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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherPotter/Ten SPEED/Harmony/Rodale
ISBN-100823049167
ISBN-139780823049165
eBay Product ID (ePID)335553
Product Key Features
Edition25
Book TitleStarting to Draw
Number of Pages80 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1981
TopicTechniques / Drawing
FeaturesRevised
IllustratorYes
GenreArt
AuthorFerdinand Petrie, Wendon Blake
Book SeriesArtist's Painting Library
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.2 in
Item Weight11.2 Oz
Item Length10.1 in
Item Width8.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
Grade FromTenth Grade
Dewey Decimal741.2
Grade ToTwelfth Grade
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
Synopsis"Drawing is a skill that anyone can learn," says the author in his introduction-and this book has been teaching that skill for twenty-five years. Now it has been elegantly redesigned to start teaching to the next generation of artists. Lots of books are great for the more advanced sketcher-but Starting to Draw is the best book for the absolute beginner, packed with fundamentals and simple building blocks of success. Time-tested text and clear, easy-to-follow drawings make this book the classic that every artist needs. Guidance on everything from equipment and warming up to drawing basic shapes to demonstrations on capturing landscapes, figures, and still lifes, Starting to Draw sets emerging artists off on a great adventure of learning and creating., Drawing is a skill that anyone can learn, says the author in his introduction and this book has been teaching that skill for twenty-five years. Now it has been elegantly redesigned to start teaching to the next generation of artists. Lots of books are great for the more advanced sketcher but "Starting to Draw" is the best book for the absolute beginner, packed with fundamentals and simple building blocks of success. Time-tested text and clear, easy-to-follow drawings make this book the classic that every artist needs. Guidance on everything from equipment and warming up to drawing basic shapes to demonstrations on capturing landscapes, figures, and still lifes, "Starting to Draw" sets emerging artists off on a great adventure of learning and creating."