Dewey Edition23
ReviewsPraise for the first edition: "This is simply the best beginners' drawing book available. Garcia gently teaches how to see like an artist and then leads the student from creative exercises (recording shapes upside down), through "turning edges into objects," and finally to detailed still life and facial drawings." --Library Journal
SynopsisThis revised 15th anniversary edition of the bestselling beginning drawing book updates art and text examples to include new student pieces, up-to-date materials, and additional sections on drawing in 3D and travel sketching, along with refreshed and contemporary design. Based on author and art instructor Claire Watson Garcia's successful courses and workshops for beginning and aspiring artists, Drawing for the Absolute and Utter Beginner applies a positive, accepting tone to a progressive series of lessons in sketching and rendering. The book's step-by-step methodology and examples of student works from earliest efforts to completed drawings give novices the tools and techniques needed to make competent and eloquent renderings of still lifes, portraits, and more. In this revised edition, Garcia covers such in-demand subject matter as drawing-on-the-go, drawing in three dimensions, and drawing the portrait at a three-quarter view. The reinvigorated art and text ensure that this drawing instruction classic will continue to appeal to new generations of aspiring artists., Based on the author's successful courses and workshops, Drawing for the Absolute and Utter Beginner has given thousands of novice artists the tools, insights, and encouragement needed to make competent, even eloquent, drawings. Now, in this revised and updated edition, art instructor Claire Watson Garcia provides even more practical wisdom, patient guidance, and step-by-step instructions so that absolutely anyone who can hold a pencil can start drawing and see improvement from the completion of the first exercise. With a positive, accepting tone that teaches drawing as a practical skill, Garcia presents a series of progressive lessons that lead you through essential drawing techniques. Each chapter sets achievable goals for the beginning artist. Garcia re-creates the feel of being in one of her classes by supplementing each chapter with student artwork and quotes, giving you a real-time sense of your fellow artists' development as they work through the exercises in the book. With new material on drawing the face, sketching on the go, creating the illusion of spatial dimension, and using your cellphone camera as a drawing tool, this new edition of Drawing for the Absolute and Utter Beginner builds on the successful foundations of the original to create an essential text for those who want to start drawing now. Book jacket.
LC Classification NumberNC730.G285 2018