Drawing Is Magic
Discovering Yourself in a Sketchbook
Will be published approx. on 24. March 2015
Book
Hardback
160 pages
978-1-61769-137-9 (ISBN)
Description
A sketchbook is an essential tool for the growth of any aspiring artist, but its blank pages can be daunting to even the most motivated.
Obsessed with perfection, many wind up treating their sketchbooks more like portfolios than playgrounds. In Drawing Is Magic, author John Hendrix teaches aspiring and advanced artists to find their unique visual voices and become creative daredevils.
Through his freeing, offbeat exercises, drawers learn a sophisticated philosophy of creative thinking-in a way that is totally accessible and fun.
Obsessed with perfection, many wind up treating their sketchbooks more like portfolios than playgrounds. In Drawing Is Magic, author John Hendrix teaches aspiring and advanced artists to find their unique visual voices and become creative daredevils.
Through his freeing, offbeat exercises, drawers learn a sophisticated philosophy of creative thinking-in a way that is totally accessible and fun.
Reviews / Votes
"Drawing is Magic is like a workbook created by Willy Wonka . . . Hendrix is so entertaining and encouraging in his instructions that budding artists of any age will want to take the book to a nearby corner, pull out a favorite pen and start sketching." * St. Louis Post-Dispatch *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Interest Age: Up to 99 years
Illustrations
160 colour illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 191 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
600 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-61769-137-9 (9781617691379)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
John Hendrix is an associate professor of art at Washington University in St. Louis. His classes range from design thinking to typography, drawing, conceptual illustration, and narrative sketchbooks. John's illustrations have appeared in numerous publications, including Sports Illustrated, Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone, The New Yorker, Esquire, and the New York Times. He is the author of Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek (Schwartz & Wade) and John Brown (Abrams). A clear leader in the field, in 2012, John chaired the Society of Illustrator's prestigious 55th Annual Show and served as the President of ICON, Illustration Conference, a biennial global summit for the illustration community.