Whether he's drawing a sports figure or an American Indian, a stately tree or a space rendezvous, illustrator and NASA artist Paul Calle's love for art shines through. In this book, Calle explores pencil drawing as a serious medium, rather than just a preliminary step in painting. He offers a brief history of the development of the pencil and its use and demonstrates various picture projects.
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Masterful technique for the serious artist,
By chiefkeck@aol.com (Kent, Ohio) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Pencil (Paperback)
Like an old "worthless" violin that comes to life in the hands of a master musician, Paul Calle proves that the pencil, any old pencil, can be used to produce fine art in the hands of a master. I have studied his work in this excellent book, and applied his techniques with every kind of pencil from "drawing" pencils to an old stub found in the garage. Drawing is the foundation of the graphic arts, and Paul Calle raises the "lowly pencil" from a medium for quick sketches to the production of stand alone works of art.
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Terrific Reference,
By Ray Shaffer (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Pencil (Hardcover)
This book is partly a text on drawing and partly a portfolio book of artist Paul Calle. Mr Calle is perhaps one of the best graphite artists in the world. His style is realism (photorealism, to be exact) so if your thing is Picasso, this might not be the text for you.
Calle traces his career from his early days in editorial illustration, through his time as a staff artist for NASA during the sixties, to his more recent work celebrating the American West. Along the way, he shares insight into technique and the realities of making a living as a commercial artist. It is perhaps the finest example of pencil illustration I have ever seen. A must for any illustration student. I can't recommend it enough.
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I have purchased many drawing and art books over the years. This one is top on my list of drawing books. I would panic if I lost it! lol
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