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Drawing a Tree

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For Drawing a Tree, Bruno Munari proposes: "When drawing a tree, always remember that every branch is more slender than the one that came before. Also note that the trunk splits into two branches, then those branches split in two, then those in two, and so on, and so on, until you have a full tree, be it straight, squiggly, curved up, curved down, or bent sideways by the wind."

88 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1977

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Bruno Munari

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Bruno Munari was an Italian artist and designer, who contributed fundamentals in many fields of visual arts (paint, sculpture, film, industrial design, graphics) and non visual arts (literature, poetry, didactic) with the research on the game subject, infancy and creativity.

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Profile Image for Geri chesner.
151 reviews4 followers
March 16, 2022
Want a great guide for how to draw a tree? This was a fun read that made me feel I could! And I did. Not as nicely as Munari, but this was my first try. Thanks to Austin Kleon who recommended it (author and artist who wrote among other books, Steal Like an Artist - I highly recommend subscribing to his weekly newsletter. I have read many of the books he recommends and have found many new writers and artists). I had fun with Drawing a Tree and won't ever look at a tree in the same way again-I'll always be looking at how it is structured so that I can draw one myself.
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76 reviews5 followers
March 2, 2024
کتاب خیلی جالبی بود و خواهرم خیلی آن را دوست داشت، اما برای تمرین کردن درس‌هایش سن خواهرم خیلی کم بود و پس از تمرینات اولیه به کل بی‌خیال شد و آن را مثل یک کتاب داستان خواند و رفت تا آخرش!

البته نظرات کارشناسانه خواهرم (که امیدوارم روزی خودش در حساب کاربری خودش نظراتش را بنویسد و شما را مستقیما از حرف‌هایش مستفیض کند) در حین خواندن کتاب بدین شرح بودند: «این کتاب خیلی توضیحات جالبی داره و باعث می‌شه بچه‌ها بتونن با دید بهتری به دنیای اطراف و درخت‌ها و شاخه‌ها نگاه کنن. توضیحات جزئیش باعث می‌شه که آدم کلی چیز یاد بگیره ازش، اما برای تمرین کردن کتاب سختیه. البته روش زده برای بچه‌های بزرگ‌تره، ولی من به عنوان یه نقاش نمی‌تونم ازش الگو بگیرم؛ ولی چون جزئیاتش رو بخش به بخش توضیح داده و رفته جلو خیلی دوستش دارم. کاش می‌شد کتابای دیگه‌ای هم شبیه همین برای کشیدن چیزهای دیگه پیدا می‌کردیم و من می‌خوندم. مثلا برای پروانه‌ها، رودخونه‌ها، کوه‌ها، آدم‌ها و... . من حس می‌کنم که اگه بزرگ‌تر چاپ شده بود، می‌تونست کاراییش بیشتر هم باشه!»

من هم از شنیدن کتاب و گاهی تمرین در کنار خواهرم حسابی لذت بردم.

قیمت کتاب هم به نظرم خیلی خوب بود و بابتش باید از «کانون پرورش فکری کودکان و نوجوانان» حسابی تشکر کرد. با کمک کتاب‌هایی شبیه به این، بچه‌ها می‌توانند چیزهای خیلی خوبی یاد بگیرند و در این افزایش سرسام‌آور قیمت‌ها به خانواده‌ها و بزرگ‌ترهای‌شان هم برای تهیه آن‌ها فشار زیادی نخواهد آمد.

نقاشی‌ها و طرح‌های کتاب خیلی حس خوبی دارند، و مخاطب را ترغیب به بازطراحی و تمرین می‌کنند، البته اگر مخاطب خودش اندکی همت و علاقه به کشیدن و تمرین کردن داشته باشد و پیشینه مختصری هم در این کار داشته باشد، خیلی بیشتر این احساسات کتاب رویش اثر خواهد داشت.
Profile Image for Bistra Ivanova.
881 reviews216 followers
July 16, 2009
i don't really know what i expected from this book but i was kind of disappointed when i finally got it

trees are my favourite creatures these days and i really wanted to dig in that subject to find out more about them in order to SEE and UNDERSTAND them better

bruno munari teaches us HOW to draw a tree but nothing more; he talks mostly about the structure of the tree (trunk, branches, bark) but not about the leaves, the fruits, the seeds which i found pretty strange

the book is full of BEAUTIFUL drawings but i really wanted something to READ
i guess the funny part is to come - when i go to the park to DRAW trees myself!

p.s. i guess the most important thing to bruno munari is this: "remember that the branches that follows is always slenderer than the one before", he repeats it more than 10 times!
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312 reviews94 followers
April 22, 2020
-این ریویو برای ترجمه‌ی فارسی کتاب، چاپ کانون پرورش فکری است و نه خود کتاب-
در بخش «معرفی کتاب» هم در وب‌سایت کانون و پروفایل کانون در طاقچه و هم در گودریدز، نقل قولی از کتاب نوشته شده که اشاره به نقش و الهام‌بخشی لئوناردو داوینچی داره در خلق این کتاب.
آقای مترجم و «بازنویس» در کتاب گویا به صلاح‌دید خودشون این بخش (و خدا میدونه چه بخش‌های دیگری از کتاب رو) حذف کرده. برای همین من هیچ مطمئن نیستم چیزی که خوندم چقدر اصالت داشته باشه و وفادار به متن اصلی بوده باشه.
Profile Image for Cristina Di Matteo.
1,358 reviews38 followers
September 1, 2025
Un piccolo manuale poetico che insegna a guardare prima ancora che a disegnare. Munari mostra come ogni albero nasconda un ordine naturale, trasformando l’osservazione in creatività. Un invito semplice e geniale a scoprire la bellezza della natura attraverso il segno.
Profile Image for Dorian Fraser-Moore.
7 reviews2 followers
December 5, 2009
Simply beautiful. Munari's simplicity is key to this. Don't expect something complex, that's not his style.
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265 reviews432 followers
August 15, 2017
albero: esplosione lentissima di un seme.
(munari sembra sempre portarti via con poco. e invece, poco un cavolo)
Profile Image for Patricia.
56 reviews16 followers
September 3, 2015
Simplicidad en estado puro. Promete exactamente lo que dice el título. Un libro para todos aquellos que quieran empezar a explotar su creatividad de forma fácil y asequible
Profile Image for David.
12 reviews1 follower
January 15, 2016
"La perfección es muy bella, pero estúpida"
Profile Image for Silvia Letture caldi abbracci.
180 reviews1 follower
August 3, 2023
Un libro che si legge in mezz’ora ma racchiude un piccolo semino che può dare grandi frutti.
Un percorso su come disegnare un albero, partendo da un segno, da un tronco. E capendo che può esserci il vento, la grandine, il sole,… che trasforma.
Un esempio di come si può essere diversi ma tutti speciali e magnifici. Un percorso per ogni età, anche con esempi pratici. 5 stelle e oltre Bastano le immagini per capirlo. Un grazie all’insegnante di arte delle scuole medie di mia figlia che glielo ha suggerito. E che potete trovare anche in biblioteca.
Profile Image for Hannah Lychee.
40 reviews5 followers
August 21, 2025
After reading this short book, I learned that a great artist's key is to truly observe and understand the world around them. The book taught me that by understanding the fundamental patterns in nature—like those of a tree, for example—you can then "unlearn" them in a way that gives you the freedom to be creative while still staying true to life. It's a powerful mindset, and I really enjoyed the book. I'm excited to read more from this author!
Profile Image for Lorna Dielentheis.
382 reviews6 followers
April 30, 2023
"At this point someone says: I can't draw, I'm hopeless at drawing. I'm absolutely useless at drawing, I can't draw anything, nothing at all. These are people who are terrified of making fools of themselves, of drawing something wrong or everything wrong, so they refuse to draw."

What a pleasure this little book is.
Profile Image for Martina.
15 reviews1 follower
April 16, 2024
Una regola. Credo che leggere Bruno Munari sia una regola per chi si avvicina al mondo della creatività. I suoi libri ti fanno guardare la realtà con occhi diversi, ti l'opportunità di giocare con le sue forme e ti insegna a dare più importanza alle piccole bellezze che ci circondano
27 reviews
December 30, 2024
espongo qui il flusso di coscienza che mi ha accompagnata nel corso della breve lettura:

"Ogni persona è un albero, ogni foglia contiene un albero (nervature), contengo moltitudini scrisse Whitman...La regola è una: il ramo che segue è sempre più sottile del ramo che lo precede."
Profile Image for Narges.
22 reviews5 followers
January 10, 2024
درسا توی طبقه‌های کتاب‌فروشی دماوند پیداش کرد. امشب خوندمش و حالا منتظرم تا سر فرصت برگردم بهش و درخت بکشم و درخت بسازم!
199 reviews2 followers
August 13, 2024
Look. Just look. That's what the author urges you to do. And draw. Here's a little help for that.
Profile Image for Carol Concustell.
4 reviews1 follower
February 12, 2020
La perfección es muy bella, pero estúpida. Es preciso conocerla, pero también saber destruirla.
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660 reviews34 followers
December 28, 2016
I loved it. This turned out to be a more children's book than a design related novel which is just as well made it easier for me to understand in Italian. I loved the part in the end about the giant tree project. Super cute book. The illustrations were really enjoyable.
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