Anatomy, Perspective and Composition for the Artist (A QED book)
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Splendid color illustrations by a distinguished painter and teacher highlight this volume of practical instruction in the foundations of art. Perfect for intermediate-level and advanced artists... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0823002195
ISBN13:9780823002191
Release Date:January 1987
Publisher:Watson-Guptill Publications
Length:224 Pages
Weight:2.78 lbs.
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Art Arts, Music & Photography Drawing Education & Reference Figure Drawing Study & TeachingCustomer Reviews
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Good all in one book for the beginner
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
Getting started with drawing or painting can be overwhelming, especially if your using many of the great books out there to learn by.This one guides you along very well in that it eases you into the rules of perspective and portraying anatomy in a gentle and easy to absorb manner.Stan Smith uses simple drawings rather than photographs to explain portraying anatomy, which I found easy to reproduce. This gave me the confidence to continue on and wasn't as intimidating as some so called beginner books can be. He then follows on with examples of perspective that can go into a little to much detail in some areas, but covers the basics very well.The composition section was especially helpful as it uses both samples of famous works and simple manikin and object set up to explain proper composition, and he does it in a way that won't be beyond the beginner.Overall its a great all in one starter book. If you don't want to waste time reading seperate books on each subject then this ones for you.
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