Drawing Lessons from the Famous Artists School: Classic Techniques and Expert Tips from the Golden Age of Illustration - Featuring the Work and Words of Norman Rockwell, Albert Dorne, and Other Celebrated 20th-Century Illustrators

by Stephanie Haboush Plunkett, Magdalen Livesey

Learn to draw from the work of amazing artists such as Albert Dorne and Norman Rockwell, the founding artists of the Famous Artists School.



The artwork presented in Drawing Lessons from the Famous Artists Schoolis gleaned from the amazing collection of more than 5,000 artworks and hundreds of thousands of other documents found in the Norman Rockwell Museum.

Organized as a series of lessons in classic drawing technique, each chapter offers both process and finished works by the founding artists and other instructors of the Famous Artists School, allowing readers to see a wide variety of approaches to learning how to draw and styles of rendering.

Enriched throughout with fascinating sidebars and photographs documenting the working methods of master realists, Drawing Lessons from the Famous Artists School is an invaluable trove of inspiration and information on how to draw.

Genres: Art, Drawing, Nonfiction

160 pages, ebook

Published June 1, 2017

Reviews

[Linda Donohue · Rating 5 out of 5]

A lovely book with interesting ideas and suggestions. My artists daughter and son-in-law have enjoyed the book. As they said there is always something to learn and draw your attention to a new point in art. Definitely worth a review. I received this book through a Goodreads Giveaway, and I thank the publisher for sharing it with me and my family.

[Spugpow · Rating 2 out of 5]

Cool pictures, but the lessons were lacking.

[Doug D'jay · Rating 4 out of 5]

My cousin Stephanie's and Magdalen Livesey's book is hard to put down. It is a treasure and a pleasure to read. What is most interesting to me are the exploratory and experimental illustrations which lead to the final art and the authors explanations of the artistic process used by these great illustrators. Congratulations to the two of you on a beautiful book.

[Edi · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's an OK book. You gotta have fundamentals if you'd like to copy the drawings.

The people's images are outdated, which make the book a fun read. Are these drawings from the 40's? I dunno. Maybe in 70 years from now young people will laugh at the men's obsession to grow facial hair in the 2020's.

O well... we live the best we can in out time.

:0)

[Santopo · Rating 5 out of 5]

O livro explora fundamentos da ilustração de forma curta e direta com inúmeros (e lindos) exemplos, como as belas ilustrações que Norman Rockwell produziu para as capas da Saturday Evening Post. Um livro indispensável para todo ilustrador

[Fawn George]

I think it is a wonderful book. It is very interesting and very creative. I have not try to draw yet, but will soon. It teaches very well and I'm sure I will be able to draw what they have in the picture's. This book is good for anyone wanting to learn to draw.