Full Description
This book stands out in the market of drawing books, with the inclusion of a unique approach combining how to blend mindfulness and foundational drawing skills. This is a comprehensive text designed to be used in a foundational drawing course in the classroom, online or for personal development. This book guides one through a fundamental approach to art by breaking down the elements of art into specific themes while providing a logical structure and visual vocabulary. With these foundations established the reader will be able to develop and nurture a deeper understanding and appreciation for drawing and the arts as a whole.
Contents
Dedication
About the Author
PrefaceChapter 1 Mindfulness
Introduction
What Is Mindfulness?
Stop—Time Out—(No where to go, let it go, just be, take this time for yourself)
Brain and Drawing
Brain and Nervous System Benefits from Mindfulness and Drawing
The Evolution of Drawing
Prehistoric Drawings
Early Civilizations
Classical World
Middle Ages
The Renaissance
The 1800s and 1900s
Contemporary Drawing
Representational
Abstract
Mark-Making
Essential Materials and Tools
Materials
Drawing Mediums
Types of Paper
Drawing Mediums
Accessories
AssignmentsChapter 2 Line
Line
Exploration of Lines
Gesture Drawing
Discover a New Way of Drawing and Seeing
Process of Gesture Drawing
Mass Gesture Drawing
Contour Line
Types of Contour Drawing
Blind Contour or Pure Contour Drawing
Contour Drawing
Cross-Contour Drawing
AssignmentsChapter 3 Value
Value
Light and Dark
Different Effects Using Value
Chiaroscuro
Sfumato
Value Scale
The Elements of Light—Value Relationships
Methods for Creating Value
Continuous Tone
Hatching
Crosshatching
Toned Surface
Materials and Value
Brush—Wet and Dry Medium
AssignmentsChapter 4 Shape
Shape
Shape-Volume
Geometric Shapes
Organic Shapes
Negative and Positive Space
Using a Viewfinder
Composition
Materials
AssignmentsChapter 5 Texture
Texture
Seeing Is Feeling: Texture in Art
Eating a Raisin, Mindfully
Actual Texture
Physical Texture
Surface Texture
Visual Texture
Illusionary Texture
Trompe l'oeil
Trompe l'oeil versus Photorealism
Photorealism
Pattern
AssignmentsChapter 6 Perspective
Perspective
Change the Way We See the World
Linear Perspective
One-Point Perspective
Two-Point Perspective
Three-Point Perspective
Imaginary Perspective
Atmospheric Perspective
Perspective Terminology
Ellipse
The Perspective of a Circle
AssignmentsChapter 7 Color
Color
Color Physics
Physical Properties of Light—Physics of Color—Color and Light
Color Theory
Color Wheel
Three Basic Properties of Color
Hue
Value
Intensity
Light and Pigment
Additive and Subtractive Color
CMYK—Subtractive Mixture—Pigments
RYB—Color Subtractive
Warm and Cool Colors
Color Harmonies and Schemes
Monochromatic Color
Analogvous Color
Complimentary Colors
Triadic Color
Split Complementary
Tetradic Color Scheme
Color Interaction—Simultaneous Contrast
Optical Effects of Color
Expressive—Emotional Effects of Color
Color Media
Dry Color Drawing Mediums
Pastels
AssignmentsChapter 8 Human Figure and Portraits
Human Figure and Portraits
History of Figure in Drawing and Art
Proportions and Anatomy
Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man from 1492
Human Figure Proportions
The Skeletal and Muscular System
Muscles
Ways to Draw the Human Figure
Gesture
Dance and Gesture
Contour and Figure Drawing
Value and Figure Drawing
Color—Figure
Representational Figures
Expressive Figures
Drawing the Figure
Head Structure: Proportion
Frontal Vie
Profile View
Three Quarter View
Skull
Examples of Portrait Drawings
Self-Portrait
Constructing a Portrait
Guidelines
Basic Shape
AssignmentsChapter 9 Skechbooks and Master Artist
Sketchbooks and Master Artist
How to Start?
Ideas for Sketchbook
Going to Museums
Artist Sketchbooks
Sketchbooks of Scientist, Explorers, Archechtect's
Copying Master Artist
Sketching on other Papers
AssignmentsChapter 10 Digital Art and Drawing
Digital Art and Drawing
Scanned Drawings
Scanning 3-D Objects
Collage
Photography
Drawing on the Computer, Tablets, or Smartphones
Drawing Hardware
Art Applications
Computer Art Software Programs
Software Programs
Augmented Reality
Creating a Virtual Sketchbook—Advantages of Digital Art
Artist Examples—Digital Drawing
Art Therapy Use of Drawing on iPad
Storage—Google Forms
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