drawing

Presents a collection of full-color prints of jungle life from nineteenth-century French painter Henri Rousseau.

Traces the career and artistic style of Austrian painter Gustav Klimt and presents and discusses fifty of his works.

Profiles the life and work of Victorian painter Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, exploring how his personality influenced his work and helped him become one of Victorian London's artistic elite.

Presents several of twentieth-century American artist Grant Wood's paintings, including "American Gothic, " and describes the influence of his childhood, family, and small-town life on his work.

Presents a collection of reproductions of the drawings and sketches of the best-known French artists of the nineteenth century, including Degas, Delacroix, Daumier, Cezanne, and more.

Teaches the basics of linear perspective; presents exercises that explore how to solve problems, followed with analysis; and discusses ways of creating depth without lines.

Presents progressive lessons in line drawing and shade drawing, presenting illustrated, step-by-step instructions for "learning by doing" exercises, a "learning to see" analysis section following each exercise, and chapter-end "sketchbook" sections designed to help readers analyze difficulties in their work and develop skills.

Explains the importance of light and shadow in drawing, with an overview of basic and more advanced methods for rendering light and shadow in drawings, with tips for overcoming challenges and enhancing composition.

Introduces the basic techniques of drawing, providing a brief look at materials, and featuring lessons and exercises that focus on how to see objects and translate that information into lines on paper.

Investigates the power and purpose of art through the stories of eight artists and the masterpieces that changed their lives and altered forever the course of art, including Caravaggio, Bernini, Rembrandt, David, Turner, Van Gogh, Picasso, and Rothko.