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Keys to Drawing book cover
ISBN 13: 978-0891343370
Pages: 224
Dimensions: 8.47 x 11 inches x 0.45
Publisher: North Light Books

Keys to Drawing (test)

by Bert Dodson
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Bert Dodson, a talented draftsman, painter and illustrator, graduated from Arizona State University and later studied at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Not only is Bert the author and illustrator of the best-selling learn-to-draw classic Keys to Drawing, but he has taught drawing and illustration for several years at the New York Fashion Institute of Technology, has illustrated more than 80 books, and is the creator of the comic strip “Nuke.” He also co-wrote The Way Life Works with noted biologist Mahlon Hoagland. He lives in Bradford, Vermont.

A brief excerpt from the book…

About this book…

Anyone who can hold a pencil can learn to draw. In this book, Dodson shares his complete drawing system—fifty-five “keys” that you can use to render and subject with confidence, even if you’re a beginner. These keys and dozens of practice exercises will help you draw like an artist in no time.

You’ll learn how to:

  • restate, 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”