Drawing with Hand, Head, and Heart

Author: Van James
Publisher: Steiner Books
ISBN: 9781621480105
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Drawing requires effort and will through our hands, sensitivity and passion from our heart, and the thoughtful direction and reflection of our head. Drawing with Hand, Head, and Heart is a practical, hands-on guide to the art of drawing and to the process of visual thinking as a part of our full, rich human intelligence. Collected and developed over many years of classroom experience, the exercises show teachers, parents, and students of all ages how to learn to draw simply and naturally, as a child would learn to draw. Many of the ideas in this book have grown out of the educational methodology of Waldorf education, resulting in a complete drawing curriculum that is in harmony with the stages of learning the child and young adult naturally go through.

Painting with Hand, Head and Heart

Author: Van James
Publisher: Art with Hand, Head and Heart
ISBN: 9781647868581
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Painting with Hand, Head, and Heart is a comprehensive and practical guide to the art of paintingand to the process of visual thinking that is part of our full human intelligence. More than 500 illustratedexercises and examples, collected and developed over many years of Waldorf classroom experience, showteachers, parents, and students how to learn to paint simply and naturally, as a child would learn to paint.The introduction examines contemporary research on brain development and its relationship to learning, showing how the process of picture-making contributes to the development of visual thinking. An overviewfollows of how children learn to paint, and how their visual intelligence can be engaged through age-appropriatecolor exercises. Many useful examples of wet-on-wet watercolor, wet-on-dry veil painting, pastel, acrylic and other mediums illustrate the art and science of painting for students of all ages and ability levels. Landscape, portrait, still life, figure painting and abstraction are dealt with as well as insights into Rudolf Steiner's indications on painting. Van James alsoprovides samples of inspiring blackboard drawings and main lesson book pages for teachers and students. Heincludes an informative chapter on lazure wall painting and mural techniques, two contributions on therapeutic painting, an appendix on color poems and verses, and a bibliography of resources. Quotations by artists and authors on art, painting and color are generously included throughout the book

Drawing the Head and Hands

Author: Andrew Loomis
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0857680978
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The illustrator Andrew Loomis (1892-1959) is revered amongst artists - including the great American painter Norman Rockwell and comics superstar Alex Ross - for his mastery of figure drawing and clean, Realist style. His hugely influential series of art instruction books have never been bettered. Drawing the Head and Hands is the second in Titan's programme of facsimile editions, returning these classic titles to print for the first time in decades.

The Heart! the Head! and the Hand!, Or, Hatfield's New System of Natural Perspective Drawing Termed the "planispherian System"

Author: J. Hatfield
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mechanical drawing
Languages : en
Pages : 95

Book Description

Drawing from the Book of Nature

Author: Dennis Klocek
Publisher: Rudolf Steiner College Press
ISBN: 9780945803027
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 148

Book Description
When students are given fixed and finalized abstractions from the beginning, they do not have to use their own inner forces to overcome the resistance of the world to arrive at truth or to create beauty. The result is that their inner pictures are devoid of life. To arrive at a truth or to create beauty that reflects the order and harmony of the Creator, we must always begin humbly, in ignorance and ugliness. By striving out of ignorance and ugliness toward the true and beautiful, both scientists and artists can bring new, creative forces into the world. Neither memorizing data nor copying a beautiful drawing engages the true imagination of students as it is by drawing a flower from life. It is precisely this lack of an active, striving inner creativity that can result in the frequently overwhelming feelings of anxiety and alienation experienced by so many people today. As a counterbalance, education must--in all areas of knowledge--increasingly focus on the personal creation of what, through its beauty, speaks truth and through its truth radiates beauty. Drawing from the Book of Nature is about both drawing and the natural world of plants and animals. It is a valuable resource for teachers, students, and anyone who wants to develop a capacity for artistic observation of natural phenomena. Dennis Klocek provides a refreshing combination of depth and clarity, offering a wealth of insight into the lives that constitute living nature. The text is supported by easy-to-follow lessons that help the reader bring the kingdoms of nature to life on paper. This book is a resource through which teachers, students, and others can find their own way toward reuniting with beauty and truth.

Head, Heart, and Hand

Author: Vaughan Dai Rees
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Languages : en
Pages : 550

Book Description

Harding's Lessons on Drawing

Author: J. D. Harding
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 048613783X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 242

Book Description
One of 19th-century England's most respected artists and teachers presents 127 lessons that train both hand and mind in fundamentals of lines and circles, light and shade, perspective, and much more.

The Shape of My Heart

Author: Mark Sperring
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1408840618
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
The world is filled with shapes. A bird, a car, the stars in the sky - what shapes can you see? Children will love spotting familiar shapes on every page. With bright illustrations and a heartwarming message about the shape of something very special - love. Brilliantly read by Katy Ashworth. Please note that audio is not supported by all devices, please consult your user manual for confirmation.

Drawing Lessons

Author: Tracy Mack
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 9780439112031
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 180

Book Description
Twelve-year-old Rory begins to lose the passion for making art that she shares with her father after she finds him kissing his female model and fears for the safety of her parents' marriage.

Freehand Drawing and Discovery

Author: James Richards
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118232100
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 289

Book Description
Features access to video tutorials! Designed to help architects, planners, and landscape architects use freehand sketching to quickly and creatively generate design concepts, Freehand Drawing and Discovery uses an array of cross-disciplinary examples to help readers develop their drawing skills. Taking a "both/and" approach, this book provides step-by-step guidance on drawing tools and techniques and offers practical suggestions on how to use these skills in conjunction with digital tools on real-world projects. Illustrated with nearly 300 full color drawings, the book includes a series of video demonstrations that reinforces the sketching techniques.