Drawing Lessons From the Famous Artists School : Classic Techniques and Expert Tips From the Golden Age of Illustration - Featuring the Work and Words of Norman Rockwell, Albert Dorne, and Other Celebrated 20th-century Illustrators

Learn to draw from the work of amazing artists such as Albert Dorne and Norman Rockwell, the founding artists of the Famous Artists School. The artwork presented in __Drawing Lessons from the Famous Artists School__is gleaned from the amazing collection of more than 5,000 artworks and hundreds of thousands of other documents found in the Norman Rockwell Museum. Organized as a series of lessons in classic drawing technique, each chapter offers both process and finished works by the founding artists and other instructors of the Famous Artists School, allowing readers to see a wide variety of approaches to learning how to draw and styles of rendering. Enriched throughout with fascinating sidebars and photographs documenting the working methods of master realists, __Drawing Lessons from the Famous Artists School__ is an invaluable trove of inspiration and information on how to draw. Cover......Page 1 Half Title......Page 3 Title......Page 5 Copyright......Page 6 CONTENTS......Page 8 Acknowledgments......Page 7 Welcome......Page 10 The Founding Illustrators of the Famous Artists School......Page 12 1 THE ART OF THE STORY......Page 15 The Big Idea: Developing Pictorial Concepts......Page 16 Character, Plot, and Setting......Page 19 Mood, Movement, and Emotion......Page 21 Compositional Strategies......Page 23 2 MAKING IT PERSONAL......Page 29 Infusing Yourself into Your Drawings......Page 30 Drawing Upon the World around You......Page 33 Gathering Inspiration......Page 36 The Importance of Empathy......Page 38 3 DRAWING AS A TOOL FOR SEEING......Page 43 The Importance of Doodling......Page 44 Sketching for Greater Clarity......Page 52 The Construction of Form......Page 55 Considering the Common Object......Page 57 4 COMPOSING FORBEST EFFECT......Page 61 Making Compositional Choices......Page 62 Establishing a Center of Interest......Page 69 Light, Shadow, Tone and Value......Page 73 The Role of Rhythm and Movement......Page 77 5 THE WELLDESIGNEDIMAGE......Page 83 Form Follows Function......Page 84 The Eloquence of Simplicity......Page 87 The Use of Visual Symbols......Page 89 Repetition, Variety, and Novelty......Page 92 6 DRAWING THE FIGURE......Page 97 Casting and Posing Your Characters and Models......Page 98 The Expressive Face......Page 104 Hands, Gestures, and Body Language......Page 114 The Figure in Motion......Page 124 7 AN EYE FOR COLOR......Page 129 The Basics of Color......Page 130 Making Color Choices......Page 134 Using Color to Evoke Mood, Character, and Atmosphere......Page 142 Famous Artists Behind the Scenes: Materials and Methods......Page 146 About the Authors......Page 158 Image Credits......Page 159 F......Page 160 R......Page 161 W......Page 162 "Learn to draw from a collection of works from famous artists such as Norman Rockwell and Albert Dorne with Drawing Lessons from the Famous Artists School. The artwork presented in Drawing Lessons from the Famous Artists Schoolis gleaned from the amazing collection of more than 5,000 artworks and hundreds of thousands of other documents found in the Norman Rockwell Museum. Organized as a series of lessons in classic drawing technique, each chapter offers both process and finished works by the founding artists and other instructors of the Famous Artists School, allowing readers to see a wide variety of approaches to learning how to draw and styles of rendering. Enriched throughout with fascinating sidebars and photographs documenting the working methods of master realists, Drawing Lessons from the Famous Artists School is an invaluable trove of inspiration and information on how to draw"--Provided by publisher "Learn to draw from the work of amazing artists such as Albert Dorne and Norman Rockwell, the founding artists of the Famous Artists School. The artwork presented in Drawing Lessons from the Famous Artists School is gleaned from the amazing collection of more than 5,000 artworks and hundreds of thousands of other documents found in the Norman Rockwell Museum. Organized as a series of lessons in classic drawing technique, each chapter offers both process and finished works by the founding artists and other instructors of the Famous Artists School, allowing readers to see a wide variety of approaches to learning how to draw and styles of rendering. Enriched throughout with fascinating sidebars and photographs documenting the working methods of master realists, Drawing Lessons from the Famous Artists School is an invaluable trove of inspiration and information on how to draw"-- Provided by publisher "Featuring the work and words of Norman Rockwell, Albert Dorne, and other celebrated 20th-century illustrators"--Cover