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Drawing Lessons from the Famous Artists School
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Drawing Lessons from the Famous Artists School

by Stephanie Haboush Plunkett, Magdalen Livesey
June 2017
Beginner content levelBeginner
160 pages
6h 20m
English
Rockport Publishers
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bottom right, he emphasized the sweep of the woman’s gesture by
darkening the strokes of her hair, the curve of her back, and her right
leg thrusting forward.
Draftsmanship was an important
skill for the illustrators of the Famous
Artists School, an ability they developed
through the act of observational draw-
ing. John Atherton often focused on the
beauty of the common object, creating
works that ranged from the highly
realistic to the decorative. He noted
that the illustration, ...
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ISBN: 9781631591228