{"product_id":"experimental-drawing-robert-kaupelis-9780823016228","title":"Experimental Drawing: Creative Exercises Illustrated by Old and New Masters","description":"\u003cb\u003eStimulating exercises to help beginner to advanced students push the boundaries of traditional drawing.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs with most art forms, it's best to comprehend traditional drawing techniques before you break the rules. But once you've mastered the basics, you may find that you gravitate to more abstract ways of rendering everything from still lifes to figures. However, this book is not only about avant-garde style; it is experimental in that it forces the artist out of his or her comfort zone, whatever that might be. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this book, renowned New York University professor, Robert Kaupelis, shares the tutorials that he used with his students, offering illustrations of drawings and paintings from old masters to contemporary artists (and even some outstanding works from his students) to explain techniques. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCovering everything from creating form through contour drawings to drawing with new technology, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eExperimental Drawing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e helps you zero in on concepts and form ideas that may take your work to a new and more intriguing level. Some of the innovative exercises you'll find here include: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e - Drawing models while blindfolded\u003cbr\u003e - Engaging in group drawing sessions popularized during the Dada era\u003cbr\u003e - Utilizing different drawing materials like glass, plastic, feathers, string, sponges, metal dust, and more\u003cbr\u003e - Reducing a post's brushstroke from six to one\u003cbr\u003e - Using cross-contour lines for a more abstract still life\u003cbr\u003e - Integrating a grid system on a carefully rendered scene to create an illusion of distorted space and movement\u003cbr\u003e - And much more... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis classic volume's inventive and stimulating projects will help serious artists develop their own vision and their own way to draw. Includes more than 200 spectacular drawings by old and modern masters from Michelangelo to Jasper Johns.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Kaupelis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0823016226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780823016228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Watson-Guptill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/1992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.04h x 8.22w x 0.52d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2010 pg. 82","brand":"Robert Kaupelis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45180143763711,"sku":"9780823016228","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_91abf113-7b7d-4b16-823b-a86c55a6748b.jpg?v=1712897589","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/experimental-drawing-robert-kaupelis-9780823016228","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}