{"title":"Hugh Laidman","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"figures-and-faces-a-sketchers-handbook-paperback","title":"Figures and Faces: A Sketcher's Handbook - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eVeteran artist, illustrator, and teacher shows how simple and rewarding it can be to draw two of the most challenging of artistic subjects. 160 pages of figures; 25 halftones; 4 charts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eArtist, illustrator, and teacher Hugh Laidman shows how simple and rewarding it can be to draw two of the most challenging of artistic subjects--the male and female figures.\u003cbr\u003eA brief review of anatomical structure is followed by detailed illustrations and clear instructions for rendering line, tone, structure, and form in a variety of techniques. Explanatory drawings, practice exercises, and step-by-step photographs are used to discuss sketching, sustained and contour drawing, working with charcoal or pastels, as well as finding and posing models and drawing people of different ages and ethnic groups. \u003cbr\u003eArt students to professionals will find the text's direct terminology and detailed illustrations of immense value. \u003cbr\u003eUnabridged Dover (2005) republication of\u003ci\u003e Figures\/Faces: A Sketcher's Handbook, \u003c\/i\u003e originally published by The Viking Press, New York, 1979.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50120975876319,"sku":"9780486437613","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/IoRE2IngDc9780486437613.webp?v=1781601650"},{"product_id":"drawing-animals-paperback","title":"Drawing Animals - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn expert guide by a well-known teacher and artist offers sound advice on methods and techniques for artists at all levels. Step-by-step instructional drawings of 26 animals, wild and domestic, appear with a text that focuses on understanding animal anatomy and behavior as a key to creating natural, expressive drawings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA valuable guide by a well-known teacher and artist, this volume abounds in expert advice on methods and techniques for drawing animals, offering 26 lessons with step-by-step drawings of wild and domestic creatures. Author Hugh Laidman directed the U.S. Marine Corps art program, was commissioned by the National Gallery of Art to do work for NASA, and was a successful syndicated cartoonist. In \u003ci\u003eDrawing Animals, \u003c\/i\u003e his breadth of skill and experience has been successfully distilled into a concise, easy-to-follow and beautifully illustrated guide.\u003cbr\u003eLaidman offers knowledgeable advice on methods and techniques before proceeding to the heart of the book: expertly rendered instructional drawings of more than two dozen animals, from cats and dogs to elephants and gorillas. The emphasis throughout the text is on understanding animal anatomy and behavior as a guide to creating natural, expressive drawings, while developing an individual style and approach. Artists at all levels, beginner to expert, will find this book a source of inspiration as well as instruction.\u003cbr\u003eDover (2003) unabridged republication of the edition published by E. P. Dutton, New York, 1979.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50121011232991,"sku":"9780486432076","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/rChdBluwfK9780486432076.webp?v=1781605132"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/hugh-laidman.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}