The Practice and Science of Drawing

by Harold Speed

Overview

The Practice and Science of Drawing, a classical book, was published more than a century ago and has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789361474835
Publisher:	Alpha Edition
Publication date:	06/30/2024
Pages:	258
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.58(d)

About the Author

Speed was born in 1872 and died in 1957, He was a member of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters.

Table of Contents

I. INTRODUCTION
II. DRAWING
III. VISION
IV. LINE DRAWING
V. MASS DRAWING
VI. THE ACADEMIC AND CONVENTIONAL
VII. THE STUDY OF DRAWING
VIII. LINE DRAWING : PRACTICAL
IX. MASS DRAWING : PRACTICAL
X. RHYTHM
XI. RHYTHM : VARIETY OF LINE
XII. RHYTHM : UNITY OF LINE
XIII. RHYTHM : VARIETY OF MASS
XIV. RHYTHM : UNITY OF MASS
XV. RHYTHM : BALANCE
XVI. RHYTHM : PROPORTION
XVII. PORTRAIT DRAWING
XVIII. THE VISUAL MEMORY
XIX. PROCEDURE
XX. MATERIALS
XXI. CONCLUSION
APPENDIX
INDEX