Drawing the Human Form: Methods Sources Concepts [Hardcover]

William A Berry (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1977

Focused specifically on drawing methods – rather than stylistic preferences – this text/workbook presents drawing methods in the form of exercises – describing and illustrating each method in terms of student practice, drawing theory, and art historical precedent.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Focused specifically on drawing methods -- rather than stylistic preferences -- this text/workbook presents drawing methods in the form of exercises -- describing and illustrating each method in terms of student practice, drawing theory, and art historical precedent. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Van Nostrand Reinhold (1977)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0442207182
• ISBN-13: 978-0442207182
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,279,281 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE BEST, October 26, 1998

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This review is from: Drawing The Human Form: Methods, Sources, Concepts (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

The best book on drawing fundamentals I've ever come across. As a visual artist and art instructor I spent two years searching for this book before it was reprinted. Couldn't recommend it more highly.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very detailed but be warned about picture quality, February 28, 2000

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"kate_s" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Drawing The Human Form: Methods, Sources, Concepts (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

Very good descriptions and instructions. But watch the picture quality and the packaging. It is nearly exactly like your instructor went out and just mass-photocopied it for the class. The cover is flimsy and rips easily, and the picture qualities inside tend to look very photocopied as well. But it shouldn't matter if all you are after is the quality content.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Do not buy this FACSIMILE edition!, February 22, 2006

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John Simms (Milwaukee, WI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Drawing The Human Form: Methods, Sources, Concepts (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

This book arrived yesterday, "this book" being the "FACSIMILE edition" of the second edition. It's terrible. The reproduction isn't even as good as photocopying. The quality is so poor the illustrations are almost worthless: so dark no detail can be seen or so light little is left to see at all. This certainly vitiates its use for art instruction. Pages are out of alignment. There are supposed to be color plates, but they aren't reproduced at all, which means that this isn't even a complete facsimile of the original, and Amazon and the publisher should be charged with false advertizing. There is no indication of its facsimile nature in the book itself. So: Don't buy this book (especially at $55.60!); instead, look for a used copy.