Drawing trees;: And introducing landscape composition

by Victor Semon PeÌrard

1959 PITMAN PUBLISHING SOFTCOVER

Genres: Art, Drawing, Reference, Nonfiction, Nature

Paperback

First published January 1, 1959

Reviews

[Susan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book. I've read it numerous times. The pictures are beautiful and the advice is excellent--mostly about the order to use in drawing trees--working with masses first so that you simplify and grasp the overall shape in your mind and don't get bogged down in detail before you're understood what you're trying to convey.

[Botros · Rating 5 out of 5]

Drawing trees are no simple "How to Draw-book". Victor Perard instead gives examples of different trees. After reading the book, I look at nature in a different way - I see that different trees grow in different ways, tribes, bark, leaves and tree crowns are very different. This is a book to be inspired by.

[Aikya Param · Rating 5 out of 5]

Trees fascinate me. I love to sketch them. This book helped me to be able to identify a few more of them so I appreciate iit for that support.

[aks · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is less of a how-to-draw book, more of a how-to-see. Though it isn't a long book, it is immensely helpful in showing you how to look at trees and nature.

[Mary Ruth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Concise, easy to understand book on drawing trees. It covers perspective, composition, shading, texture, and other things you would expect in a drawing class.
Very motivating. (I love drawing trees.) Helpful for teaching students, probably 12 and up.
Inexpensive. A Dover reprint of a book written in 1955. Alas, we have no more elm trees to draw.

[Robin Gookins · Rating 5 out of 5]

Extremely Helpful

I rarely do graphite sketches, my medium is watercolor. Realistic tree branches are very difficult for me and this little book is going to help me improve. I found it to be very useful for me and I am going to use it as a reference for drawing trees.

[Borum · Rating 1 out of 5]

It just has some pictures of trees.. Virtually no info on how to draw trees.. Absolute waste of $

[Gina MiChele · Rating 5 out of 5]

Learning A New Technique

I am beyond pleased with this instructional guide of a simple yet effective way to draw trees in a realistic manner.
It is also a delight to read.
I thank Victor Perard for creating this wonderful book.

[Vickie L Searan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very simple instructions

Easy to understand simple instructions, can study straight from photo. Guides are easy to refer to . Thank you dove.