Keys to drawing
Anyone who can hold a pencil can learn to draw. In this book, Bert Dodsonshares his complete drawing system--fifty-five "keys" that you can use to render any subject with confidence, even if you're a beginner. These keys, along with dozens of practice exercises, will help you draw like an artist in no time. You'll learn how to: Restore, focus, map, and intensify Free your hand action, then learn to control it Convey the illusions of light, depth, and texture Stimulate your imagination through "creative play"
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What Hacker News says
- >In drawing it’s most evident, some people can draw and others can’t, no amount of practice will help me.
That isn't remotely true, we just don't teach children to draw. Most teachers believe that it's an innate ability and have no idea how to teach it even if they wanted to. Drawing is a straightforward skill that can be quickly learned, but it's highly counter-intuitive to most people. If you think you can't draw, pick up a copy of Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards or Keys to Drawing by Bert Dodson.
- Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain https://www.drawright.com/ by Betty Edwards and Keys to Drawing by Bert Dodson might be in that line. (I don't have lots of experience with them myself.) Alan Kay is a big fan of Betty Edwards (and of Timothy Gallway's Inner Game of Tennis).
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