The Practice and Science of Drawing

Harold Speed (1872 - 1957)

This book is an attempt to teach beginning students how to draw. Starting out with intuition and vision, Harold Speed explains line and mass drawing, and how rhythm is conveyed in art by means of balance and proportion. Everything is pulled together in a chapter on portrait drawing, before the author gives hints on materials and procedure. This manual was written in 1913, but because of the intelligent combination of useful advice and sensitive reflection on the nature and meaning of artistic practice, it has been considered a valuable resource for artists. (Summary by Availle)

Genre(s): Art, Design & Architecture

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 Preface ogbog
00:08:28
Play 01 Introduction Availle
00:26:16
Play 02 Drawing J. M. Smallheer
00:11:04
Play 03 Vision Tom Penn
00:18:14
Play 04 Line Drawing J. M. Smallheer
00:13:29
Play 05 Mass Drawing MaryAnn
00:16:14
Play 06 The Academic and Conventional MaryAnn
00:18:46
Play 07 The Study of Drawing J. M. Smallheer
00:04:43
Play 08 Line Drawing: Practical Anita Roy Dobbs
00:42:28
Play 09 Mass Drawing: Practical realisticspeakers
00:37:17
Play 10 Rhythm ToddHW
00:17:18
Play 11 Rhythm: Variety of Line ToddHW
00:07:30
Play 12 Rhythm: Unity of Line kdixon
00:58:02
Play 13 Rhythm: Variety of Mass Logan Lorenz
00:25:03
Play 14 Rhythm: Unity of Mass TriciaG
00:32:29
Play 15 Rhythm: Balance Diana Schmidt
00:13:27
Play 16 Rhythm: Proportion realisticspeakers
00:19:21
Play 17 Portrait Drawing Anita Roy Dobbs
00:30:01
Play 18 The Visual Memory Tom Penn
00:14:30
Play 19 Procedure Beau Wood
00:13:13
Play 20 Materials Diana Schmidt
00:27:16
Play 21 Conclusion Mahima
00:07:14
Play 22 Appendix Availle
00:06:23