The Art of Drawing (Paperback)

by Willy Pogany (Author)

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Product Description
Provides a complete drawing system and includes hundreds of illustrations.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Madison Books; Rev Exp edition (June 25, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1568330596
• ISBN-13: 978-1568330594
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #211,247 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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37 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book has both practical instruction and inspiring style, September 21, 1999

By A Customer

This book, by deceased illustrator Willy Pogany, is, along with Jack Hamm's book, the best one on drawing the human head and figure. The book covers perspective, shape, and figure drawing in step-by-step practical fashion. Also included is an inspiring section of Pogany's own sketches of fanciful worlds and creatures. This book makes you want to practice and practice the steps, so that you too can create your own lively characters and scenes.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best books on the art of drawing ever!, June 15, 1999

By A Customer

Willy Pogany is one of the great classic masters of illustration; yet he does not hesitate to patiently take the student from the very beginning steps of drawing to the most advanced figure exercises. With very few words, and many excellent pictures, Pogany reveals the secrets of art and drawing. And even if you never follow the lessons, the pictures alone are worth the price!

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars good illustration, but some "mature audience" themes, April 27, 2004

By	Bruce Bain "Romans 9:33" (Englewood, CO United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Really good, but with some "mature audience" themes, thus, not for minor children etc. Otherwise, I very much recommend it.

Conflicts abound in how drawing is to be taught, and the current popular books reflect this ongoing conflict. For example, many popular books disregard the classical method. They are full of master sketches, and unfortunately, putting those pictures in the books doesn't show us specifically how to draw them, because they employ "Invisible Problem Solving" teaching methods, skipping the use of "simplified figurettes" or "human puppets".

Pogarny breaks it down to geometric basics, and he does genuinely use the CLASSICAL METHOD, unlike the many books which make such a claim but lie outright about it. His demonstration of PERSPECTIVE is not to be found in any other book.

I rate this book very highly as a beginner instruction. Pogany's illustrations are lively, highly animated and expressive. It's a book whose pages will be thumbed again and again.