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Line - by Edmund J Sullivan (Paperback)

Line - by  Edmund J Sullivan (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Written by a noted artist and teacher, this well-illustrated guide introduces the basics of line drawing. Topics include third and fourth dimensions, formal perspective, shade and shadow, figure drawing, and other essentials.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Written by a noted illustrator and teacher, this guide introduces the basics of line drawing. British artist Edmund J. Sullivan, who merges the traditional nineteenth-century style of illustration with elements of Art Nouveau, begins by introducing readers to the freehand drawing of abstract lines and advances to the freehand drawing of natural forms, consisting mainly of plane surfaces or single lines.<br>Subsequent chapters illustrate and discuss representations of the third and fourth dimensions, the picture plane, formal perspective, and the drawing of solid objects, including their depiction in shade and shadow, and their modelling. Additional topics include shadows, reflections, and aerial perspective as well as figure drawing. <br><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>Written by a noted illustrator and teacher, this guide introduces the basics of line drawing. British artist Edmund J. Sullivan, who merges the traditional nineteenth-century style of illustration with elements of Art Nouveau, begins by introducing readers to the freehand drawing of abstract lines and advances to the freehand drawing of natural forms, consisting mainly of plane surfaces or single lines.<br>Subsequent chapters illustrate and discuss representations of the third and fourth dimensions, the picture plane, formal perspective, and the drawing of solid objects, including their depiction in shade and shadow, and their modelling. Additional topics include shadows, reflections, and aerial perspective as well as figure drawing. <br>Dover (2015) republication of the edition originally published by Chapman & Hall, Ltd., London, 1922.<br>See every Dover book in print at<br><b>www.doverpublications.com</b></p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Artist Edmund Joseph Sullivan (1869-1933) merged the British tradition of illustration from the 1860s with aspects of Art Nouveau. He contributed to English periodicals such as the <i>Pall Mall Magazine</i> and illustrated many books, including <i>The Compleat Angler, Tom Brown's Schooldays, </i>and <i>Sartor Resartus.</i>

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