About this title: DRAWING: A CONTEMPORARY APPROACH takes you beyond conventional approaches, emphasizing the emotional, intellectual, spiritual, and social significance of art. The authors trace the evolution of today's art from that of the past, showing drawing's meaning and continuity. DRAWING: A CONTEMPORARY APPROACH offers a combination of effective pedagogy, ...
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Edition: 5th ed. Illustrated.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Company
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780534613358ISBN:0534613357
Description: New. No dust jacket as issued. Pristine new softbound drawing manual in original shrinkwrap. Includes Infotrac. Glued binding. 416 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Good. Only lightly used. Book has minimal wear to cover and binding. A few pages may have small creases and minimal underlining. Book selection as BIG as Texas. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
Date Published: 2003-06-23
ISBN-13:9780534613358ISBN:0534613357
Description: Good. This is a used book in good condition with normal wear and tear and may contain some writing, minor shelf wear and creases. Items are uploaded via ISBN and stock photo may be different from actual book cover. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
Date Published: 2003-06-23
ISBN-13:9780534613358ISBN:0534613357
Description: Fair. SAVE MONEY. The covers of this book show moderate to heavy wear. There are a few notes inside the front cover. There is highlighting on the first 60 or so pages, clean thereafter. That makes this book an entirely useful copy. Good binding, clean text. No infotrac. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Thomson Learning
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780534613358ISBN:0534613357
Description: Very good. Paperback. Has minor wear and/or markings. INFOTRAC Not Included. Has minor wear and/or markings. SKU: 24314731 All orders shipped within 1 business day. 14 day money back guarantee ISBN: 9780534613358. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Thomson Learning
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780534613358ISBN:0534613357
Description: Fine. Paperback. Almost New. INFOTRAC Included. Almost new condition. SKU: 23440595 All orders shipped within 1 business day. 14 day money back guarantee ISBN: 9780534613358. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Thomson Learning
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780534613358ISBN:0534613357
Description: Paperback. New Condition. INFOTRAC Included. SKU: 23885684 All orders shipped within 1 business day. 14 day money back guarantee ISBN: 9780534613358. read more
Description: Good. 0534613357 Good condition. May have some markings & or shelfwear. All pages intact. 5th edition paperback. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Thomson Wadsworth
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780495094913ISBN:0495094919
Description: Paperback. Not Pretty. All text is legible, may contain markings, cover wear, loose/torn pages or staining and much writing. SKU: 23893075 All orders shipped within 1 business day. 14 day money back guarantee ISBN: 9780495094913 Not Pretty. All text is legible, may contain markings, cover wear, loose/torn pages or staining and much writing. SKU: 23893075 All orders shipped within 1 business day. 14 day money back guarantee. read more
Description: Very Good. 0495094919 Used 6th edition in great condition! Clean inside. Corners alittle worn. We ship daily with delivery confirmation. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Thomson Wadsworth
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780495094913ISBN:0495094919
Description: Very good. Paperback. Good Used. Instructor Edition: Same as student edition but has free copy markings. Has minor wear and/or markings. SKU: 23873276 All orders shipped within 1 business day. 14 day money back guarantee ISBN: 9780495094913. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Thomson Wadsworth
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780495094913ISBN:0495094919
Description: Very good. Paperback. Has minor wear and/or markings. Instructor Edition: Same as student edition but has free copy markings. Has minor wear and/or markings. SKU: 24314711 All orders shipped within 1 business day. 14 day money back guarantee ISBN: 9780495094913. read more
"This is the best book on drawing I have ever seen. It has examples of all the Great Masters, usually unseen sketches from modern masters, and contemporary artists. Some of the newer drawings blew me away. There is a picture of a work by the artist, Nancy Rubins, which measures 14'x24'x3'. The paper is one value completely drawn with pencil.
The book is also universal; there are examples from artists who are untrained to trained from around the world.
The book takes a theoretical analysis of different line values, studies in depth of both perspective and value from the Renaissance to the present. The book also integrates use of modern computer software and its emerging relationship to traditional drawing.
Each chapter has ingenious projects for developing and expanding an artist's vocabulary. At the end of the book are guides for using traditional and experimental mediums for drawing and a great glossary of terms. I had never heard of an ant's eye view, but consistently experimented with it. There is also a chapter devoted to different techniques for presenting and archiving your work.
Finally, this book has a strong bent on historical process and its importance for the development of drawing techniques. Each chapter has quotes from different artists:
Drawing is the true test of art.-Ingres Drawing is a verb.-Serra Two of the most valuable assets for an artist are a retentive memory and the ability to tap into the unconscious.-from the text"
"This is the book that I learned to draw out of and it has many pros and cons. It contains a lot of good images from the past hundred years in its chapters on gesture, shape/plane and volume, value, line, texture, color, thematic development, etc. It also covers why contemporary art is important and worth our time. This book is for higher learning/secondary students and goes more into the philosophy of these chapter headings instead of a step-by-step process of creation. I would have liked something easier to read, the language is just not appealing to me."
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