The Practice And Science Of Drawing
Although written in 1913, this brilliant and authoritative guide to drawing is still highly relevant today. Speed, a highly regarded painter in his time, takes the student comprehensively through approaches, techniques and materials and illustrates them all with diagrams and paintings from both his contemporaries and the Masters. He also discusses various aspects of the science and philosophy of art, such as the use of proportion, the nature of talent and the definition of beauty.

This handsome new edition from Benediction Classics contains all the original plates and diagrams and would be a great addition to the resources of any budding artist.
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The Practice And Science Of Drawing
Although written in 1913, this brilliant and authoritative guide to drawing is still highly relevant today. Speed, a highly regarded painter in his time, takes the student comprehensively through approaches, techniques and materials and illustrates them all with diagrams and paintings from both his contemporaries and the Masters. He also discusses various aspects of the science and philosophy of art, such as the use of proportion, the nature of talent and the definition of beauty.

This handsome new edition from Benediction Classics contains all the original plates and diagrams and would be a great addition to the resources of any budding artist.
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The Practice And Science Of Drawing

The Practice And Science Of Drawing

by Harold Speed
The Practice And Science Of Drawing

The Practice And Science Of Drawing

by Harold Speed

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Overview

Although written in 1913, this brilliant and authoritative guide to drawing is still highly relevant today. Speed, a highly regarded painter in his time, takes the student comprehensively through approaches, techniques and materials and illustrates them all with diagrams and paintings from both his contemporaries and the Masters. He also discusses various aspects of the science and philosophy of art, such as the use of proportion, the nature of talent and the definition of beauty.

This handsome new edition from Benediction Classics contains all the original plates and diagrams and would be a great addition to the resources of any budding artist.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9789351285632
Publisher: Gyan Books
Publication date: 01/01/2017
Pages: 216
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.63(d)

About the Author

Speed was born in 1872 and died in 1957, He was a member of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters.
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