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Hale has this wonderful spirit that shines through all of his text. No one in this century has the depth of knowledge that hale possesses and he is evermore generous to share his gift with us. Hale is one of the most profound works ever written concer... Read More
This book exemplifies and necessitates this philosophy. The only negative about the book, if it can be called a negative, is that after 100 drawings you want more. This record of his teachings is especially valuable since the dvd set of his lectures i... Read More
Robert beverly hale was considered one of the past century's greatest instructors of drawing and artistic anatomy. Anatomy is very important, and can't be stressed enough. Hales books including his 'artistic anatomy' with paul richer is for you.
Drawing lessons from the great masters is terrific book to get a handle on the mental aspects of drawing. Astonishing systematic knowledge and great mind of author. But, often i find it enlightening to learn how to think.
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The only real shortcoming is that i feel the quality of the reproductions could be a little higher
This book has helped me quite a lot in dealing with the problems of proportion
It is the product of hales passionate teaching at the art students league in nyc
If that what you looking for youd be disappointed
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This is a fantastic book especailly comments to each illustration
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- This product had a total of 464 reviews as of our last analysis date on Aug 9 2022.
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However i wouldnt recommend starting with this book
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Knowing that artists hundreds of years ago began their drawings this way is super reassuring
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Not getting this book is a mistake especially if you are an artist striving for growth
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The primary truth hale mentions that many students fail to realize and some other drawing books skip over is that drawings arent supposed to be a copy of real life
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The model is just the initial suggestion on which to base a drawing
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This beautiful book recommended by my drawing class professor is more than just a compilation of drawings for study
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I think i found it on one of those top ten book all artist should read or something
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Alot of artist arent looking at the classics stuff cause they think its boring or just not their thing
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