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The Drawing Breakthrough Book: A Shortcut to Artistic Excellence (Paperback)

by John Hastings (Author)
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  • Paperback: 103 pages
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0974941824
  • ISBN-13: 978-0974941820
  • Product Dimensions: 27.7 x 21.6 x 1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 727,851 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The Drawing Breakthrough Book: A Shortcut to Artistic Excellence builds on and transforms standard drawing concepts. It presents a practical approach to creating line drawings that will enable nearly anyone to see in a fresh way and to draw more accurately. In Part One, you'll learn many of the secrets to seeing and drawing like an artist. In Part Two, you will master the building-block lines. To assist you in this mastery, you'll use breakthrough techniques to practice drawing squares, circles, and ellipses. As you progress, you'll choose and practice drawing simple objects in more and more advanced arrangements. In Part Three, you will first learn how to apply basic principles of composition. Then you'll apply those principles plus your mastery of the building-block lines to composing, seeing, and drawing objects with all types of lines.

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Learn or improve basic drawing skills as you create line drawings with easy to read step-by-step instructions, exercises, and tips. The observation and drawing techniques in The Drawing Breakthrough Book are ideal for students at any level from age 13 to adult.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A complete course presented with clarity and style, 13 Aug 2007
By Dennis Littrell (SoCal) - See all my reviews
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This is about drawing, pure and simple. Hastings begins briefly with the tools: working surface, lighting, pencils and pens, paper, and tape to hold the paper in place. And then it's about seeing the lines--really seeing, which is what the artist has to do--and then the composition. And practice. As with so many things in life, regular practice is the key to success. Hastings recommends that you time your sessions

He emphasizes not using the terms "positive and negative space." Instead he stays with the line itself. If we draw a hand with fingers spread out (as in the illustration on page 12) we tend to concentrate on the lines that shape the fingers. But Hastings wants us also to be aware of the space shape created by those lines--the space between the fingers--by concentrating on the lines themselves. If we can draw the lines with both ideas in mind our feel for the lines and what we are trying to create is greatly enhanced.

Hastings wants the student to master the "building-block lines" and then move on to composition. After that, work on other kinds of lines. There are three building-block lines: straight lines, circle lines (including arcs), and elliptic lines. With these three lines and some variation anything can be drawn. He cites a story about Leonardo da Vinci who, when asked by a customer for a sample painting instead demonstrated his skill by drawing a perfect circle.

The book is filled with illustrations, examples and tips. There are exercises at the end of five of the eight chapters for the student to try. There is an emphasis on clarity and simplicity throughout that I found admirable and encouraging.

The book is beautifully designed and presented. It would make a nice gift for someone you know who wants to learn to draw.
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4.0 out of 5 stars "You wouldn't start building a house by randomly hammering nails into boards", 12 Sep 2007
By Bel Alcat "bel_78" (Buenos Aires, Argentina) - See all my reviews
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"The Drawing Breakthrough Book - A Shortcut to Artistic Excellence", written by John Hastings, is an useful book that will help you to draw better, if you follow the author's advice. Interestingly enough, this book also happens to be quite engaging, specially when Hastings explains, at the beginning of each chapter, why we need to master a skill in order to draw better.

The author says that "You wouldn't start building a house by randomly hammering nails into boards. You would start with a blueprint, a plan. It is the same with drawing". From my point of view, this is an ideal blueprint for the first and very difficult steps you need to take in order to start drawing for fun. Recommended...

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