Drawing Problems and Solutions (Trouble Shooting Handbook) [Paperback]

Trudy Friend (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 2002 | Series: Trouble Shooting Handbook

The book is divided into 12 themed sections to help learners in their specific areas of interest. Within each section, typical mistakes are shown on the left-hand page with annotations by the author highlighting what the problem areas are. On the facing page the author shows how a vivid depiction can be achieved, looking at each component and annotating it for guidance. After the problem-and-solution pages, the author shows how the drawing techniques covered can be combined to produce a complete picture which integrates all the lessons learnt. At the start of the book, readers are introduced to the different types of drawing media, as well and the techniques behind basic mark-making. The information throughout is presented clearly with plenty of useful annotations in a handy portable size so readers can take it wherever their sketching leads them.

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About the Author

Trudy Friend is an experienced and accomplished artist and teacher who runs specialist courses in all media. She has a special passion for drawing that led her to devise the highly popular Problems and Solutions column for the UK's Leisure Painter magazine, which this book is based on. She has also written for The Artist and Artists and Illustrators magazines and lives near Bideford, Devon.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: David & Charles Publishers (June 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0715314955
• ISBN-13: 978-0715314951
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #604,699 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent drawing course, October 20, 2003

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Alexander Gontcharov (Lund, Sweden Sweden) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Drawing Problems and Solutions (Trouble Shooting Handbook) (Paperback)

This is the most helpful book on drawing techniques in pencil, there are so many books showing spectacular drawings without actually any hint how one can develop and reach that professional level. This book gives hundreds of very practical advises and helps to establish your own style.
Anyone who wants to improve drawing skills and make the process of learning more systematic and enjoyable do not hesitate, just get the Trudy Friend's book, and start practicing under experienced artist instructions!

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Reference, May 11, 2003

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Steve Henrichs "shenrichs" (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Drawing Problems and Solutions (Trouble Shooting Handbook) (Paperback)

This book is worth the price if only for the author's wonderfully expressive drawings - and her detailed "before and after" solutions cover a broad range of the pitfalls that a beginning artist faces in learning to draw landscapes, forest scenes, still life, people and animals. The style is direct and readable, and Ms. Friend's drawings (I found the cat on page 109 irresistible) provide numerous examples of how much can be expressed using nothing but pencil and paper.

14 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars FINALLY....A BOOK ON LEARNING TO DRAW!, August 8, 2001

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Kevin Mariana (Hicksville, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Drawing Problems and Solutions (Hardcover)

AFTER PURCHASING THIS BOOK ..., AND WAITING IN EARNEST FOR IT TO ARRIVE I WAS MORE THAN PLEASANTLY SUPRISED AT THE CONTENT FOUND WITHIN. THIS BOOK IS THE REAL DEAL...! TRUDY DOES AN AMAZING JOB DISPLAYING HER TECHINIQUES TO BOTH THE NOVICE AND THE EXPERIENCED ARTIST, REGARDLESS OF WHICH CATEGORY YOU HAPPEN TO BE IN.....EACH CHAPTER EXHIBITS A "DO" AND "DONT" FORMAT FOR EACH OF THE DRAWING THEMES, SUCH AS PORTRAITS (MY FAVORITE!), LANDSCAPES, ANIMALS, ETC. ON THE LEFT PAGE IS PORTRAYED THE "DONTS", WHAT NOT TO DO , AND ON THE RIGHT SIDE, THE CORRECTED METHOD, THE "DO"S IF YOU WILL.....BY ANALYZING THE LEFT PAGE YOU CAN THEN TRAVERSE ACROSS TO THE RIGHT PAGE AND SEE HOW THE TWO TECHNIQUES DIFFER, AND HOW TO IMPROVE YOURSELF..AGAIN,FINALLY A BOOK ON HOW TO DRAW!