The Art of Responsive Drawing

by Goldstein, Nathan

• ISBN13: 9780131945616
• ISBN10: 0131945610
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-07-06
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

More a "how-to-see-it" than a "how-to-do-it" book, this edition explores the disguises and characteristics of shapes and forms in nature, and it examines the visual elements and the relational, moving, and emotive forces that constitute the language of drawing.Clear and objective, this book offers an intensive examination of vital drawing processes and concepts, an in-depth analysis of exceptional drawings by old and contemporary artists, and suggested exercises to enhance the readers'grasp of important measurable and dynamic phenomena.For the art student, the art teacher, the interested amateur, and the practicing artist.

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Wayne Thiebaud
Preface	xi
Introduction	xiii
Gestural Expression	1	(21)
Deduction Through Feeling
A Definition	1	(6)
Gesture and Direction	7	(4)
The Dividends of Gestural Expression	11	(11)
Shape	22	(23)
An Irony
A Definition	22	(5)
The Shape of Volume	27	(4)
Value Shapes	31	(6)
The Interdependence of Shape and Volume	37	(1)
Shape as an Agent of Direction and Energy	38	(2)
The Character of Shape	40	(5)
Line	45	(33)
The Indispensable Abstraction
A Definition	45	(2)
The Diagrammatic Line	47	(3)
The Structural Line	50	(2)
The Calligraphic Line	52	(3)
The Expressive Line	55	(5)
On Using Line	60	(14)
Delineating Contour	74	(4)
Value	78	(35)
Light, Local Tone, and Mood
A Definition	78	(3)
The Disguises of Value	81	(4)
The Effects of Light on Volume	85	(5)
The Elements of Light	90	(7)
``Lost and Found''	97	(6)
Value as an Expressive Force	103	(4)
Value as an Agent of Composition	107	(6)
Perspective	113	(29)
The Foreshortened View
A Definition	113	(3)
The Principles of Linear and Aerial Perspective	116	(1)
The Horizon Line	117	(2)
One-, Two-, and Three-Point Perspective	119	(8)
Perspective and Exact Location	127	(1)
The Circle in Perspective	128	(2)
Cast Shadows	130	(1)
Foreshortening	131	(7)
Perspective as an Agent of Expression	138	(4)
Volume	142	(38)
The Sculptural Sense
A Definition	142	(4)
Three Basic Approaches to Structured Volume	146	(5)
Direction and Geometric Summary	151	(9)
Planar Analysis	160	(4)
The Joining of Planes and Volumes	164	(6)
The Design of Volumes in Space	170	(10)
Color	180	(22)
The Transforming Element
A Definition	180	(3)
The Color Wheel	183	(2)
Warm and Cool Color	185	(3)
Color and Composition	188	(4)
Color and Expression	192	(10)
Media and Materials	202	(39)
The Tools of Drawing
A Definition	202	(2)
The Abrasive Media	204	(12)
The Fluid Media	216	(6)
The Drawing Instruments	222	(7)
The Suitable Support	229	(4)
Mixed Media	233	(8)
Visual Issues	241	(39)
The Forming of Order
A Definition	241	(1)
Relationships and Energies	242	(10)
The Configuration and the Page	252	(14)
The Elements as Agents of Design	266	(14)
Expressive Issues	280	(34)
The Forming of Meaning
A Definition	280	(5)
The Elements as Agents of Expression	285	(15)
Other Factors of Expression	300	(3)
Additional Examples of Expressive Response	303	(11)
Envisioned Images	314	(21)
Improvisations of Form and Space
A Definition	314	(2)
Applying Gestural Insights	316	(3)
Applying Structural Insights	319	(4)
Applying Dynamic Insights	323	(12)
Pathologies of Drawing	335	(25)
Some Symptoms and Defects
A Definition	335	(3)
Perceptual Defects	338	(5)
Organizational Defects	343	(6)
Expressive Defects	349	(11)
Finding Your Way	360	(27)
Options and Attitudes
Bibliography	387	(1)
Glossary	388	(5)
Index	393