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sati_whalien52's review against another edition
4.0
it's filled with aspiring illustrations/sketches, could be very handy for beginner artists
ogik's review against another edition
4.0
Covers a broad range of subjects and how to capture them. The author's knowledge of drawing materials clearly comes through and encourages the reader to experiment without fear by showing her own drawings and master works. The problem is that there is no set audience for this book.
The concepts and subjects she covers are intriguing for an advanced artist, but will be incredibly daunting to a beginner. The tutorials are placed haphazardly, drawing animals and plants in ink and graphite is explained at the start but then circles back to drawing elipses in the chapter about still objects, which is then followed by drawing the human figure and a showcase of the anatomy of the head. This sort of whiplash feels incredibly patronizing at times. I'm confused by the author's choice of introducing silverpoint, a technique that is for one, not cheap, demands precision and is hard to correct, before charcoal, which is cheap, accessible and can be used in many different ways.
Overall an intriguing read but do not expect it to be a how-to-draw book, it's great at encouraging exploration of different subjects and experimentation.
The concepts and subjects she covers are intriguing for an advanced artist, but will be incredibly daunting to a beginner. The tutorials are placed haphazardly, drawing animals and plants in ink and graphite is explained at the start but then circles back to drawing elipses in the chapter about still objects, which is then followed by drawing the human figure and a showcase of the anatomy of the head. This sort of whiplash feels incredibly patronizing at times. I'm confused by the author's choice of introducing silverpoint, a technique that is for one, not cheap, demands precision and is hard to correct, before charcoal, which is cheap, accessible and can be used in many different ways.
Overall an intriguing read but do not expect it to be a how-to-draw book, it's great at encouraging exploration of different subjects and experimentation.
tallblackguy's review
5.0
This is, bar none, the best book I've seen in a while that covers so wide a range of drawing topics. From materials to approaches to retrospectives of the masters to an overall celebration of art itself, I found this book in the library randomly and, some hours later, am buying my own copy. Par excellence!
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