Drawing People [Hardcover]

Paul Hogarth (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 167 pages
• Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications; First Edition edition (1971)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0823014258
• ISBN-13: 978-0823014255
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 7.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,214,891 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A True Vision and Lots of Practical Suggestions, July 26, 2009

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This review is from: Drawing People (Hardcover)

One of the few Watson-Guptill art books that can be considered a classic -- first published in 1971 and still going strong. Hardcover, 167 pp, dustjacket, sewn binding.

Lots of Paul Hogarth art with detailed commentary and a particular emphasis on the dynamics present when you draw in the field. There's a range of work here from the loosest, quickest sketches, to his more cartoony work (mostly full bodies in environments) to portraiture.

TABLE OF CONTENTS HIGHLIGHTS

Tools and Materials

A New Look at Life Drawing

- Vital Yet Neglected

- Taking Matters in Your Own Hands

- A Successful Experiment

- Exploring Your Media

Drawing People in Public Places

- Selecting and Observing Your Subject

- Capturing Action and Observing Atmosphere

- Working Under Special Situations

Getting Used to Drawing People

- Grappling With Your Stage Fright

- Observing People

- Equipment for Location Work

- Interpreting the Scene

Drawing People in City Streets

Drawing People at Play

Drawing People at Work

Drawing People in Bars

Drawing Crowds

Drawing People from Memory and Imagination

Drawing Portraits

Planning A Pottrait

Men, Women and Children

Portrait Groups

Drawing the Famous

People in Illustration

- Drawing from Memory and Imagination

- People in History

- Researching Your Subject

- The Demands of Literary Illustration

- Literary Standards and Editorial Taste

- People in Children's Books

- Reference Sources

Caricature and Social Comment

Random Notes