{"product_id":"drawing-for-the-absolute-and-utter-beginner-revised-15th-anniversary-edition-revised","title":"Drawing for the Absolute and Utter Beginner, Revised: 15th Anniversary Edition (Revised)","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"For the beginner whose artistic passion awaits awakening and direction you are in luck. Claire Watson Garcia, the eminent artist and art educator has created an extraordinary book for you. Easy to follow step-by-step guidance through varieties of drawing techniques will take you from the uncertainty of beginning into a world of newfound self-confidence. With Claire's book, you are on the runway to a new fearless clarity to approach and draw any subject.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--David A. Dunlop\u003c\/b\u003e, artist, teacher, lecturer, and Emmy Award-winning TV host \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This wonderful new version is as much a labor of true love as was the original, and a beautiful roadmap that one can reference on the path to creativity.\" \n\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e-- \n\u003cb\u003eAngela Wood\u003c\/b\u003e, Publisher, Blogger, Creative Director, inventivekids.com, Circle Media Inc. \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for the first edition: \n\u003cbr\u003e \"This is simply the best beginners' drawing book available. Garcia gently teaches how to see like an artist and then leads the student from creative exercises (recording shapes upside down), through \"turning edges into objects,\" and finally to detailed still life and facial drawings.\" --Library Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCLAIRE WATSON GARCIA is an instructor at the prestigious Silvermine School of Art in New Canaan, CT, where her \"Absolute and Utter Beginner\" courses and workshops have been popular for over 20 years. She is also the author of \n\u003ci\u003ePainting for the Absolute and Utter Beginner\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThis revised 15th anniversary edition of the bestselling beginning drawing book updates art and text examples to include new student pieces, up-to-date materials, and additional sections on drawing in 3D and travel sketching, along with refreshed and contemporary design.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on author and art instructor Claire Watson Garcia's successful courses and workshops for beginning and aspiring artists, \n\u003ci\u003eDrawing for the Absolute and Utter Beginner\u003c\/i\u003e applies a positive, accepting tone to a progressive series of lessons in sketching and rendering. The book's step-by-step methodology and examples of student works from earliest efforts to completed drawings give novices the tools and techniques needed to make competent and eloquent renderings of still lifes, portraits, and more. In this revised edition, Garcia covers such in-demand subject matter as drawing-on-the-go, drawing in three dimensions, and drawing the portrait at a three-quarter view. The reinvigorated art and text ensure that this drawing instruction classic will continue to appeal to new generations of aspiring artists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Garcia, Claire Watson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Watson-Guptill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2018-07-03\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Art \/ Techniques \/ Drawing - Pencil|Art \/ Techniques \/ Drawing - Pen \u0026amp; Ink\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/b\u003e Drawing|Technique|ART \/ Techniques \/ Drawing|ART \/ Techniques \/ Pen \u0026amp; Ink Drawing|ART \/ Techniques \/ Pencil Drawing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.5 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780399580512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9780399580512\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Watson-Guptill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52371694649625,"sku":"SP-9780399580512","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0913\/0380\/5209\/files\/9780399580512_spiral.png?v=1778435420","url":"https:\/\/westbindery.com\/products\/drawing-for-the-absolute-and-utter-beginner-revised-15th-anniversary-edition-revised","provider":"West Bindery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}