Fun with a Pencil: How Everybody Can Easily Learn to Draw

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Page edges browned, pages lightly browned but very clean, no markings, minor foxing to endpages, binding strong. Results of figure drawings require at least some knowledge of anatomy, not possible with information presented in book alone. Images Donate icon An illustration of a heart shape Donate Ellipses icon An illustration of text ellipses. Rereleased in 2013 (along with another of Loomis' books, 2012 rerelease, Successful Drawing, 1951) this 1939 classic drawing / design book is a skill-building, principal-conveying fun resource for artists and creative types from all areas who seek to learn and master artistic fundamentals.

This method has proved effective for the novice and to individuals who believed they had no ability at all.I personally was way too advanced for this particular book and found it to be a little too silly and immature for the kind of art I create so I had to give it a lower rating. While I wouldn't mind looking at his other books for technical drawings, even I wouldn't recommend this book to a beginner, for the above reason alone. Web icon An illustration of a computer application window Wayback Machine Texts icon An illustration of an open book. Very Good Edition Not Specified Twelfth Printing 4to = over 12" No DJ 120pp Tan cloth over hard covers with red lettering and illustration, very tall book.

This book covers how to draw with volumes , keeping proportion, technical perspective and shadow and light.This book was also my first look at the Loomis method of constructing the head, which I will be learning more about as I read his other books. The reverse side has some tape reinforcement along the top and bottom and the folds as well as several careful paper repairs to the spine tips. I have been working through his exercises in this book and there is so much joy and fun in his work, unlike the tortured self-expression of some modern art instruction books today.