If you’re seriously interested in learning to draw, you’ll want to consider illustrator and art instructor Jim Dowdalls’ newly released book, Drawing School: Fundamentals for the Beginner, A Comprehensive Drawing Course. This book is indeed comprehensive, covering topics from choosing materials and setting up your studio to understanding planes, depth, composition, tone, value, and perspectives, and more. Much, much more.
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Title: Drawing School: Fundamentals for the Beginner
Author: Jim Dowdalls
Publisher: Walter Foster Publishing, an imprint of The Quarto Group
Release Date: May 1, 2018
ISBN: 9781633224865
The in-depth instructions and exercises in Drawing School: Fundamentals for the Beginner are intended for the serious student of art, rather than the casual hobbyist. It’s not the sort of book you can flip through, dabbling with an example here and a technique there. It’s carefully structured to begin with the basics and build on those fundamentals one lesson at a time until the art student has gained the necessary knowledge and understanding to employ his or her new skills to create good drawings.
Throughout the book, the examples and illustrations are quite beautiful, providing inspiration as well as instruction. In addition, Dowdalls’ encouraging style helps make what could be a daunting undertaking into an exciting creative endeavor. Roll up your sleeves, gather your materials, and take it slowly, and you’re sure to be rewarded as you progress, gaining skill and confidence.
Dowdalls speaks from experience, both as an artist and as an instructor. Visit his website to see some of his stunning work in the areas of medical illustration and the ocean environment. I found the slideshow of his conceptual medical illustrations particularly interesting, since they combine an amazing grasp of anatomy with artistry and creativity. In addition to his work as an author and freelance medical illustrator, Dowdalls is member of the faculty in the Fine Arts Department at Fullerton College in California.
If you have a friend or family member with the talent, passion, and curiosity to embark on the journey of learning to draw, Drawing School: Fundamentals for the Beginner would be a great gift. Package it with an easel, a selection of papers, and some good pencils and erasers, and you’ll be setting them on the path for a lifetime of creative expression.
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