{"product_id":"drawing-masterclass-the-slade-school-of-fine-art-9780821219850","title":"Drawing Masterclass: The Slade School of Fine Art","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis unique book invites you to study and learn the art of drawing as a student of Ron Bowens Drawing Masterclass. An animated and informative discussion of drawing - its masters and masterpieces  basic techniques and innovative methods - this volume is  most important  a series of lessons with the aim of allowing each one of us to discover and utilize our innate ability to draw. Drawing Masterclass will take its place as a classic work of art instruction  theory  and history  teaching its readers to draw by revealing the many and varied levels at which drawing works. Ron Bowen believes that everyone can draw. The difficulties in drawing arise not from a lack of technique or coordination  but rather from untrained perception  an inability to \"see\" as the art requires. For this volume  Bowen re-creates the approach he uses in his classes at The Slade School of Fine Art: guiding by example rather than dictating a method  revealing possibilities and options rather than circumscribing technique and style. Drawing Masterclass draws on and explains the work of scientists  linguists  philosophers  and psychologists but never loses sight of the magic of drawing and how to create it yourself. Each chapter centers on one element of drawing and builds to a \"game\" in which the reader participates in visual experiments that grow incrementally in complexity - from drawing an object or your own face  to constructing a space  changing light sources  elaborating and reducing form  and using methods of measurement and perspective. Each game is a step toward discovering the skill to draw freely  spontaneously  and effectively. Drawing Masterclass contains many of the worlds greatest and most interesting drawings. Here are works not only by the finest artists such as Leonardo da Vinci  Durer  Rembrandt  Picasso  Matisse  and OKeeffe  but also drawing in its more popular form - images of Spider-Man  a tattooed woman  and sketches made by the Russian filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein. Each drawing is relevant to the text  revealing the full range of drawing technique and method  illustrating Bowens lessons about line  tone  light  size  distance  movement  and space  as well as providing an excellent historical overview of fine drawing. Paper  a pencil  a mirror  and an open mind are the only tools you need to follow this practical and challenging guide.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45789859610677,"sku":"ByrdShop_0821219855","price":27.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780821219850.jpg?v=1784701133","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/drawing-masterclass-the-slade-school-of-fine-art-9780821219850","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}