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Drawing: A Contemporary Approach
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 740
EAN: 9780155015807
Edition: 4th
ISBN: 015501580X
Label: Wadsworth Publishing Company
Manufacturer: Wadsworth Publishing Company
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: December 23, 1996
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Company
Studio: Wadsworth Publishing Company
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Editorial Review:
The number one, best-selling drawing text in the market, DRAWING: A CONTEMPORARY APPROACH goes beyond conventional approaches, emphasizing the emotional, intellectual, spiritual, and social significance of art. The authors trace the development of today's art from that of the past, showing drawing's meaning and continuity. The text succeeds by offering a combination of effective pedagogy, good exercises, and high-quality, contemporary drawings as models, while focusing on contemporary artists who draw in a multicultural world.
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - New to drawing
This book was recommended to me by a professional artist. I am just beginning my journey through and delighted to see the exercises which will help me to master the difficult art of drawing.
Rating: - Looking at Betti's "Drawing---"
Well written and containing up to date developments in this field. Illustrations are of a good quality. Altogether a valuable text for the teacher as well as the practitioner.
Rating: - The best book on eductional drawing yet written
As a lecturer at a California University, I have yet to come across a book more resourceful than this.
It is the best book on drawing, from an educational standpoint, yet written.
Every college professor in the Arts the world over should have this book in their reference collection.
Its that good.
Rating:  - One of the Best
There are many great books about drawing in print. This book has some of the greatest elements of them all. It includes no-nonsense instruction for drawing exercises that really help people learn to draw well. It includes a lot of examples of student work and work by masters. It has a special focus on the work of contemporary artists, and I think this is one of the things I find most compelling about the book. The appendices are very helpful, especially the one about keeping a sketchbook. A wide ... Read More
Rating: - GREAT!!
As an educator I use theis book all the time. It's approch towards drawing is excellent to the classroom and for the artist. I tell everyone to make sure they have a copy on the shelf.
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