The Basics of Drawing

by Gabriel Martín i Roig, Equipo Parramón Paidotribo

This title enlightens beginning students on the variety of available drawing media, as well as specific paper textures used in drawing. It proceeds with instruction on rendering basic shapes-spheres, cylinders, cones, cubes, and the likeand incorporating these shapes into still lifes, landscapes, and other subjects for illustration. Students also learn how to produce the illusion of light and create contrasts, as well as how to produce three-dimensional effects by mastering the art of perspective. Titles in the new "Drawing Academy" series guide beginning students step-by-step through a highly detailed training course in the art of drawing. The books are profusely illustrated in color and black and white. They open with basic instruction, then proceed to analyze the details that make up a successfully executed drawing. "Drawing Academy "titles are fine self-instruction manuals and are also ideal as textbooks for use in formal art classes."

Genres: Art

96 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 2005

About the author

Gabriel Martín i Roig, b. 1970 in Palamós. He holds a degree in art from the Univ. de Barcelona, and specializes in ancient history and legends.

Reviews

[James · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm a novice, so this was appropriate for me. Having gone through a number of these types of books I still found unique attributes that added to my knowledge. This is not comprehensive, but I found value in it.

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really good instructional book filled with plenty of exercises and examples of some really good sketch work. I feel that it is probably better as a classroom setting book than as a book to be read by yourself, though. What I mean by that is that there are terms that are not well explained in the book with a glossary and the exercises are quickly covered from page to page. A teacher guiding a student through with this book seems to be the expectation or, at least seems to me, would be very beneficial. I personally have never been taught to draw, nor do I have much experience drawing and have often found myself wondering how people make some incredible pencil sketches; this book is definitely enlightening in the process. So, if you've ever been turned off by drawing because you find yourself erasing and unable to figure out how to make your lines look like anything but that, you'll be surprised to find out that drawing is broken down into steps and processes that are well covered in this book.