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This book teaches classical drawing lessons that emphasize learning drawing principle before starting drawing practice. This book comes with a DVD on how to draw. I really enjoyed watching the instructor. And I learned a lot from the DVD. The book has many helpful photos and diagrams. I would categorize this as a good textbook for drawing students.
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The practice of drawing…distilled to its essential elements.
In this elegant and inspiring primer, master contemporary artist and author Juliette Aristides breaks down the drawing process into small, manageable lessons; introduces time-tested principles and techniques that are easily accessible; and shares the language and context necessary to understand the artistic proce...more
In this elegant and inspiring primer, master contemporary artist and author Juliette Aristides breaks down the drawing process into small, manageable lessons; introduces time-tested principles and techniques that are easily accessible; and shares the language and context necessary to understand the artistic proce...more
Published November 15th 2011 by Watson-Guptill
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Nov 14, 2012Parka rated it it was amazing
(More pictures on my blog)
This is a wonderful book on drawing by Juliette Aristides.
It covers the essential techniques to making a good drawing. These are subjects like understanding lines, contours, proportion, depth, tonal composition, light and shadow. They are the usual subjects taught for drawing. The text is insightful and filled with tips, supplemented by beautiful illustrated examples from artists and old masters.
This is not an immediately hands-on book where you can dive in and draw str...more
Shelves: art-books, author-north-american, instructional, non-fiction, read-in-2013, xx
Juliette Aristides is part of the growing return to classical beaux arts training for artists. This beautifully illustrated book includes several step-by-step exercises to help the student explore the basic elements of traditional atelier practice. She also includes an inspiring DVD with the hardcover edition. While the lessons on the DVD do not correspond directly with the book lessons, they nevertheless provide additional guidance for the topic as a whole.
This type of atelier training isn't re...more
This type of atelier training isn't re...more
May 14, 2014Chris Griffith rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Outstanding! The definitive and best book I've ever read on learning how to draw. Principled and practical as well as beautifully illustrated and well-written. Aristedes is a modern master artist. A careful study of this book is like sitting at her feet and absorbing what she's learned over many years of careful and disciplined research. She humbly and graciously wants to pass that knowledge and wisdom on to others. If you desire to learn to draw, you owe it to yourself to get this book.
This book could be, should I dare say, a great lesson in drawing without having to attend an art class! It covers everything I learned in my first semester at art school
Jun 07, 2013Kevin de Ataíde rated it really liked it
Back to basics with the drawings. It's odd coming back after years to basics like line, form and contrast. It's also surprising how much of this basic information is internalised simply by practice. If everyone received this sort of training at the very beginning, the learning process would be speeded up. Anyhow, a beautifully produced and detailed analysis of the science of drawing, with particular assistance for students of art who may never have been taught to draw. The current sickness in ar...more
Feb 26, 2016John Wise rated it it was amazing
I've always wanted to learn how to draw. This was a great place to start, full of beautiful illustrations for encouragement.
Absolutely love this book. I have been doing art all my life, and Juliette Aristides makes it feel fresh, yet grounded in traditional methods. She is a wonderful, accessible writer, artist and teacher. The DVD included with this book is a huge bonus. Highly recommend.
Apr 07, 2019Stephanie rated it it was amazing
Very informative and easy to read drawing guide :)
Mar 22, 2018Rosa Laguna rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Great book
I bought this book because it had great reviews and it didn't dissapoint me. Highly recommended. Looking forward to read Lessons in Classical Painting.
I bought this book because it had great reviews and it didn't dissapoint me. Highly recommended. Looking forward to read Lessons in Classical Painting.
Nov 27, 2018Castles rated it liked it
Different from her other book in this series, this one is much more technical and useful for artists, with actual drawing methods and ideas to apply.
While I didn't see the DVD that comes along with this book, it's still an inspiring reading and I appreciate her serious approach to classical drawing and learning methods.
While I didn't see the DVD that comes along with this book, it's still an inspiring reading and I appreciate her serious approach to classical drawing and learning methods.
Nov 30, 2012Richard Haddad rated it it was amazing
Juliette Aristides is brilliant in her art as well as her teaching skills. The way she brings forth the points she’s trying to make are easy to understand and clear as a bell.
In this book, Aristides highlights important topics that any beginner artist will require in their art. These are issues you are constantly faced with whenever you draw and making a good practice of them early will help you through your journey.
She begins with putting down basic lines and contours, and then leads on to diff...more
In this book, Aristides highlights important topics that any beginner artist will require in their art. These are issues you are constantly faced with whenever you draw and making a good practice of them early will help you through your journey.
She begins with putting down basic lines and contours, and then leads on to diff...more
A lovely read! Sort of like a crash course in everything art from art history to step by step drawing instructions for difficult subjects. A lot of other books might also offer similar information, but it's the videos where it truly stands apart from other similar books. Juliette is an excellent teacher, IMHO; and she tries to actually show and explain what she's doing and why as she demonstrates the application of the concepts (yes, she herself draws a couple of figures). The videos really co...more
Jul 04, 2014Martha Smith rated it liked it
This book teaches classical drawing lessons that emphasize learning drawing principle before starting drawing practice. This book comes with a DVD on how to draw. I really enjoyed watching the instructor. And I learned a lot from the DVD. The book has many helpful photos and diagrams. I would categorize this as a good textbook for drawing students. If I could afford to go to Juliette Aristides classical drawing atelier in Seattle Washington I would go in a heartbeat. She is a very talented instr...more
Nov 15, 2012Serge Pierro rated it really liked it
Classical Drawing Atelier by Juliette Aristides was a wonderful book, and this book makes an excellent companion to that one. Once again, there are excellent examples and insightful text throughout. The included DVD brings to life many of the approaches touched upon within the book. I would love to see more in depth coverage of shading techniques and values - especially on the DVD - a time lapsed lesson would be invaluable, to show how the graduation of tone is laid down.
A good reference book, but...
I get annoyed when reading too many 'when I did this and that...', 'when I went to somewhere...' or 'when I studied with so-and-so'... No, I'm not a fan in those personal life stories from an art textbook.
Besides, there's not too much update or new perspective from the author's other book on Classical Drawing Atelier. The DVD seems a bit redundant but at the same time not informative enough.
I get annoyed when reading too many 'when I did this and that...', 'when I went to somewhere...' or 'when I studied with so-and-so'... No, I'm not a fan in those personal life stories from an art textbook.
Besides, there's not too much update or new perspective from the author's other book on Classical Drawing Atelier. The DVD seems a bit redundant but at the same time not informative enough.
An excellent book on drawing for someone with a rudimentary knowledge of drawing and some experience. A beginner might be a bit confused, but it still works well for an absolute beginner if this was the only book they were going to read on drawing. The video goes well with it, and I took copious notes from this book for my own class room.
'What we see in the museums are the old masters at the peak of their career, so don't feel bad if you don't consistently get as good results.'
'Beginners are blind to halftones'
'Beginners are blind to halftones'
Feb 05, 2015Quiver rated it really liked it
Excellent, and classical indeed. I hope to continue dipping back into it and learning from it.
I have not looked at the accompanying CD.
I have not looked at the accompanying CD.
Will definitely be referring to this book over and over again. The companion DVD is I found to be quite helpful. Juliett Aristides did a very good job elucidating her process of drawing.
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