Drawing for Everyone: Classic and Creative Fundamentals

by Bruce Waldman

"This accessible and practical guide to realistic drawing basics has wide appeal." --Library Journal

Anyone can draw. Award-winning artist Bruce Waldman has spent the last 30 years teaching people at all levels--from total beginners to those making a living at art--simple methods for drawing nearly anything imaginable. He adapts and simplifies techniques favored by artists since the Renaissance, providing a clear path to artistic expression for everyone.

--Learn how light and shadow work, how to make objects seem close or far away, how to draw complex things by starting with simple geometric shapes, and more.
--Sketch animals, people, cities, simple objects in your home, complex landscapes, even fantasy imagery.
--Drawing for Everyone contains plenty of step-by-step instruction, but it's much more than that. It's an art class in a book, a guide to discovering your own personal artistic vision even if you've never before thought you could have one.
--Ultimately, the tools and exercises inside will free you to powerfully express your ideas on paper.
--Bruce also shares personal anecdotes about his teaching and creative experiences over the years.
--Black-and-white and full-color illustrations.

Genres: Art

243 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 16, 2014

Reviews

[Nora · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really great if you want to learn (or relearn, as was the case for me!) the basics of drawing. The book is really structured like a short course, with exercises for you to do in each chapter. This is written so that anyone can understand even if you've never so much as picked up a pencil before, but if you go through all the chapters and really practice the exercises, you can get to a pretty decent level of competency so that you can then just practice on your own, or explore the types of drawing you like best more in-depth. But Waldman gives you all the tools, getting "better" is a matter of practice, practice, and more practice. Even though Waldman mentions helpful supplies and tools, all you really need to get started with the exercises is a pencil, an eraser, and paper.

[Paula · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have to admit to not reading this whole book because I borrowed it from the library. But it's a great book as far as I did read. So now I plan on buying it.

Each chapter is on a different aspect of drawing, but the important thing is how succinctly each lesson is presented. And the examples often consist of a drawing, but with all kinds of extra lines and marks to show and assist the student on their own drawings, thereby making the lesson much more personal than a lot of other art books.

[Edi · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's OK book. You get more in a face to face class with drawing time.

I liked some of the examples.

[Ben Blake · Rating 5 out of 5]

Took my average artwork to the next level. Very impressive and easy to understand

[Carolyn Page · Rating 5 out of 5]

Clear, intelligent instructions. It begins with basic rules for realist drawing and provides exercises for every stage of learning. unlike some books that have a talented author just trying to explain how they draw, this is a talented teacher with experience in his methods.

[Cathy Hasty · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent book on drawing filled with good illustrations and ideas about all kinds of drawing.