San Antonio College Library

"With an artistic mindset, we don't always draw what we can't see. And because we don't draw it, we can't fully understand it. To challenge this restricted outlook, architect Kurt Ofer has formulated an utterly unique way of drawing, which gives a superior understanding of form. By following the method of 'transparent drawing', you ignore an object's opacity and see beyond its surface, allowing you to draw it in a very distinct and holistic way. This...

Describes useful pens and paper, covers composition, tone, texture, pattern, color, and drawing conventions, and shows sample sketches. The author is an architect, author, artist, and illustrator, and focuses on sketching buildings and people.

The books contains How to draw male and female portraits, Techniques and Tools, Form and Proportion, Light and Shadow, 10 step-by-step demonstrations and over 175 illustrations.

Describes the drawing process, discusses proportions, light, depth, texture, pattern, design, and imagination, and tells how to evaluate one's work.

Demonstrates with hundreds of pictures--in color and black and white--the techniques and styles available to all who wish to learn or to extend potential and pleasure in drawing.