Maltzman teaches how to render the powerful beauty of nature with easy-to-master pencil and charcoal techniques. Piece by piece, artists will achieve solid compositions, filled with strong values and rich depth.
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75 of 76 people found the following review helpful:
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As close to a class as you can get!,
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This review is from: Drawing Nature (Paperback)
This book gives the artist a special perspective from which to view and draw nature. Stanley Maltzman focuses on the basics of different seasons, weather, water, rocks, etc., but also takes the reader into specific shapes and characteristics of individual elements. For example, he shows you the differences between drawing an oak and a maple tree. This is the strength of the book over other landscape drawing books.There are demonstrations and samples on almost every page in a variety of mediums. He even shows the student how to mock up a natural setting in the studio for practice. Having taken a class from this author, I can easily say it is like having him explain the material in person!
13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
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Perfect manual,
By Kathy F. Cannata "Rev. Dr. R. Cannata" (New Orleans, LA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
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The author brings the skill and wisdom of 50 years of teaching to bear on his subject. This is very detailed, and richly illustrated. The publisher has given it very generous packaging and binding.An excellent purchase. I recommend Maltzman's other book as well.
9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
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Inadequate,
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I own several books on nature/landscape drawing, and I'd say this one is the most inadequate in almost every way. I don't mean to be critical, but there's just no way around it. Aside from a couple of sections, this book actually has almost no step-by-step instruction on how to draw something: trees, a barn in a field, for example. It just has a bunch of finished drawings. So if you're looking for actual instruction, I would look elsewhere, although this does have some good info in it. I'd get it used or check it out from the library, though.
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Acquiring your drawing equipment can be exciting, and possibly a bit overwhelming. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
soft vine charcoal, drawing outdoors, drawing nature, kneaded eraser, graphite pencil, charcoal pencil, contour drawing, museum board, charcoal powder, backing board Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Strathmore Alexis, Catskill Mountains, Fabriano Ingres, Preliminary Sketch Step New!
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Acquiring your drawing equipment can be exciting, and possibly a bit overwhelming. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
soft vine charcoal, drawing outdoors, drawing nature, kneaded eraser, graphite pencil, charcoal pencil, contour drawing, museum board, charcoal powder, backing board Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Strathmore Alexis, Catskill Mountains, Fabriano Ingres, Preliminary Sketch Step New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The North Light Artist's Guide to Materials & Techniques by Philip W. Metzger in Back Matter
- Nature-Oriented Activities: A Leader's Guide by Betty van der Smissen ReD on page 59
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