An edition of How to draw what you see
(1972)
How to draw what you see
35th anniversary ed
by Rudy De Reyna
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How to draw what you see
2005, Watson-Guptill Publications
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- 35th anniversary ed
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Table of Contents
pt. 1. Fundamentals of drawing
project 1. Basic structure of objects
Drawing straight lines
Drawing lines freehand
Holding the pencil
Angle and direction of lines
project 2. Eye level : foundation of perspective
Changing shapes and eye level
Vanishing points
Cube in perspective
Judging size relationships
Objects below eye level
Practice exercises
project 3. Drawing cubic objects
Cubic forms in everyday things
Searching with lines
Handling detail
Refining with tracing paper
project 4. Drawing cylindrical objects
Drawing curved lines
Observing cylindrical forms
Rendering cylindrical objects
Ellipses and perspective
project 5. Drawing spherical objects
Departures from the geometric sphere
Depth and the sphere
project 6. Drawing conical objects
Symmetry of the cone
Drawing everything
project 7. Putting basic forms together
Basic forms and their relationships
Drawing symmetrical objects
Drawing and observation
project 8. The horizon plane
Relating objects
Contours
Creating a composition
Selecting a viewpoint
Perspective in a still life
Working with actual objects
A brief summary
project 9. Light and shade
Observing light and shadow
Light and dimension
Tonal values
Using the full tonal scale
Cast shadows
Shadow edges
Angle of light
Level of light
project 10. Translating local color to black and white
Using a middle tone
Values and tones
Tonal arrangement
Rendering texture
Tactile and visual textures
project 11. Drawing a still life
Copying versus drawing from life
Composition and construction
Laying down correct tones
project 12. Drawing with charcoal
Vine and compressed charcoal
Powdered charcoal
Erasers and blenders
Papers
Toned papers
Fixative
Charcoal's versatility
Ease of manipulation
project 13. Still life in charcoal
Four drawing principles
Hard and soft edges
Working from "roughs"
Composing a still life
Practice versus theory
project 14. Drawing outdoors
Natural light
Light at different times of day
Observing the effects of light
Reflected light
Searching for basic forms
Using a viewfinder
Drawing on the spot
project 15. Drawing outdoors with charcoal
Advantages and disadvantages of charcoal
Capturing the moods of nature
Rendering specific objects
Rough charcoal sketches
Finished drawings in charcoal
project 16. Drawing the figure
Basic body proportions
Cylindrical human form
Some body measurements
Foreshortening
Drawing from life
Working over the whole figure
Light and shadow on the figure
project 17. Drawing hands and feet
Drawing feet
Drawing hands
Finding your niche
project 18. Drawing heads and faces
A general procedure
Angles and planes of the head
Facial guidelines
Male and female features
Drawing the head and face from life
Drawing the nose
Drawing ears
Drawing eyes and eyebrows
Drawing the mouth
Life drawing from memory?
project 19. Drawing children
Drawing the infant's head
Drawing the teenager
Male and female characteristics in children
Capturing a child's character
pt. 2. Drawing in various media
project 20. Wash techniques
Pigment and mixer
Surfaces
Brushes
Additional equipment
Properties of wash
Flat wash
Wet-in-wet technique
Graded wash
Drybrush
Linear effects
project 21. Drawing with wash
Working drawings
Realism first
project 22. A still life in wash
Arranging and lighting
Using a graded wash
Eliminating pencil lines
Preparing tone
project 23. Outdoors with wash
Transporting your materials
Suiting your medium to your subject
project 24. Opaque techniques
Characteristics of opaque
Pigments
Brushes and drawing surfaces
Accessories
Drybrush blending
Wet blending
Working toward craftsmanship
project 25. Still lifes in opaque
Establishing the large shapes
Balancing textures
Using transfer paper
Paint consistency
Support for the hand
Controlling opaque
Suitability of opaque
project 26. Outdoors with opaque
Opaque watercolor and nature
Materials to take along
Choosing a subject
project 27. Acrylic techniques
Brushes, pigment, and surfaces
Characteristics of acrylic
Versatility of acrylic
project 28. Still life in acrylic
Composition and movement
Considering picture space
project 29. Outdoors with ink and mixed media
Ink and additional equipment
Two ink techniques
Outdoors with mixed media
project 30. Drawing children in various media
Nudes versus children
Children in opaque
A parting word
Edition Notes
Includes index
Originally published: 1970
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