TITLE/AUTHOR: DRAWING: THE COMPLETE COURSE by Stan Smith
PUBLISHER: Reader's Digest, Pleasantville, NY, Copyright 1994, Second Printing, July 1995
ISBN: (10) 0895776200 (13) 978-0895776204
ILLUSTRATOR: Profusely illustrated with b&w and color drawings and photos
DESCRIPTION: Hardcover, Illustrated cover matches dust jacket, 160 pages, Size approx. 9 x 11 3/4 inches
BOOK CONDITION: Like New, Clean, bright, and colorful boards, Pages white, clean and tight
JACKET CONDITION: Like New, Illustrated jacket, Not price clipped, Light edge wear, Original price $25.00
ABOUT THIS BOOK: Smith's fundamental premise is that anyone can learn to draw if one understands the basic principles of the craft and is willing to work hard at it. He persuasively argues that before photography drawing was a part of a young person's education and that sketching family portraits, landscapes, and buildings followed naturally.
With surprising clarity and inspiration, Smith takes the student through the basics of materials, drawing fundamentals, simple projects, and advanced techniques. Colored pencils, inks, and paints add vibrant elements missing from older drawing manuals. Hundreds of books are available on this topic, but there are few general works of this quality for the beginner.
