“Why can’t I draw what I see?” Long-time drawing instructor and celebrated artist John Torreano answers this much-asked question, showing how to visualize three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface. Torreano offers a series of exercises to help the reader to train his or her eye and to enable anyone, regardless of age or experience, to draw. Lively, accessible, and authoritative, the book includes illustrations to demonstrate techniques, examples of student drawings, and historical examples of drawings by famous artists.
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John Torreano is head of Drawing and Painting at New York University’s Steinhardt School. He has shown his work across the United States, including the Whitney Museum of Art and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago.
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Rendering techniques,
This review is from: Drawing by Seeing (Abrams Studio) (Paperback)
This book takes you through the basic giving examples of critiques as why something doesn't quite look right and thereby teaching your eye what to look for when rendering, gradually giving harder examples. I used this book to start drawing.
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best beginner drawing book,
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Love this book. Perfect for a quick review of the basics and as a good intro to drawing. I wish I had had this book years ago when I started taking fine arts classes at the local university.
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one approach to drawing,
By Otto "studio bunny" (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Drawing by Seeing (Abrams Studio) (Paperback)
This presents an interesting concept for teaching drawing, but it is not comprehensive. If you are looking for that kind of a book this is not the one for you.
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