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    Very Good: A book that has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, ...
    ISBN
    9780486228709
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    About this product

    Product Identifiers

    Publisher
    Dover Publications, Incorporated
    ISBN-10
    0486228703
    ISBN-13
    9780486228709
    eBay Product ID (ePID)
    127326851

    Product Key Features

    Book Title
    Practice and Science of Drawing
    Number of Pages
    400 Pages
    Language
    English
    Topic
    Techniques / General, Techniques / Drawing
    Publication Year
    1972
    Illustrator
    Yes
    Features
    Reprint
    Genre
    Art
    Author
    Harold Speed
    Book Series
    Dover Art Instruction Ser.
    Format
    Trade Paperback

    Dimensions

    Item Height
    0.7 in
    Item Weight
    17.6 Oz
    Item Length
    8.5 in
    Item Width
    5.5 in

    Additional Product Features

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    Trade
    TitleLeading
    The
    Dewey Decimal
    FIC
    Table Of Content
    I. INTRODUCTION II. DRAWING III. VISION IV. LINE DRAWING V. MASS DRAWING VI. THE ACADEMIC AND CONVENTIONAL VII. THE STUDY OF DRAWING VIII. LINE DRAWING : PRACTICAL IX. MASS DRAWING : PRACTICAL X. RHYTHM XI. RHYTHM : VARIETY OF LINE XII. RHYTHM : UNITY OF LINE XIII. RHYTHM : VARIETY OF MASS XIV. RHYTHM : UNITY OF MASS XV. RHYTHM : BALANCE XVI. RHYTHM : PROPORTION XVII. PORTRAIT DRAWING XVIII. THE VISUAL MEMORY XIX. PROCEDURE XX. MATERIALS XXI. CONCLUSION APPENDIX INDEX
    Edition Description
    Reprint
    Synopsis
    Reproductions of works by such artists as Degas, Velasquez, and Manet complement this study of the line and mass approaches to drawing., Much of the learning to practice as well as to appreciate art is concerned with understanding the basic principles. One of these principles is what Harold Speed calls "dither," the freedom that allows realism and the artistic vision to play against each other. Very important to any artist or work of art, this quality separates the scientifically accurate from the artistically accurate. Speed's approach to this problem is now considered a classic, one of the few books from the early years of this century that has continued to be read and recommended by those in the graphic arts. In this work, Harold Speed approaches this dynamic aspect of drawing and painting from many different points of view. He plays the historical against the scientific, theory against precise artistic definition. He begins with a study of line drawing and mass drawing, the two basic approaches the artist needs to learn. Further sections carry the artistic vision through unity and variety of line and mass, balance, proportion, portrait drawing, the visual memory, materials, and procedures. Throughout, Speed combines historical backgrounds, dynamic aspects which each technique brings to a work of art, and specific exercises through which the young draughtsman may begin his training. Although not a technique book in the strict sense of the terms, The Practice and Science of Drawing brings to the beginner a clear statement of the principles that he will have to develop and their importance in creating a work of art. Ninety-three plates and diagrams, masterfully selected, reinforce Speed's always clear presentation. 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., Classic approach to the dynamics of drawing by brilliant teacher with insights and practical advice on line drawing, mass drawing, visual memory, materials, and much more. 84 plates and diagrams.

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