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Summary: The Book Is great....
Review: as a companion to McMullans class at SVA, which I have done. It is also a great tool on the proper way to draw figure. The book instructs the reader how to see the life flowing through the pose...as much as yoda as that sounds. Starting with a shoe and then a plant. It also instructs how the artist should sit and view the model. Rember there is no real subsitute for the actual class and no book is going to make you great. Personally I have had my differences with Mr McMullan and could go as far as sayign no I don't like him BUT the book is a great tool, as "a reader" stated. One last thing if Mr. Gargan feels that "I doubt if any artist would find this of much value" then please explain why the classes at The School Of Visual Arts in NYC are always packed and turn out people who en up working for disney?
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Summary: The Book Is great....
Review: as a companion to McMullans class at SVA, which I have done. It is also a great tool on the proper way to draw figure. The book instructs the reader how to see the life flowing through the pose...as much as yoda as that sounds. Starting with a shoe and then a plant. It also instructs how the artist should sit and view the model. Rember there is no real subsitute for the actual class and no book is going to make you great. Personally I have had my differences with Mr McMullan and could go as far as sayign no I don't like him BUT the book is a great tool, as "a reader" stated. One last thing if Mr. Gargan feels that "I doubt if any artist would find this of much value" then please explain why the classes at The School Of Visual Arts in NYC are always packed and turn out people who en up working for disney?
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Summary: Great book, great teacher
Review: Funny, I believe the reviewer below has not read the book. Yes, "Revolutionary Approach" is marketing-speak, but the book itself is rooted in the very principles of the masters he mentions. Michelangelo & Degas are used as great examples.
It's not an easy book to digest, but neither are the principles he espouses. Nevertheless, my drawing has become much better because of it, and for the first time I'm actually learning to THINK about drawings & the body.
Highly recommended.
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Summary: another "gimmick" book
Review: MacMullan's text is based upon the inferrence that some "revolution" or other is needed in FIGURE DRAWING. Actually, it's one more sad example of an author relying upon some gimmick wording to push sales. Pushing Sales is one thing, and teaching drawing is another. This gimmick is just one more promising to RE-INVENT-THE-WHEEL, as though drawing like Raphael, or Leonardo da Vinci, or Rembrandt were not good enough; or more to the point, LEARNING-TO-DRAW like a master were suddenly in need of revolutionary....WHITER-&-BRIGHTER wonder chemical "X37". Go ahead and give us a REVOLUTION. You'll still see that it just goes AROUND and AROUND!
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Summary: another "gimmick" book
Review: MacMullan's text is based upon the inferrence that some "revolution" or other is needed in FIGURE DRAWING. Actually, it's one more sad example of an author relying upon some gimmick wording to push sales. Pushing Sales is one thing, and teaching drawing is another. This gimmick is just one more promising to RE-INVENT-THE-WHEEL, as though drawing like Raphael, or Leonardo da Vinci, or Rembrandt were not good enough; or more to the point, LEARNING-TO-DRAW like a master were suddenly in need of revolutionary....WHITER-&-BRIGHTER wonder chemical "X37". Go ahead and give us a REVOLUTION. You'll still see that it just goes AROUND and AROUND!
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Summary: another "gimmick" book
Review: MacMullan's text is based upon the inferrence that some "revolution" or other is needed in FIGURE DRAWING. Actually, it's one more sad example of an author relying upon some gimmick wording to push sales. Pushing Sales is one thing, and teaching drawing is another. This gimmick is just one more promising to RE-INVENT-THE-WHEEL, as though drawing like Raphael, or Leonardo da Vinci, or Rembrandt were not good enough; or more to the point, LEARNING-TO-DRAW like a master were suddenly in need of revolutionary....WHITER-&-BRIGHTER wonder chemical "X37". Go ahead and give us a REVOLUTION. You'll still see that it just goes AROUND and AROUND!
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Summary: High-Focus Drawing
Review: Surprisingly enough for such an accomplished illustrator this is a really weak book. Repetative, self aggrandizing and concepyualy unsound , I doubt if any artist would find this of much value
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Summary: Great!
Review: Well, I turn to this book for inspiration to remember what life drawing's all about! It touches on a very important essence about life drawing most other books don't: the natural rhythm of the human form and the ability to "catch" it, and translate it on to the page. The ability to successfuly make true LIFE drawings: making the images come to life. It is the difference between being just a very good draftsman (being able to render forms faithfully with no emotion/life essence) to being an artist. I wouldn't get this book if I only had to get a single ONE on figure drawing, but its something to supplement other (figure) drawing books.
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