How to Draw What You See (Practical Art Books)

?A best-seller for 35 years

? A timeless classic that has taught generations of artists?and will teach generations more

When it was originally published in 1970, How to Draw What You See zoomed to the top of the publisher?s best-seller list?and it has remained there ever since. "I believe that you must be able to draw things as you see them?realistically," wrote Rudy de Reyna in this introduction. Today, generations of artists have learned to draw what they see, to truly capture the world around them, using de Reyna?s methods. How to Draw What You See shows artists how to recognize the basic shape to draw the object, no matter how much detail it contains. more

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4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jun-24-2009; Helpful; Bought this for a friend and he says that it helped him a lot in getting started drawling again after many years. Starts for the basics and takes you on from there.; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: May-28-2009; Great Drawing Help!; I used this book while attending the Art Institute. I purchased it once again when I was having problems in my drawing class later on. It does help improve your drawing skills. Better yet, it encouraged me that I could draw. At least it...; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Apr-01-2009; Win at drawing with various media, especially pencil; I particularly like the way Ruby De Reyna (the author) sets up the lesson and explains the details with illustrations. My favorite project is Project 14: Drawing Outdoors with lots of little hints to make a sketch come alive. About light...; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Mar-30-2009; Beginners; This is a pretty good book to start. I gave it only 4 stars because "drawing for dummies" had a lot more techniques and easier directions for about the same.; read full review | report as inappropriate

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4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jun-24-2009; Helpful; Bought this for a friend and he says that it helped him a lot in getting started drawling again after many years. Starts for the basics and takes you on from there.; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Oct-08-2002; Starts out well enough but loses momentum; The beginning of this book and the idea behind it are simple and straightforward: behind every object you see there is some "skeletal" figure made of simple geometric shapes - the cube, the cone, the cylinder and the sphere. If you know...; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-03-2008; Don't be deceived by the title; This book is not for novice artists. I'm a Middle School art teacher and was looking for some new ways to TEACH drawing. I have "Drawing on the right side of the brain" and use many of the exercises in it with my students. This book...; read full review | report as inappropriate