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The 35th anniversary edition of the classic how-to book that has helped millions of artists learn to draw.
When it was originally published in 1970, How to Draw What You See zoomed to the top of Watson-Guptill’s best-seller list—and it has remained there ever since. “I believe that you must be able to draw things as you see them—realistically,” wrote Rudy de Reyna in his introduction.
Today, generations of artists have learned to draw what they see, to truly capture the world around them, using de Reyna’s methods. How to Draw What You See shows artists how to recognize the basic shape of an object—cube, cylinder, cone, or sphere—and use that shape to draw the object, no matter how much detail it contains.
When it was originally published in 1970, How to Draw What You See zoomed to the top of Watson-Guptill’s best-seller list—and it has remained there ever since. “I believe that you must be able to draw things as you see them—realistically,” wrote Rudy de Reyna in his introduction.
Today, generations of artists have learned to draw what they see, to truly capture the world around them, using de Reyna’s methods. How to Draw What You See shows artists how to recognize the basic shape of an object—cube, cylinder, cone, or sphere—and use that shape to draw the object, no matter how much detail it contains.
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May 27, 2012
this book is out of time.the fact that you are charging that much for a thirty year old book odd assignee or just dumm as hell! We are readers not stupid.
Joshua Leen
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February 24, 2013
I never took a lesson in my life and never drawn before. All of a sudden on my first sketch I was good. You can't learn to be an artist. You can learn a little from great artist but he is not a great artist. He should be ashamed of his art. God bless him
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December 27, 2011
This is a great book for any artist who needs more practice in capturing proper shading in facial features and pretty much everything else, from as many different angles as possible. He introduces all of the 4 basic shapes that nature is composed of, and teaches you to start a still life consisting of cubic, cylindrical, conal, or spherical skeletal structures and build from there. Drawing a model isn't one straight process, it's several. He teaches his students to appreciate the little things that make a big difference in visual art.
I've noticed a few not so positive reviews of this book, and I think it's because people aren't seeing the results they want to see and think it's the book's fault. Drawing is not a logical skill like learning a language, it is something that requires a mixture of good motor skills and acute observation and feeling. Reading a book will not make you a better artist, but applying De Rayna's techniques will certainly make you a better one over time.
...There's a reason why this book is still being published over 40 years later!
About the author
Rudy de Reyna is the author of many Watson-Guptill classics, including Magic Realist Drawing Techniques.
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