The Practice and Science of Drawing

by Harold Speed

Overview

Classic approach to the dynamics of drawing by brilliant teacher with insights and practical advice on line drawing, mass drawing, visual memory, materials and much more. 84 plates and diagrams reinforce Speed's clear presentation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781609421373
Publisher:	Iap - Information Age Pub. Inc.
Publication date:	06/27/2011
Pages:	232
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.49(d)

About the Author

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

Table of Contents

I. INTRODUCTION
II. DRAWING
III. VISION
IV. LINE DRAWING
V. MASS DRAWING
VI. THE ACADEMIC AND CONVENTIONAL
VII. THE STUDY OF DRAWING
VIII. LINE DRAWING : PRACTICAL
IX. MASS DRAWING : PRACTICAL
X. RHYTHM
XI. RHYTHM : VARIETY OF LINE
XII. RHYTHM : UNITY OF LINE
XIII. RHYTHM : VARIETY OF MASS
XIV. RHYTHM : UNITY OF MASS
XV. RHYTHM : BALANCE
XVI. RHYTHM : PROPORTION
XVII. PORTRAIT DRAWING
XVIII. THE VISUAL MEMORY
XIX. PROCEDURE
XX. MATERIALS
XXI. CONCLUSION
APPENDIX
INDEX