Drawing Lessons from the Famous Artists School

Table of contents

1. Cover
2. Half Title
3. Title
4. Copyright
5. CONTENTS
6. Acknowledgments
7. Welcome
8. The Founding Illustrators of the Famous Artists School
9. 1 THE ART OF THE STORY
   1. The Big Idea: Developing Pictorial Concepts
   2. Character, Plot, and Setting
   3. Mood, Movement, and Emotion
   4. Compositional Strategies (1/2)
   5. Compositional Strategies (2/2)
10. 2 MAKING IT PERSONAL
    1. Infusing Yourself into Your Drawings
    2. Drawing Upon the World around You
    3. Gathering Inspiration
    4. The Importance of Empathy
11. 3 DRAWING AS A TOOL FOR SEEING
    1. The Importance of Doodling (1/2)
    2. The Importance of Doodling (2/2)
    3. Sketching for Greater Clarity
    4. The Construction of Form
    5. Considering the Common Object
12. 4 COMPOSING FORBEST EFFECT
    1. Making Compositional Choices (1/2)
    2. Making Compositional Choices (2/2)
    3. Establishing a Center of Interest
    4. Light, Shadow, Tone and Value
    5. The Role of Rhythm and Movement (1/2)
    6. The Role of Rhythm and Movement (2/2)
13. 5 THE WELLDESIGNEDIMAGE
    1. Form Follows Function
    2. The Eloquence of Simplicity
    3. The Use of Visual Symbols
    4. Repetition, Variety, and Novelty
14. 6 DRAWING THE FIGURE
    1. Casting and Posing Your Characters and Models (1/2)
    2. Casting and Posing Your Characters and Models (2/2)
    3. The Expressive Face (1/2)
    4. The Expressive Face (2/2)
    5. Hands, Gestures, and Body Language (1/2)
    6. Hands, Gestures, and Body Language (2/2)
    7. The Figure in Motion
15. 7 AN EYE FOR COLOR
    1. The Basics of Color
    2. Making Color Choices (1/2)
    3. Making Color Choices (2/2)
    4. Using Color to Evoke Mood, Character, and Atmosphere
16. Famous Artists Behind the Scenes: Materials and Methods (1/3)
17. Famous Artists Behind the Scenes: Materials and Methods (2/3)
18. Famous Artists Behind the Scenes: Materials and Methods (3/3)
19. About the Authors
20. Image Credits
21. Index
    1. A
    2. B
    3. C
    4. D
    5. F
    6. G
    7. H
    8. L
    9. M
    10. N
    11. P
    12. R
    13. S
    14. T
    15. U
    16. W