Drawing : a contemporary approach /
Teel Sale, Claudia Betti.
- sixth edition.
- Belmont, Calif : Thomson/Wadsworth, c2008.
- xv, 318 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-303) and index.
Part 1. Introduction to drawing : Drawing: definitions and purposes -- Learning to see: gesture and other beginning line exercises -- Part 2. Spatial relationships of the art elements : Shape/plane and volume -- Value -- Line -- Texture -- Color -- Antiperspective: the triumph of the picture plane -- Part 3. A contemporary view : Organizing the picture plane -- Thematic development -- A look at drawing today -- Part 4. Practical guides : Guide A. Materials -- Guide B. Keeping a sketchbook -- Guide C. Breaking artistic blocks and making critical assessments -- Guide D. Presentation.