Drawing: Space, Form, & Expression

by Enstice, Wayne; Peters, Melody

• ISBN13: 9780133046434
• ISBN10: 0133046435
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1995-07-01
• Publisher: Pearson College Div

Summary

This highly-readable book describes the basic fundamentals of drawing in terms of spatial organization, three-dimensional form, and expressive value. Its portfolio of old and new masterworks allows the reader to compare and contrast these exemplary visual models, and the accompanying written descriptions clearly explain the works presented. This book covers such topics as three-dimensional drawing and the picture plane; two-dimensional drawing, positive and negative shape, and ambiguous space; shape, proportion, and layout; the interaction of drawing and design; linear perspective; form in space; form in light; subject matter; expression; using color; drawing the human figure; and visualization. For creatives in the field of fine arts, graphic artists, and illustrators.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Introduction	1	(1)
The Legacy of Drawing	2	(5)
Extending the Definition of Drawing	7	(4)
The Student and Master Drawings	11	(1)
The Issue of Talent	12	(1)
The Public Side of Drawing	12	(1)
Seeing Versus Naming	12	(2)
Drawing as a Process	14	(2)
The Merits of a Sketchbook	16	(4)
The Three-Dimensional Space of a Drawing	20	(27)
Making Your Mark	21	(1)
The Mark Versus the Line	21	(1)
Figure-Ground	22	(2)
The Picture Plan	24	(1)
The Picture Plan Begins Your Space	25	(2)
Fundamental Methods for Creating Three-Dimensional Space	27	(10)
Looking at Space	37	(4)
Gesture Drawing as a Means of Capturing Space	41	(6)
The Two-Dimensional Space of a Drawing	47	(12)
Two-Dimensional Space and Modern Act	47	(2)
The Shape of a Drawing	49	(1)
Positive and Negative Shape	49	(1)
Implications of the Term Negative Shape	50	(1)
Accentuating the Positive or the Negative	50	(3)
Ambiguous Space	53	(6)
Shape, Proportion, and Layout	59	(17)
Drawing in Proportion	59	(1)
Shape and Proportion	60	(1)
Shape and Foreshortening	60	(2)
Measuring with Your Pencil	62	(1)
Using the Viewfinder to See Proportion	62	(2)
Spatial Configurations	64	(1)
Angling and the Picture Plane	64	(3)
Advice on the Use of Proportioning Techniques	67	(2)
Laying Out Your Drawing	69	(2)
Tips on Selecting a Vantage Point	71	(1)
Tips on Laying Out Your Image	72	(4)
The Interaction of Drawing and Design	76	(18)
Drawing and Design: A Natural Union	76	(1)
Principles of Design	77	(10)
Gesture Drawing as a Means to Design	87	(7)
Linear Perspective	94	(22)
Point of View	94	(5)
Convergence and Fixed Position	99	(4)
One-Point Perspective	103	(4)
Two-Point Perspective	107	(2)
The Circle in Perspective	109	(1)
Other-Geometric Volumes and Near-Geometric Volumes	110	(1)
The Advantages and Shortcomings of Linear Perspective	111	(2)
Three-Point Perspective	113	(3)
Form In Space	116	(27)
The Visual and the Tactile	117	(1)
Form and Gestalt	117	(2)
Approaches to General Form Analysis and Depiction	119	(18)
Surface Structure of Natural Forms	137	(6)
Form In Light	143	(23)
The Directional Nature of Light	144	(1)
Value Shapes	144	(3)
Local Value	147	(2)
Directional Light and Local Value	149	(2)
Optical Grays	151	(3)
Chiaroscuro	154	(12)
Subject Matter: Sources and Meanings	166	(27)
Traditional Subject-Matter Areas	167	(15)
Subject Matter as a Source of Meaning	182	(4)
Thematic Variations	186	(7)
The Form of Expression	193	(23)
The Two Definitions of the Term Form	193	(1)
Studying the Form of a Masterwork	193	(3)
The Matter of Pictorial Invention	196	(1)
What is Abstraction Anyway?	197	(6)
The Primacy of Form in the Visual Arts	203	(1)
Form as a Source of Meaning	203	(5)
Troubleshooting Your Drawings	208	(2)
Critical Questions to Ask About Your Drawings	210	(6)
Using Color in Drawing	216	(14)
Basic Color Theory and Terminology	217	(1)
Intensity	218	(1)
Color Schemes	219	(2)
Using Color to Represent Space and Form	221	(4)
Color and Design	225	(2)
Color and Expression	227	(3)
Visualizations: Drawing Upon Your Imagination	230	(23)
Freeing Up Your Imagination	233	(4)
Drawing the Visualized Image	237	(6)
Categories of the Visualized Image	243	(10)
Portfolio of Student Drawings	253	(26)
Self-Portrait	253	(5)
Visualized and Narrative Imagery	258	(4)
The Figure	262	(5)
Still Life	267	(5)
Abstract and Nonobjective Imagery	272	(7)
Portfolio of Contemporary Drawings	279	(35)
Mixed Media and Installation	280	(4)
Technologically Produced Art	284	(3)
Social and Political Themes	287	(4)
Feminist Perspectives	291	(2)
Ethnic Identities	293	(5)
Realism and Reality	298	(4)
Narrative Art	302	(3)
The Continuing Abstract Tradition	305	(5)
Art with Spiritual Concerns	310	(4)
Glossary of Media	314	(11)
Papers	314	(2)
Dry Media	316	(5)
Wet Media	321	(4)
Glossary of Terms	325	(8)
Index	333