Drawing Mastering the Language of Visual Expression

Name: Drawing Mastering the Language of Visual Expression
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ISBN: 9780810992382

ISBN-10: 0810992388

ISBN-13: 9780810992382

Edition: 2005

Authors: Keith Micklewright

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Book details

List price: $32.50
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Abrams, Inc.
Publication date: 10/1/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 168
Size: 8.50" wide x 10.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.738
Language: English



Preface



The Origins of Drawing


Drawing in the Past


The Academies and After


Ideas to Explore: Analyzing masters' drawings



Reasons for Drawing


Drawing and Self-expression


Ideas to Explore: Establishing the creative impulse



Visual Thinking and Visual Language


Thinking Verbally


Thinking Visually


Ideas to Explore: Keeping a visual notebook



Learning to See and Draw


Looking ...


... and Comparing


Asking basic questions


Starting a Drawing


Ideas to Explore: Simple drawings



Proportion and Composition


Theories of proportion


Ideas to Explore: Applying the Golden Section



Light and Tonal Value


Tonal Value/Color


Tonal Value/Form


Tonal Value/Light


Ideas to Explore: Using Tonal Values



Three Dimensions into Two Dimensions


Form


Space


Ideas to Explore: Describing three dimensions



Mark-Making


Ideas to Explore: Marks and creating texture surfaces



Transitions and Visual Relationships


Ideas to Explore: Working with transitions and contrasts



Materials and Techniques


Ideas to Explore: Paper and other drawing materials



Translation and Interpretation


Perspective Theory


Other Geometric Systems


Ideas to Explore: Experimenting with drawing space and form



Time, Change, and Movement


Ideas to Explore: Drawing an image over time



Selection and Emphasis


Ideas to Explore: Selecting and emphasizing



When to Stop


Ideas to Explore: Identifying faults



Visual Fluency



More Ideas to Explore


Glossary


Further reading


Index


Picture credits