Curtis, Brian.

Drawing from observation : an introduction to perceptual drawing / Brian Curtis. - 2nd ed. - Boston : McGraw-Hill, 2009. - xi, 324 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ch. 1. Getting started -- Ch. 2. Materials -- Ch. 3. Drawing mechanics -- Ch. 4. Intuitive gesture -- Ch. 5. Intuitive perspective -- Ch. 6. Positive/negative space -- Ch. 7. The perceptual grid -- Ch. 8. Proportion -- Ch. 9. The "golden mean" -- Ch. 10. Cross-contour -- Ch. 11. Foreshortened circles -- Ch. 12. Biomorphic form -- Ch. 13. Chiaroscuro -- Ch. 14. Historical perspective -- Ch. 15. Linear perspective. Pt. 1 -- Chapter 16. Linear perspective. Pt. 2 -- Ch. 17. Composition -- Appendix. Drawing assignments -- Master drawing list -- Selected bibliography.

9780073379180 (alk. paper) 0073379182 (alk. paper)

2008049417


Drawing--Technique.
Space perception.
Realism in art.

NC730 / .C87 2009

741.2