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Preface | |
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Introduction | |
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Essential Skills and Information: What Every Student Should Know About Drawing | |
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Sighting and the Use of a Sighting Stick | |
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The Principles of Composition: Theory versus Application | |
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The Golden Section | |
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Line Variation and Sensitivity | |
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Working with Value Structure | |
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The Illusion of Space and Depth on a Two-Dimensional Surface | |
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The Technique of Scaling to Determine Accurate Size Relationships | |
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Creating an Effective Still Life | |
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Spatial Thinking and Visualization: The Essential Principles of Perspective Drawing | |
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An Introduction to Perspective | |
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The Terminology of Perspective | |
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Perspective and Cubes | |
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Using Perspective Grids | |
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Increasing Complexity in the Perspective Environment | |
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Constructing Ellipses in One-Point and Two-Point Perspective | |
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Advanced Perspective Techniques | |
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Taking Perspective to the Next Level | |
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Mathematically Precise Cubes in Two-Point Perspective | |
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Using Measuring Lines for Equal and Unequal Divisions of an Area | |
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Inclined Planes in Perspective | |
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Geometric Solids and Transparent Construction | |
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Three-Point Perspective | |
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Suggested Perspective Exercises | |
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Essential Drawing Principles in Relation to the Human Figure | |
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The Human Figure | |
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Gesture Drawing or Rapid Contour Drawing | |
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Enhancing the Illusion of Volume and Space in the Human Form | |
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An Introduction to Portraiture | |
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Mapping the Figure in Space | |
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The Figure and Anatomy | |
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Color Theory and Application | |
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Understanding Color | |
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The Spatial and Volumetric Effects of Color | |
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Hints for Observing and Recording Color | |
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Drawing with Color Media | |
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Colored Pencils | |
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Pastels | |
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Oil Pastels | |
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Some Final Thoughts about Working with Color | |
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Developing Ideas, Resolving Problems, and Evaluating Results | |
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Ideation: Generating Ideas | |
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Diagnosing Problems in Your Work | |
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Intentions versus Results | |
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The Importance of Critiques | |
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Key Questions for Critiquing Work | |
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Drawing Materials and Processes | |
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Media and Materials for Drawing | |
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Transfer Techniques Combined with Drawing | |
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Appendix: Contemporary Art: A Gallery of Drawings | |
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Glossary of Art Terms | |
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Bibliography | |
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Index | |