{"product_id":"foundations-of-drawingisbn-9780307987181","title":"Foundations of Drawing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom a leading art instructor at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, a complete survey of drawing as an art form covering its history, materials, and key techniques, alongside step-by-step demonstrations. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFoundations of Drawing\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive and authoritative overview of the history, aesthetics, methods, and materials of the drawing medium. Throughout, clearly defined demonstrations provide easy access to the practice of drawing as well as the history and development of core drawing techniques. Richly illustrated, the book contains reproductions of the finest master drawings from the fifteenth century to the present. Unlike other drawing instruction books that focus on step-by-step lessons exclusively, \u003ci\u003eFoundations of Drawing \u003c\/i\u003eprovides readers with the context and background to help understand just why these materials and methods are so vital for successful drawing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCONTENTS \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eIntroduction 4 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e What Is Drawing? 4 \u003cbr\u003e Anyone Can Learn to Draw 8 \u003cbr\u003e “Why Can’t I Draw a Straight Line?” 8 \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1 Essential History of Drawing 11 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Beginnings in Prehistory 12 \u003cbr\u003e The Ancient World 14 \u003cbr\u003e The Medieval World 15 \u003cbr\u003e The Renaissance 17 \u003cbr\u003e The Baroque 20 \u003cbr\u003e The Nineteenth Century 21 \u003cbr\u003e Beginnings of the Modern Era 26 \u003cbr\u003e The Modern World 29 \u003cbr\u003e Contemporary Growth and Challenges 33 \u003cbr\u003e Today 35 \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2 Essential Drawing Materials 37 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Drawing Mediums 38 \u003cbr\u003e Drawing Tools 68 \u003cbr\u003e Paper 74 \u003cbr\u003e The Drawing Studio—Furniture and Equipment 81 \u003cbr\u003e Storage, Presentation, and Conservation of Drawings 84\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e3 Essential Drawing Skills 87 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Holding Drawing Tools 88 \u003cbr\u003e Measuring 90 \u003cbr\u003e Blending and Erasing 95 \u003cbr\u003e Methods of Drawing 95 \u003cbr\u003e Types of Line 101 \u003cbr\u003e Hatching and Other Descriptive Marks 106 \u003cbr\u003e Shape 108 \u003cbr\u003e Depth and Perspective 113 \u003cbr\u003e Closed versus Open Form 118 \u003cbr\u003e Planes 122 \u003cbr\u003e Tonality, Light, and Shade 122 \u003cbr\u003e Texture 128 \u003cbr\u003e Composition and the Compositional Frame 128 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Essential Aesthetics in Drawing 149 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Classicism 152 \u003cbr\u003e Realism 153 \u003cbr\u003e Abstraction 154 \u003cbr\u003e Expressionism 158 \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5 Essential Drawing Demonstrations 161 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Drawing Still Lifes 163 \u003cbr\u003e Drawing Interiors and Architecture 174 \u003cbr\u003e Drawing Portraits 182 \u003cbr\u003e Drawing the Human Figure 191\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eArtists and Illustrators \u003c\/i\u003eMagazine: Book of the Month\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A solid understanding of drawing is a must for artists and books introducing the basics abound, but Gury’s latest goes several steps further. In its pages you will find an overview of drawing as an art form covering its history, materials and key techniques. And, alongside step-by-step demonstrations, there are reproductions of the finest master drawings from the 15th century to the present.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003eArtists and Illustrators \u003c\/i\u003eMagazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Al Gury has taken a lifetime of experience as an artist and teacher, and distilled it into an engaging exploration of drawing from every possible perspective. \u003ci\u003eFoundations of Drawing \u003c\/i\u003etakes the reader from the personal to the historical, from techniques to the aesthetic, and then ties it all together with in-depth drawing demonstrations. This book is the perfect companion for anyone interested in understanding drawing from A to Z.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Ross Lance Mitchell, Director of Barnes-de Mazia Education and Outreach\u003c\/b\u003eAL GURY chairs the painting department at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, where he also teaches drawing. Gury exhibits his work at the F.A.N. Gallery and has shown at the National Academy of Design in New York, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and numerous other galleries and museums around the country. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eAlla Prima: A Contemporary Guide to Traditional Direct Painting\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eColor for Painters: A Guide to Traditions and Practice\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Philadelphia, PA.\u003cb\u003eINTRODUCTION\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFoundations of Drawing \u003c\/i\u003eis a guide for teachers, students, artists, and the general reader to the traditions and practice of drawing in Western culture. This overview of the history of drawing and of drawing materials, concepts, and techniques provides a practical look at the art of drawing and will be a useful text for anyone who is interested in learning about drawing, returning to drawing, studying drawing, or teaching drawing as well as for longtime practitioners of the art. The book takes the point of view that clear information on the history, materials, and techniques of drawing creates the ability to understand drawing, make choices, and chart one’s development in drawing with a sense of confidence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFoundations of Drawing \u003c\/i\u003efocuses on classic drawing mediums such as pencil and charcoal while also presenting an overview of a broad range of other materials, including chalk and oil pastels, watercolors, and acrylics. Not all materials are discussed in depth, but the essential ones are presented. Traditional materials and methods are illustrated through examples of old master and contemporary drawings as well as through demonstrations of basic concepts. The essential elements and concepts of core drawing genres—still life, interiors, portraiture, life drawing, and landscape—are presented for foundational drawing study and portfolio-making. More experienced artists can use \u003ci\u003eFoundations of Drawing \u003c\/i\u003eas a sourcebook and a point of departure for further personal growth and artistic exploration. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Drawing is an essential part of a portfolio for art school admittance. Drawing shows whether or not the applicant has a basic ability to understand visual organization and use the formal principals of shape, form, line, light, and perspective. It also shows whether or not the applicant can visualize creative ideas and concepts. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat Is Drawing?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e For many centuries, drawing has been a practical approach to visualizing and planning everything from human figures in an oil painting to designing machine parts, buildings, and textiles. Simple materials such as graphite pencils, charcoal, and ink have been the primary means for doing the great majority of drawings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe term \u003ci\u003edrawing \u003c\/i\u003enow encompasses a wide range of traditional and nontraditional mediums, approaches, and aesthetics. Modern technology has created new versions of old materials and has sometimes even replaced them. For example, fine-point marker pens have added to or replaced older dip pens and ink bottles for some artists. Some artists rely on and cherish traditional materials and methods, while others draw only on computer screens. And some artists draw experimentally using materials their Renaissance ancestors would think very strange: blood, tar, food, and computer drawing pads.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Also, the aesthetics of drawing, which traditionally focused on a figure, an object, or a scene, now include abstract and conceptual forms having little to do with nature and more to do with how the artist personally interprets the world. Once thought of as the province of trained artists or skilled amateurs, drawing is now recognized as part of the language of children, the mentally disabled, and self-taught or outsider artists. 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