Description
'Kimon Nicolaides' The Natural Way to Draw is a sure bet . . . will improve your technique no end' Artists & Illustrators This essential guide to drawing by renowned art teacher Kimon Nicolaides is valued by both early students of art and accomplished artists alike. Consisting of 64 exercises, The Natural Way to Draw offers in-depth studies to be completed over the course of a year. Extensively illustrated with reproductions of the work of the Old Masters (including Rubens, Titian and Raphael) to the work of Van Gogh and Picasso, as well as the work of his students, these exercises help you begin to look at people and objects in a fresh way that will be the foundation of your drawing. Concentrating on mastering the key concepts of drawing that will make a drawing come alive, Nicolaides teaches how to convey gesture and action, expression and feeling in your work. Regarded as an inspiration to a generation of devoted young artists, The Natural Way to Draw captures Nicolaides' concrete system of art teaching.
Learn how to draw over the course of a year, in the space of 64 exercises
About the Author
Born in 1891, Kimon Nicolaides was a renowned Greek American art teacher, author and artist, who taught at New York's Art Student's League for fifteen years. He studied with John Sloan and George Bridgman and had a natural talent for teaching. He became an inspiration to a generation of devoted young artists and left behind the concrete system of art teaching presented in his book The Natural Way to Draw. He died in 1938.
Reviews
Renowned art teacher Kimon Nicolaides (explores) a system for teaching how to draw that anyone can follow . . . Used by thousands of students looking to improve their drawing skills * Times Educational Supplement *
Learning to draw is really a matter of learning to see, claims Kimon Nicolaides in his seminal how-to book . . . (a) masterpiece * Camden New Journal *
Will improve your technique no end * Artists & Illustrators *
Not only the best how-to book on drawing, it is the best how-to book we've seen on any subject * Whole Earth Catalog *
Book Information
ISBN 9781788169431
Author Kimon Nicolaides
Format Paperback
Page Count 240
Imprint Souvenir Press Ltd
Publisher Profile Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 520g
Dimensions(mm) 232mm * 174mm * 14mm
Learn how to draw over the course of a year, in the space of 64 exercises
About the Author
Born in 1891, Kimon Nicolaides was a renowned Greek American art teacher, author and artist, who taught at New York's Art Student's League for fifteen years. He studied with John Sloan and George Bridgman and had a natural talent for teaching. He became an inspiration to a generation of devoted young artists and left behind the concrete system of art teaching presented in his book The Natural Way to Draw. He died in 1938.
Reviews
Renowned art teacher Kimon Nicolaides (explores) a system for teaching how to draw that anyone can follow . . . Used by thousands of students looking to improve their drawing skills * Times Educational Supplement *
Learning to draw is really a matter of learning to see, claims Kimon Nicolaides in his seminal how-to book . . . (a) masterpiece * Camden New Journal *
Will improve your technique no end * Artists & Illustrators *
Not only the best how-to book on drawing, it is the best how-to book we've seen on any subject * Whole Earth Catalog *
Book Information
ISBN 9781788169431
Author Kimon Nicolaides
Format Paperback
Page Count 240
Imprint Souvenir Press Ltd
Publisher Profile Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 520g
Dimensions(mm) 232mm * 174mm * 14mm
