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How to Draw What You See, 35th Anniversary Edition

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How to Draw What You See, 35th Anniversary Edition is a timeless guide that teaches artists to draw objects realistically by recognising their basic shapes such as cubes, cylinders, cones, and spheres. Originally published in 1970, Rudy de Reyna’s classic method has guided generations in capturing the world around them with accuracy and detail.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This book is ideal for aspiring and practising artists seeking practical techniques to improve their observational drawing skills and create realistic art.

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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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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 recognise 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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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780823023752

Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 September 1996

Country: United States

Imprint: Watson-Guptill Publications Inc.,U.S.

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 14.0mm

Width: 178.0mm

Height: 253.0mm

Weight: 498g

Pages: 178

About the Author

Rudy de Reyna is the author of many Watson-Guptill classics, including Magic Realist Drawing Techniques.

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