Drawing Problems and Solutions : A Trouble-Shooting Handbook

By Trudy Friend

Book Overview

The book is divided into twelve themed sections to help learners in their specific areas of interest. Each themed section of the book contains either three or four spreads showing the failings common amongst beginners - the typical mistakes are shown on the left-hand page with annotations by the author highlighting what the problem areas are. On the facing page the author shows how a vivid depiction can be achieved, looking at each component and annotating it for guidance. After the problem-and-solution pages the artist shows how the drawing techniques covered can be combined to produce a complete picture which integrates all the lessons learnt. At the start of the book readers are introduced to the different types of drawing media as well as the techniques behind basic mark-making. The information throughout is presented clearly with plenty of useful annotations in a handy portable size so readers can take it wherever their sketching leads them.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0715311417
• ISBN13: 9780715311417
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: David & Charles
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A good vendor.

Delivered on time and in the condition indicated. No issues to report, a good vendor.

Useful for Artists of All Levels

A useful book for artists of all levels seeking to improve their drawing. I would have liked to have seen more of the problems and solutions presented. Friend covers a variety of subjects and some of the information in this book overlaps her other problem/solution books. Still the concept is excellent. I did not give this book 5 starts becuse more detail as to problems and then solutions could have been presented such as covering a particular subject more in depth, ie presenting 3 or 4 different views of a particular subject. I found the problems presented typically experienced, which was a relief to know that it is common and the solution presented to learn how to solve the problem. This is a nice reference that will be used over and over.

Excellent drawing course

This is the most helpful book on drawing techniques in pencil, there are so many books showing spectacular drawings without actually any hint how one can develop and reach that professional level. This book gives hundreds of very practical advises and helps to establish your own style. Anyone who wants to improve drawing skills and make the process of learning more systematic and enjoyable do not hesitate, just get the Trudy Friend's book, and start practicing under experienced artist instructions!

An Excellent Reference

This book is worth the price if only for the author's wonderfully expressive drawings - and her detailed "before and after" solutions cover a broad range of the pitfalls that a beginning artist faces in learning to draw landscapes, forest scenes, still life, people and animals. The style is direct and readable, and Ms. Friend's drawings (I found the cat on page 109 irresistible) provide numerous examples of how much can be expressed using nothing but pencil and paper.

FINALLY....A BOOK ON LEARNING TO DRAW!

AFTER PURCHASING THIS BOOK ..., AND WAITING IN EARNEST FOR IT TO ARRIVE I WAS MORE THAN PLEASANTLY SUPRISED AT THE CONTENT FOUND WITHIN. THIS BOOK IS THE REAL DEAL...! TRUDY DOES AN AMAZING JOB DISPLAYING HER TECHINIQUES TO BOTH THE NOVICE AND THE EXPERIENCED ARTIST, REGARDLESS OF WHICH CATEGORY YOU HAPPEN TO BE IN.....EACH CHAPTER EXHIBITS A "DO" AND "DONT" FORMAT FOR EACH OF THE DRAWING THEMES, SUCH AS PORTRAITS (MY FAVORITE!), LANDSCAPES, ANIMALS, ETC. ON THE LEFT PAGE IS PORTRAYED THE "DONTS", WHAT NOT TO DO , AND ON THE RIGHT SIDE, THE CORRECTED METHOD, THE "DO"S IF YOU WILL.....BY ANALYZING THE LEFT PAGE YOU CAN THEN TRAVERSE ACROSS TO THE RIGHT PAGE AND SEE HOW THE TWO TECHNIQUES DIFFER, AND HOW TO IMPROVE YOURSELF..AGAIN,FINALLY A BOOK ON HOW TO DRAW!