FOR CHILDREN
Emberley, Ed.
Ed Emberley's big red drawing book.
Boston : Little, Brown, c1987
Presents step-by-step instructions for drawing people, animals, and objects using a minimum of line and circle combinations. (QBPL 741.26 E)
Venezia, Mike.
Alexander Calder.
New York: Children's Press, c1998
Examines the life and work of the twentieth-century artist Alexander Calder, famous for creating the moving sculptures known as mobiles. (QBPL B Calder V)
Yenawine, Philip.
Line.
New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1991.
Using examples from the Museum of Modern Art, Philip Yenawine introduces young readers to the artistic element of line. He discusses what thoughts and feelings can be conveyed by different kinds of lines, and examines how they contribute to a work of art through various examples. (QBPL 701.1 Y)
YOUNG ADULTS AND ADULTS
Edwards, Betty.
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain.
New York: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam, 1989.
Translated into thirteen languages with over 2.5 million copies sold, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain is the world's most widely used drawing instruction book. (QBPL 741.2 E)
Edwards, Betty.
The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
New York: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam, 1999.
Millions of people have learned to draw using Betty Edwards' methods. Now, in an essential companion to her bestselling classic, Edwards offers readers the key to mastering this art form--guided practice in their newfound creative abilities.. (QBPL 741.2 E)
Coope, Katy.
How to Draw Manga.
New York: Tangerine Press, 2002.
Learn to draw the art of Manga. This book takes you step by step from creating realistic faces to the different styles of bodies to coloring in your characters and scenes. (QBPL 741.5 C)
Flam, Jack
Matisse on Art
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1995
A compendium of the Modern master’s writings, including many thoughts on drawing as it relates to painting, and as an end unto itself. (QBPL 759.4 Matisse) |
