The Frank Reilly School of Art [Paperback]

Doug Higgins (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 20, 2007 | ISBN-10: 1602640319 | ISBN-13: 978-1602640313

The teaching program of Frank J. Reilly consisted of communicating an accumulation of knowledge and skills beginning with the elementary and building to the complex. He primarily taught the craft of drawing and then painting the nude figure. Each step in his teaching followed logically upon the step that had been previously taught. This is an honest account of the substance of his teaching as experienced by the author, Doug Higgins, during the four years or so that he was his student and monitor during the 1960s.

Product Details

• Paperback: 88 pages
• Publisher: Virtualbookworm.com Publishing (August 20, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1602640319
• ISBN-13: 978-1602640313
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,024,698 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK, March 8, 2010

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This review is from: The Frank Reilly School of Art (Paperback)

Doug Higgins has published his notes taken from his days as one of Frank Reilly's students. He has not made any effort to present this information in a clear and concise manner. In fact some passages (a lot of passages!!) are completely baffling and make no sense what so ever! Honestly, it beggars belief!!

I can only assume that he (looking back over these notes) does not understand them either otherwise I'm sure he would have attempted to explain the various concepts he try's to put forward.

Advanced students may be able to take something from these notes (possibly) but I'm certain that the majority of artists out there will be angry and disappointed to find that they parted with good money for this excuse of a book.

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars don't waste your money, January 27, 2008

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William G. Glenn (Portland OR) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Frank Reilly School of Art (Paperback)

This is practically useless and contains nothing that isn't covered more comprehensively and coherently in many other texts. It seems to consist of old class notes resurrected after many years. Much of it is incomprehensible shorthand. A huge disappointment since Reilly was a very well respected teacher and I was really looking forward to reading it.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A true treasure, January 29, 2010

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J. Colasante (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Frank Reilly School of Art (Paperback)

In this little manual Higgens has given us a real treasure. But you have to know what you're looking at to really appreciate it. If you are a beginner this is not a "how to" manual for how to become a great illustrator. This is as described "an honest account of the substance of his teaching" referring to Frank Reilly as he taught "picture making" at the Art Student's League. Inside this slim volume you will find the nuggets of knowledge that are "truths" in the art of realistic portrait and figure drawing and painting. What is in here is all you need if you have the fortitude to digest it. It is presented as fragments, like class notes, so there is no flowery text or background, no personal anecdotes, no opinion. This is the School of Frank J. Reilly, right here.

If you are serious about drawing and painting you must grasp everything in this book.