Master Line Drawing with The Drawing Breakthrough BookLearn or improve basic drawing skills as you create line drawings with easy to read step-by-step instructions and exercises, and tips. The observation and drawing techniques in The Drawing Breakthrough Book are ideal for students at any level from age 13 to adult.
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ReviewsRead what others are saying about The Drawing Breakthrough Book: "I remember taking an art class in middle school and feeling so lost and never successful with drawing. The teacher never explained the common drawing techniques that are needed....The Drawing Breakthrough Book made me feel like an artist....It brought out the artist in me that I never knew existed!" (Laura M., Homeschool Educator, October 2007)
"...a new way of teaching non-specialist aspiring art students how to draw with a minimum of confusion and a maximum of efficiency. The key is that within every drawn picture there are three types of simple 'building-block' lines. When mastered, these building-block lines can be utilized to draw anything from the simple to the complex, from the primitive to the elegant. Very highly recommended for personal studies and as a supplement for art class introductory drawing curriculums...." (Midwest Book Review, July 2007)
"...no matter if you are a beginner, dabbler, or artist, Hastings breakthough [drawing] techniques will enhance your ability to draw like never before." (C. Middleton (an Amazon.com "Top 500 Reviewer") September 2007)
"A quick perusal of artist John Hastings' book The Drawing Breakthrough Book: A Shortcut to Artistic Excellence may impress the casual scanner as a simplified 'Drawing for Dummies' volume. BUT, spend some time with this very thoughtful, very intelligent, and immensely user-friendly book and the title becomes meaningful!" (Grady Harp (an Amazon.com "Top 10 Reviewer") August 2007)
"Overall, this is an excellent book and simple [drawing] techniques are clearly described with comprehensible illustrations and exercises. Hasting's approach is logical, extremely obvious, and demystifying...." (Norm Goldman, Editor of Bookpleasures.com)
"The Drawing Breakthrough Book...will enhance your drawing skills, and take you to the next level." (Keith Jones, HSAdvisor.com, August 2007)
"The book is a good introduction to [drawing] techniques budding artists can use to raise their skill to a higher level." (Gary Davis, HomeSchoolBuzz.com, August 2007)
"The author introduces [drawing] techniques (by way of useful exercises) to capture the key elements of the scene without getting lost in the details." (Poornima Paranjpe (an Amazon.com Reviewer ) August 2007)
"This being the only book on drawing I have read since Jr. High School Art Class, I can't make comparisons to other [drawing] books....But I can say this: my drawing has improved about 1000% with The Drawing Breakthrough Book: A Shortcut to Artistic Excellence by John Hastings." (Monty Rainey (an Amazon.com "Top 1000 Reviewer") August 2007)
About the Book USA Book News named The Drawing Breakthrough Book as the winner in the Art: Instructional/How-To category of the National Best Books 2007 Awards.
The Drawing Breakthrough Book was placed on The A-List in Today's Books' "Daily Book Register" (July 2007). A-List titles are "the best comparatively within their subject matter, genre, and publishing sector." Today's Books "factor[s] immediate media attention being paid to titles and further evaluate[s] them on content, style, production, creative team, topic, originality, and general newsworthiness as well as marketing, promotion, pricing and saleability."
Book Description: The Drawing Breakthrough Book: A Shortcut to Artistic Excellence builds on and transforms standard drawing concepts. It presents a practical approach to creating line drawings that will enable nearly anyone to learn or improve basic drawing skills. In Part One, you'll learn many of the secrets to seeing and drawing like an artist. In Part Two, you will master the building-block lines. To assist you in this mastery, you'll use breakthrough drawing techniques to practice drawing squares, circles, and ellipses. As you progress, you will choose and practice drawing simple objects in more and more advanced arrangements. In Part Three, you'll first learn how to apply basic principles of composition. Then you'll apply those principles plus your mastery of the building-block lines to composing, seeing, and drawing objects with all types of lines.
Book Details: Title: The Drawing Breakthrough Book: A Shortcut to Artistic Excellence Author: John Hastings Publisher: Draw 3 Lines Publishing Distributors: Baker & Taylor, Blackwell's Book Services, Quality Books Page Count: 104 Dimensions: 8.5 x 11 x 0.28 inches Cover Style: paperback only Price: $15.95 13-digit ISBN: 978-0-9749418-2-0 Publication Date: July 2007
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