Drawing for the Absolute and Utter Beginner
by Claire Watson Garcia
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Author: Claire Watson GarciaEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-10-01
ISBN: 0823013952
Number of pages: 160
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
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Summary: 5 Stars
I chose this book because it had a powerful premise and differentiated itself from other drawing books that promise to be for beginners but are, in reality, summaries of the drawing process. I noted that many of these books jumped from holding a pencil on the first page to drawing a detailed scene on the second page. With "Drawing for the Absolute and Utter Beginner", I had the feeling that I would start at the most elementary level and learn in a detailed and sequential process. I had the feeling that the author would become a silent teacher and would stay with me as I grew in skill.
In short, many books promise to be for the beginner. I learned that this book truly is for the beginner.
It is clear that much thought went into the production of the book: attractive print, a conversational style, detailed illustrations and text that effectively teach these detailed techniques. The author even shows drawings of what a student did wrong, and how they corrected them to ge the drawing just right.
It is obious that the author is a master teacher who thought about the student's perspective and translated it into "doable" activities that help the student advance easily. I felt like I was practically in her class.
What a find.
Summary of Drawing for the Absolute and Utter Beginner
Based upon the author?s own successful workshops, Drawing for the Absolute and Utter Beginner helps new artists create competent, often eloquent drawings. A series of progressive lessons demonstrates such essential skills as recording edges, creating dimension, adding accuracy, developing value, balancing compositional elements, and drawing the human face, both frontal and profile views. Step by step, readers learn how to create a reasonable likeness of an object and give it spatial depth using such simple black-and-white mediums as pens, pencils, charcoal, and graphite wash. Inspirational examples and tips for success from beginning students who have worked on the same material confirm readers? successes, and allow readers to consider the advice and impressions of others at the same level.Drawing Books
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