Classical Drawing: The Figure: A Guided Sketchbook with Prompts & Tips From the Pros (Dover Art Instruction) - Softcover

Speed, Harold

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0486854078 ISBN 13: 9780486854076

Publisher: Dover Publications Inc, 2025

Synopsis

Whether you're a trained artist, or have never even picked up a pencil, this is the only sketchbook you need! With combination of inspiration images and drawing space, as well as tried and proven instruction on the best way to recreate the human form. As you make your way through this book, your skills will grow and expand, Additionally, with its compact size, you can take Classical Drawing wherever you go, at the ready for whenever inspiration strikes! Material taken from Bridgman's Life Drawing (1924) and The Practice and Science of Drawing (1913).

About this title

About the Author

George Bridgman (1864-1943) was an artist and art teacher who dedicated his life to art education. A Canadian native, Bridgman taught at the Art Students League of New York for over four decades, and published Bridgman's Life Drawing in 1924. Harold Speed (1872-1957) was an oil and watercolor painter dedicated to depicting the human form. Born in England, he wrote his original drawing manual, The Practice and Science of Drawing, in 1913.

From the Back Cover

Whether you're a trained artist or have never picked up a pencil, this is the only sketchbook you need! Master artists George Bridgman and Harold Speed take you on a guided journey from the fundamental principles of human movement to capturing the dynamism of the human form. With a combination of inspirational images and drawing space, as well as step-by-step instruction, this book will help you master the skills to capture the figure in action. Lessons include detailed studies about balance, rhythm, line and mass, composition, proportion, and the nuances of anatomy. Take this book with you wherever you go, so you'll always have a valuable resource on hand whenever inspiration strikes!

Edition details

• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0486854078
• ISBN 13: 9780486854076
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128