Classic instruction in the art of pencil drawing by renowned American illustrator Andrew Loomis and a book also famous for its memorable dust jacket which is highly regarded among the exemplary tradition of American pre-war dj art.

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I personally was way too advanced for this particular book and found it to be a little too silly and immature for the kind of art I create so I had to give it a lower rating. While I wouldn't mind looking at his other books for technical drawings, even I wouldn't recommend this book to a beginner, for the above reason alone. Aside from that, the content in this book is still 5 stars and the book's main focus is on having fun, which should be the reason you started drawing to begin with.I loved the section on facial expressions and how he encourages drawing from the imagination through the use of the basic construction framework. Also his technique is extremely realistic so if you are looking to do something more like animation then this might not be the best instructional book for you to start with. Images Donate icon An illustration of a heart shape Donate Ellipses icon An illustration of text ellipses. Written in the 1930s, there is a wholesomeness to this book that reminds artist that creation is fun. This book covers how to draw with volumes , keeping proportion, technical perspective and shadow and light.

There are so many lines in these drawings that any beginner would have no idea what they are looking at.With delightful step-by-step instruction from Professor Blook, Loomis's charming alter ego on the page.

This book was also my first look at the Loomis method of constructing the head, which I will be learning more about as I read his other books. Addeddate 2011-12-08 04:44:34 Coverleaf 0 Identifier andrew-loomis-fun-with-a-pencil Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t0vq3zj8j Ocr ABBYY FineReader 8. it's also just fun to look through, the drawings and sketches have so much 20th-century character to them it's fun to see the creative process behind such charicatures. This one is fun, but loaded with practical information on how to upgrade your feeble attempts to draw what want to illustrate your ideas. brown cloth, 120 pp, covers a bit worn with some adhesion marks on front cover, extremities bumped and fraying, hinges loose, contents (esp end papers) toned else a nice copy in worn, edge torn and edge chipped dust jacket.Results of figure drawings require at least some knowledge of anatomy, not possible with information presented in book alone. Those are fine to look at, but the physical book is far,far batter for reference and to compare and consider approaches to drawing.