- Hardcover: 224 pages
- Publisher: Book Sales (Jun 1987)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1856278646
- ISBN-13: 978-0823002191
- ASIN: 0823002195
- Product Dimensions: 30.8 x 23.4 x 2.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,490,863 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Stan Smith has written a book which I have referred to constantly since it was first published - just before I started teaching art.
I first came across the book when I was taking part in a series of life drawing workshops for artists refreshing their skills and remarked then on the quality of illustrations, how they achieved a balance between the academic and the interpretive.
The sections on perspective and compostion have been used by me many times as references when explaining to students particular aspects of an artist's work or how their own work might be developed. They are clearly illustrated and the language used is easily accessible.
A book which is suitable for the enthusiatic student who wishes to clarify aspect of anatomy, perspective or composition, the mature artist/teacher who wishes to clarify a point or refresh their memory, or the absolute beginners who will have an authoritive and accurate introduction to the subject.
This will be the third or fourth copy of the book I have purchased to replace previous copies worn out by fingers smudged with charcoal and paint.
I first came across the book when I was taking part in a series of life drawing workshops for artists refreshing their skills and remarked then on the quality of illustrations, how they achieved a balance between the academic and the interpretive.
The sections on perspective and compostion have been used by me many times as references when explaining to students particular aspects of an artist's work or how their own work might be developed. They are clearly illustrated and the language used is easily accessible.
A book which is suitable for the enthusiatic student who wishes to clarify aspect of anatomy, perspective or composition, the mature artist/teacher who wishes to clarify a point or refresh their memory, or the absolute beginners who will have an authoritive and accurate introduction to the subject.
This will be the third or fourth copy of the book I have purchased to replace previous copies worn out by fingers smudged with charcoal and paint.
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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Good all in one book for the beginner
13 July 2002
Format:Hardcover
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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