Fun with a Pencil: How Everybody Can Easily Learn to Draw

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I have been working through his exercises in this book and there is so much joy and fun in his work, unlike the tortured self-expression of some modern art instruction books today. Rereleased in 2013 (along with another of Loomis' books, 2012 rerelease, Successful Drawing, 1951) this 1939 classic drawing / design book is a skill-building, principal-conveying fun resource for artists and creative types from all areas who seek to learn and master artistic fundamentals. 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.

The section on how to draw cast shadows according to specific angles was difficult for me to understand.While I mostly just scanned/gleaned through this, I do think this has a lot of decent material concerning some fundamentals of art while encouraging creativity, which is really good for beginners at any age from heads, posing, and perspective. 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. This one is fun, but loaded with practical information on how to upgrade your feeble attempts to draw what want to illustrate your ideas. Bukan setakat melukis karikatur sahaja, malah beliau juga melukis potret yang sangat cantik dan realistik. Though a little complex to read, this would still be a good “rare book find” gift for a budding artist.

Andrew Loomis's lessons are classic and simple to follow and provide enough structure to even encourage those people who don't think they can draw at all. 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. 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.Page edges browned, pages lightly browned but very clean, no markings, minor foxing to endpages, binding strong. star for pointless racism (if you wanna draw the receding hairlines of middle aged white men, oh boy, do you have diversity *there* :/.

By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. I could barely draw a stick figure when I downloaded Fun with a Pencil, but Loomis' techniques of starting with a simple circle and building off it really set off something in me and I was able to draw crude -- but fun -- illustrations on the first day. Because as a youngster you probably scribbled on Mother's woodwork and wallpaper, in your school books, and on the back fence. Saya perhati Andrew Loomis gemar memakai pensel yang mungkin 6B hingga ke 8B berdasarkan kehitaman lakarannya.Make no mistake, the drawing principles exposed here are extremely hard, and 70% of the illustrators of today do not draw this good. More Hamburger icon An icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon. Written in the 1930s, there is a wholesomeness to this book that reminds artist that creation is fun. Tidak pasti sama ada ia editing atau tidak, tetapi jika benar beliau memakai 6B hingga ke 8B, saya memang kagum.

The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. The reverse side has some tape reinforcement along the top and bottom and the folds as well as several careful paper repairs to the spine tips.Very Good Edition Not Specified Twelfth Printing 4to = over 12" No DJ 120pp Tan cloth over hard covers with red lettering and illustration, very tall book. If there was a reprint of this with annotations and a disclaimer of some sort, then it probably wouldn't have such a low rating from me. Andrew seems to genuinely want you to become proficient and maybe even even excellent as an artist if you catch the drawing bug. All in all, a great tool for the artist that wants to move from the low intermediate to high intermediate. The explanations are clear and easy to follow and can greatly improve someone's ability to draw people in a very short period of time.