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The book was recommended by my drawing teacher and it stresses core principles of drawing well. it favors the traditional approach, stressing form and modelling. It touches on the scientific approach, and if you want to learn to draw well, this book will get you well on your way.
this was my first time purchasing something from the internet, and well first thing i looked for was a return policy(which was not necessary in the end;D).the description about the book was not what i expected.it was way better than what i expected.i was 100% satisfied with my purchase from Twinkle Twinkle Little Store, and also grew confidence in online shopping:D
This book improved my drawing style by the end of the first chapter. This is the most important book in my collection. If you want to be a professional artist this book is the first step. It teaches the most basic to highly advanced skills, from training your eye, making a good composition and perspective. If you only buy one drawing book ever, this is the one to buy.
I own an incredible amount of how to art books and this is the best among non figure drawing books. The exercises are of incredible help to me and there are an incredible amount of ideas to ignite my creativity.
It might look better with a larger page size, say 8.5 X 11 inches. While these certainly are not the only systems of visual organization, they demonstrate how some artists have designed their compositions.
It is clearly written and illustrated, thorough and pragmatic. Curtis does a very good job of explaining and illustrating linear and other perspective systems.
With forty years of experience teaching basic drawing, this guide is probably the best I have seen for the beginning level university art student. I disagree with a previous reviewer's lack of interest in historical ideas such as the golden mean, and the Fibonacci sequence.
The use of an imaginary clock face to estimate the angles of edges seen in perspective is very useful, and something I have done for years. (most students have difficulty comprehending a 45 or 90 angle, let alone something like a 27 degree angle).
These ideas are about the relationships between various elements in a composition, and not just about perfecting a solitary object in the center of a blank page.My only criticism is that the layout seems a bit cramped. This is a well done book and I hope it appears in a second edition.Jim NawaraWayne State University
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