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Title: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Drawing: Illustrated (Complete Idiot's Guide To...) by Lauren Jarrett, Lisa Lenard, Lisa Lenard-Cook ISBN: 1-59257-080-1 Publisher: Alpha Books Pub. Date: 01 July, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.75 (4 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A good resource, but not the best starting point
Comment: I bought /The Complete Idiot's Guide to Drawing/ on a whim, because it had lots of illustrations and a wide variety of topics contained within. I'm not at all disappointed with the book, but I feel I should warn potential buyers that this is not necessarily the best book to start with.
The authors start out with basic drawing theory, left brain vs. right brain, etc. and a few exercises to help you understand how best to approach drawing in general. They move on to talk about different types of paper, pencils, the picture plane, viewfinder, and other tools for drawing - very useful and well thought out information. Then the book jumps into various ideas for what to draw, what perspectives to try, etc.
If you're thinking it sounds like something has been left out, you're right. While /Idiot's Guide to Drawing/ covers a lot of tools and drawing ideas, it doesn't offer much in the way of exercises or practical advice for actually _drawing_. So while you may be inspired by, say, the section on still life drawings, you will find very little in the way to help you practice.
So what it comes down to is this: if you've dabbled a bit in drawing and aren't afraid of experimentation, this is an excellent book. Lots of good stuff in here, and great ideas for where you might want to point your creativity. But as I said, there aren't very many guided exercises in the book to help you explore the concepts you see and get any decent amount of feedback. Some would argue that lots of little exercises are silly or pointless, but I think they can be great confidence builders for those of us who tend to be overly critical of our own artwork... Or those of us who expect far too much from ourselves early on.
I highly recommend this book - but with a strong suggestion that you start with one or two more basic drawing books (like /Drawing for Dummies/), unless you want to do a great deal of experimentation on your own.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great for adult beginners
Comment: Most drawing books either get too advanced early or are written for young kids. This one contains useful exercises in every chapter at a pace that isn't boring but can be followed. This is the fourth drawing book I've started and the only one I've stuck with. By chapter 8 (or 12 at the latest) your drawings will no longer belong on the refrigerator door. Good luck to all the other adult beginners out there!!
Rating: 5
Summary: I went from stick people to...
Comment: Well...stick people with depth! But seriously, I always though I had a drawing impairment gene but even after spending a few minutes with this book and the excellent ideas and advice on how to "see" objects I could actually sit down and do a drawing of my hand that looked dimensional. I am really amazed by the results so far and can certainly recommend it to those who want to have some fun and try a little drawing beyond stick people.
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Title: Drawing for Dummies by Brenda Hoddinott ISBN: 076455476X Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 04 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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Title: Keys to Drawing by Bert Dodson ISBN: 0891343377 Publisher: North Light Books Pub. Date: August, 1990 List Price(USD): $22.99 |
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Title: So You Thought You Couldn't Draw: For People Who Can't Even Draw a Straight Line by Sandra McFall Angelo ISBN: 1887823344 Publisher: Discover Art Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creative Writing (Complete Idiot's Guide) by Laurie Rozakis ISBN: 0028617347 Publisher: Alpha Books Pub. Date: May, 1997 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Drawing Realistic Textures in Pencil by J. D. Hillberry ISBN: 0891348689 Publisher: North Light Books Pub. Date: March, 1999 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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