$10 · Creative Drawing

Creative Drawing (GUIDE - HOW TO) Howard J Smagula, Wm C. Brown Communications Inc., 1993 - 287 pages Designed for an undergraduate course in Drawing I, Drawing Concepts, or Creative Drawing, Smagula's Creative Drawing emphasizes critical thinking in conjunction with fundamental techniques to achieve practical results. Starting from the premise that drawing can be learned by anyone with the correct instruction, discipline and practice, Howard Smagula addresses the needs both of beginners and those already familiar with the rudiments. Creative Drawing explores the major traditions, concepts and technical skills that form the basis for yielding creative results. After examining the properties of line, value, texture, composition, space and perspective, the author provides fascinating discussions of visual thinking, colour, still-lifes, nudes, portraits and self-portraits, landscapes and cartoons. He concludes by exploring in detail drawings for film and drawing on the computer. The book includes practical projects, which can be accomplished without unusual materials or costly equipment. I am selling a large collection of books, primarily "how to" books for art. Many are instructional books and cover the range of media. Some are reference books I picked up for particular pieces (trains, dogs, butterflies, etc.). A few of the books are on specific artists work (Warhol, etc.). The books vary from very old (early 1900's) to very new (Deco Devolution: The Art of Bioshock 2). Individually, few (if any) of these books is priced at more than $10. If you're interested, please view my list by clicking on my name.