Drawing is not a talent, it's a skill anyone can learn. With Art and Science of Drawing, this is the philosophy of drawing instructor Brent Eviston based on his more than twenty years of teaching. He has designed an approach that combines tried and true techniques with innovative methods of...
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Drawing is not a talent, it’s a skill anyone can learn. With Art and Science of Drawing, this is the philosophy of drawing instructor Brent Eviston based on his more than twenty years of teaching. He has designed an approach that combines tried and true techniques with innovative methods of his own.
Now, he shares his secrets with this book that provides the most accessible, streamlined, and effective methods for learning to draw. Art and Science of Drawing includes everything needed to get started creating beautiful art, including:
- Basic Skills: Familiarizing yourself with the best materials and fundamental skills.
- Dynamic Mark Making: Bringing your drawings to life with dynamic and engaging mark making.
- Form and Space: Learning to draw in three dimensions, giving your drawings a dramatic sense of volumes and deep space.
- Measuring and Proportion: Using a series of measuring tools and strategies that will take the guesswork our of the drawing process.
- Contours: Learn to draw complex, volumetric form using three kinds of contour lines. Including information on foreshortening, one of the most sought after drawing skills.
- Shading Fundamentals: Drawing with dramatic light and shadow.
Taking the reader through the entire process, beginning with the most basic skills to more advanced such as volumetric drawing, shading, and figure sketching, this book contains numerous projects and guidance on what and how to practice.
It also features instructional images and diagrams as well as finished drawings. With this Art and Science of Drawing and a dedication to practice, anyone can learn to draw!
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infonetto (verified owner) –
I usually buy books on photography from rockynook. I was eyeing this book for sometime, seeing that I thought it would help my photography if I drew.
The book took a long while to be published and meanwhile, I resorted to other books. I felt that my progress with the other books was inconsistent. I also felt that I lacked some fundamentals.
Fortunately, this book was published recently. I have bought the book, read the introduction and browsed through the book. It seems to be written very methodically. It also covers problematic issues I have encountered with the other two books. So, at the moment I am buying the bit of equipment I will need for the course. In the near future I intend starting to learn how to draw all over again, in a methodical manner this time.
94daricedavis94 –
Have been a student of author for 3+ months (online course; awaiting release of book, October 2021) to gr8 + effect on my novice drawing status (brain, eyes, hand have shown improved coordination & cooperation), as I seek to learn art & drawing fundamentals to improve my abstract acrylic pouring activities.
This is a beautiful book. It has lived up to my very high expectations of content and it’s construction (includes an Index which helps students trail topics and related ideas).
I highly recommend this book to students at any skill level and to those seeking to improve their fundamental art and drawing skills without being turned lose on their own without instruction, or being overwhelmed with a veteran artist’s advanced results.