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credits acquisitions editor pam mourouzis project editor donna wright copy editor marylouis wiack editorial manager christina stambaugh publisher cindy kitchel vice president and executive publisher kathy nebenhaus interior design kathie rickard elizabeth brooks cover design josé almaguer photography dean fisher and josephine robinson

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about the authors dean fisher milford ct is an instructor at the silvermine guild arts center where he teaches drawing and painting he is a graduate of the american academy of art in chicago illinois and has been featured in individual and group exhibitions around the united states and in europe he has exhibited at the tatistcheff gallery in new york city and most recently with hirschl adler modern also in new york city josephine robinson milford ct also teaches at the silvermine guild arts center a london native she received her art education in the united kingdom and previously taught at the university of tennessee her work has been exhibited in london chicago illinois greenwich and new haven connecticut and knoxville tennessee acknowledgments we hope we have created a book which will inspire the reader through the ideas and imagery presented to find the process of becoming a skilled artist less frustrating and more enjoyable we would like to acknowledge the contribution of all the artists who took part in this project by generously allowing us to reproduce their work also thanks to our editors pam mourouzis and donna wright from wiley publishing for their friendliness and patience during this process.

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table of contents chapter 1 what is drawing flatness into form an introduction from dean fisher .4 drawn to create an introduction from josephine robinson .6 a gallery of drawings to inspire you .8 chapter 2 drawing materials a sample of drawing tools .16 different papers .18

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chapter 3 in the studio lighting .22 ample space .25 types of easels .26 mirror use .28 where to buy .29 chapter 4 prepare to draw arrange and light your subject .32 tone your paper .36 make your marks .38 examples of graphite marks .40 measure your object .44 find the angles .46

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chapter 5 discover the pattern of light and shadow see the value of squinting .50 the range of tones .53 tone from dark to light .54 set up the still life .56 key your drawing .58 the peephole .59 develop the tonal range .60 reflected light .64 textures and nuances .65 gallery examples of light and shadow .66 lightest light darkest dark chapter 6 introduction to one-point perspective what is one-point perspective .74 one-point perspective in everyday life .76 determine the perspective .78 create a perspective grid .80 the ellipse in perspective .81 draw tonally in perspective .82 gallery one-point perspectives .88

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chapter 7 add more dimension to your world two-point perspective introduction to two-point perspective .96 cubes in space .98 practice two-point perspective .100 two-point perspective in everyday life .102 drawing demonstration a barn in two-point perspective .104 gallery two-point perspectives .114 chapter 8 discover the potential of line introduction to line drawing .120 examples of line drawing .121 irregular objects as still life .126 using a grid for accuracy .128 construct a grid .129 how to use your grid .130 from the negative to the positive .131 block in the setup .132 map it out .133 variations on a palm frond .138 gallery line drawings .140

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chapter 9 planar rendering of complex forms interpret form through planes .148 cross-sections of form .150 the planes of the hand .152 the planes of the head .153 choose your subject and prepare your materials .154 let the light reveal the planes .155 drawing demonstration a palm and a deer skull .156 gallery geometric drawings .164 chapter 10 draw a plaster cast the tradition of plaster cast drawing .168 a day at the museum .169 plaster cast drawing in charcoal .174 gallery plaster cast drawings .184

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