On Drawing Trees and Nature - A Classic Victorian Manual with Lessons and Examples

On Drawing Trees and Nature - A Classic Victorian Manual with Lessons and Examples
J. D. Harding, "On Drawing Trees and Nature: A Classic Victorian Manual with Lessons and Examples"
2005 | ISBN-10: 0486442934 | PDF | 152 pages | 24,4 MB

This classic of art instruction is the work of James Duffield Harding, who served as drawing master and sketching companion to the great

19th-century art critic John Ruskin. Highlights include: Direct reproduction of Harding's chalk and lead pencil sketches of vignettes from

natural settings; A series of lessons emphasizing both practical and theoretical considerations; A bonus of 23 outstanding plates from the

author's Lessons on Trees.
Generations of students have benefited from the teachings of this 19th-century master, whose sketches of vignettes from natural settings are

accompanied by a series of lessons emphasizing both practical and theoretical considerations. This edition features the added attraction of

23 outstanding plates from the author's Lessons on Trees.