From book illustration to graphic novels and caricatures to commercial design, this attractive volume draws on sketchbooks, projects, and historical examples to show how they started as drawings from observation and drawings from imagination.
Harold Speed, master of the art of drawing and brilliant teacher, has long been cited for this important work. For the beginner, Speed will develop a sense for the many different aspects which go into an artistic education. For the person who enjoys looking at drawings and paintings, Speed will aid developing the ability to see a work of art as the artist meant it to be seen.
Introduces diverse contemporary methods, blending observation and experimentation. Encourages critical thinking and personal expression, helping students develop technical skills alongside creative flexibility from the start.
Sighting helps students translate three-dimensional forms into two-dimensional drawings. Understanding its principles clarifies observational challenges, improving accuracy, confidence, and effectiveness when working directly from real-life subjects.
Emphasizes perceptual accuracy and eye-hand coordination. Accessible instruction helps students translate three-dimensional reality onto paper while fostering confidence in representing space, form, and proportion.
Drawing has emerged as a recognized, independent art form, intense, direct, and versatile, that embraces realism, abstraction, and postmodernism while thriving in contemporary exhibitions, fairs, and global art discourse.
Fine and studio arts periodicals and books; abstracts and some full text. Includes an Image Collection of over 63,000 images. Publication dates: ca. 1980 to present
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