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PublisherPavilion Books

ISBN-101849941947

ISBN-139781849941945

eBay Product ID (ePID)217125728

Product Key Features

Book TitleZen of Drawing : How to Draw What You See

Number of Pages176 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2015

TopicTechniques / Drawing

IllustratorYes

GenreArt

AuthorPeter Parr

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight22.9 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width8.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2015-462692

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal741.2

SynopsisZen of Drawing inspires you to pick up a pen, pencil or an iPad and start drawing what you see with a 'zen' approach. Author Peter Parr has spent his career in animation successfully teaching people to draw and encouraging students to nurture their skills through observational drawing. He advocates a fresh way of looking closely at your subject and enlisting an emotional response, in order to fully appreciate the nature of what you are about to draw. You will learn that whatever you are drawing, it is essential not only to copy its outline but also to ask yourself: is it soft, smooth or rough to the touch? How heavy is it? Is it fragile or solid? Then, having grasped the fundamental characteristics, or zen, of the object, make corresponding marks on the paper - crisp textures, a dense wash, a scratchy or floating line. The chapters cover: keeping a sketchbook; tools (pen, pencil, charcoal, watercolour and iPad); perspective; line and volume; tone and texture; structure and weight; movement and rhythm; energy, balance and composition., Start drawing what you see with a Zen approach. Author Peter Parr has spent his career in animation successfully encouraging students to nurture their skills through observational drawing. He advocates a fresh way of looking closely at your subject and enlisting an emotional response. You'll learn to do more than copy an outline, but to ask yourself questions about its texture, feel, weight, and fragility and capture those characteristics on paper with the right technique--be it a dense wash or a scratchy line. Zen of Drawing will inspire you to pick up a pen, pencil, or iPad and let your imagination flow., Leading professor of animation teaches you the 'zen' approach to drawing. He covers techniques and guidance on how to see a subject in a fresh way before drawing.

LC Classification NumberNC730