Zen of Drawing inspires you to pick up a pen; pencil or an iPad and start drawing what you see with a zen approach. Author Peter Parr has spent his career in animation successfully teaching people to draw and encouraging students to nurture their skills through observational drawing. He advocates a fresh way of looking closely at your subject and enlisting an emotional response; in order to fully appreciate the nature of what you are about to draw. You will learn that whatever you are drawing; it is essential not only to copy its outline but also to ask yourself: is it soft; smooth or rough to the touch? How heavy is it? Is it fragile or solid? Then; having grasped the fundamental characteristics; or zen; of the object; make corresponding marks on the paper - crisp textures; a dense wash; a scratchy or floating line. The chapters cover: keeping a sketchbook; tools (pen; pencil; charcoal; watercolour and iPad); perspective; line and volume; tone and texture; structure and weight; movement and rhythm; energy; balance and composition.
#579331 in eBooks 2015-10-12 2015-10-12File Name: B015CKNXD8
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Drawing as Zen PracticeBy David B RichmanArt (including visual arts. music. drama and literature) is one of the crowning achievements of human endeavor. Drawing is. like the others. not easy to explain as a process. I am not sure when I put pencil. pen or brush to paper exactly how this process works. but it does. Wendy Ann Greenhalgh has used drawing as a meditation in this book and I cannot gainsay her on this. One has to be very mindful of details to produce an image and this is true even if the artist is producing an abstract design. Thus her "Mindfulness and the art of Drawing" is a very timely short book on the process of art as a mindfulness practice. I recommend it without reservation to anyone who is interested in the process of art.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy JoannaI really like the content but the print is too small0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy LinnGood book!
