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Drawing essentials : a guide to drawing from observation  Cover Image Book Book

Drawing essentials : a guide to drawing from observation / Deborah Rockman.

Summary:

"With unparalleled clarity, Drawing Essentials: A Complete Guide to Drawing, Fourth Edition, explains in depth the essentials of depicting form and space on a two-dimensional surface, focusing on the cultivation of observational skills, increased sensitivity, critical thinking, technical refinement, and knowledge of materials. This richly illustrated text is appropriate for use in all levels of drawing classes, from introductory to advanced levels, as well as for figure and life drawing classes."-- from publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780195314328
  • ISBN: 0195314328
  • Physical Description: xv, 298 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
  • Publisher: New York, New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-288) and index (pages 289-298).
Formatted Contents Note:
Ch. 1. Essential Skills and Information: What Every Student Should Know About Drawing -- Ch. 2. Essential Drawing Principles in Relation to the Human Figure -- Ch. 3. Spatial Thinking and Visualization: The Essential Principles of Perspective Drawing -- Ch. 4. Developing Ideas, Resolving Problems, and Evaluating Results -- Ch. 5. Drawing Materials and Processes -- Appendix. Contemporary Art: A Gallery of Drawings.
Subject: Drawing > Technique.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Emily Carr University of Art + Design.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Holdable? Status Due Date Courses
Emily Carr University of Art + Design NC735 .R624 2009 (Text) 30218401 Book Volume hold Available -


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