Zen of drawing
Parr, Peter2015
Book
Zen of Drawing inspires you to pick up a pen, pencil or an iPad and start drawing what you see with a 'zen' approach. Author Peter Parr has spent his career in animation successfully teaching people to draw and encouraging students to nurture their skills through observational drawing. He advocates a fresh way of looking closely at your subject and enlisting an emotional response, in order to fully appreciate the nature of what you are about to draw. You will learn that whatever you are drawing, it is essential not only to copy its outline but also to ask yourself: is it soft, smooth or rough to the touch? How heavy is it? Is it fragile or solid? Then, having grasped the fundamental characteristics, or zen, of the object, make corresponding marks on the paper - crisp textures, a dense wash, a scratchy or floating line. The chapters cover: keeping a sketchbook; tools (pen, pencil, charcoal, watercolour and iPad); perspective; line and volume; tone and texture; structure and weight; movement and rhythm; energy, balance and composition.
Main title:
Zen of drawing / Peter Parr.
Author:
Parr, Peter, author
Work:
Imprint:
London : Batsford, 2015.©2015
Collation:
175 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 21 cm
Notes:
Includes index.
ISBN:
9781849941945 (hardback)
Dewey class:
751.422
Language:
English
Added title:
BRN:
211534
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathleen Syme Carlton | -Art and Culture | ARTS 751.422 PARR | Available |
| Library at the Dock | -Art and Culture | ARTS 751.422 PARR | Available |
| Southbank Library | -Art and Culture | ARTS 751.422 PARR | Available |