Misty Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Need recommendations for this.. Junior high level would probably be more my daughter's level.. She is 13. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenda in MA Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 My son used How Great Thou Art I for a high school art credit. How Great Thou Art Brenda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 In 8th grade, my daughter used Betty Edwards' The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain: A Course in Enhancing Creativity and Artistic Confidence. The author also has a workbook that you could use -- New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain Workbook: Guided Practice in the Five Basic Skills of Drawing. Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ClarinetMom Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 My children have enjoyed the Drawing Textbook by Bruce McIntyre and the Usborne Drawing Pack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janice H Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 In 8th grade, my daughter used Betty Edwards' The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain: A Course in Enhancing Creativity and Artistic Confidence. The author also has a workbook that you could use -- New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain Workbook: Guided Practice in the Five Basic Skills of Drawing. Regards, Kareni When I took a drawing class we used this book. (It was years ago, so not this edition.) I had zero skill in sketching before this course. The exercises are illuminating--e.g., how much easier it is to copy a drawing placed upside down. One's inner critic is much quieter about drawing an eye, a horse's leg, whatever the tricky object is, when it's just lines. I also liked how the exercises were transferable to future art projects. It's not like those "draw a horse" books where the animal is deconstructed into basic shapes. There was also an intuitive approach to perspective--none of those vanishing point exercises with multiple straight lines. (I found these completely confusing in 6th grade.) Nice to see there's a workbook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan C. Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Mark Kistler's Draw Squad. I purchased it at a bookstore for under $20 and used it for both dc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Book Nut Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 In 8th grade, my daughter used Betty Edwards' The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain: A Course in Enhancing Creativity and Artistic Confidence. The author also has a workbook that you could use -- New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain Workbook: Guided Practice in the Five Basic Skills of Drawing. Regards, Kareni I was going to suggest this. My high school art teacher used this book/these methods. I went to art school (college) and this book was used for Drawing I. One thing to note (incase it's a concern to you), there is some new age quotes/concepts in the book (atleast in the older edition). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Book Nut Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 Mark Kistler's Draw Squad. I purchased it at a bookstore for under $20 and used it for both dc. We have this book also & it's another good choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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