-9 (ISBN)

Infos

The "Illustrator's Illustrator" presents fundamentals of improvisation, lighting, style, and technique. Thorough examinations of the human figure and landscapes feature 100 illustrations and stress the importance of design and composition.

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With this helpful and informative guide, a leading American illustrator offers insights into how serious beginners can become sketch masters. It combines a focus on the nature and importance of technique with practical suggestions for developing drawing skills with a variety of tools, including felt pen, pencil, crayon, brush and ink, charcoal, casein, tempera, and wash. Norman Rockwell praised this book as "a real contribution not only to illustration, but to art." Rockwell and author Robert Fawcett were founding faculty members of the Famous Artists School, a correspondence course that has coached legions of professionals and amateurs. Known as the "Illustrator's Illustrator," Fawcett stresses design and composition in his analysis of 100 illustrations of landscapes and human figures. His realistic depictions convey solid fundamentals of drawing that every artist, illustrator, student, and hobbyist needs to know.

Inhalt

1. The Why of Drawing2. Drawing for Information3. Questions and Answers4. On Drawing Naturally5. On Technique6. Variety in Drawing7. Drawing as Understanding8. Round or Flat9. From Light to the Scene10. On Taste11. Seeing and the Medium12. EconomyIllustration and the Contrived Picture

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.3.2012
• Reihe/Serie: Dover Art Instruction
• Sprache: englisch
• Gewicht: 476 g
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Malerei / Plastik
• ISBN-10: 0-486-13858-5 / 0486138585
• ISBN-13: 978-0-486-13858-9 / 9780486138589