The Phonics of Drawing is a 30-lesson art adventure! A homeschool art curriculum with multi-level lessons so the whole family can learn to draw together. Each lesson is presented on three levels,... More > spanning ages 6-18. Finally, an art curriculum that brings the family together!< Less
William Andrew Loomis (1892–1959), better known simply as Andrew Loomis, was an American illustrator, author, and art instructor. His commercial work was featured prominently in advertising and... More > magazines; however, Loomis is best known as author a series of instructional art books printed throughout the 20th century. Long after his death, Loomis' realistic style has continued to influence popular artists.< Less
Mike Hoffman's new 96-page "Secrets of Drawing" is designed to augment your current drawing reference library with tips, trick and techniques found nowhere else. Comes highly recommended by... More > working artists and top animators across the country. Insanely useful--you'll find you may skip far ahead of your current drawing abilities with this well thought out and profusely illustrated book.< Less
In 1868, A. J. Corbersier, then a Sword-Master instructing fence at the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, wrote this Broadsword manual.
Drawing on his experience and the specific course of... More > instruction he used while teaching at Annapolis, Maestro Corbersier laid out a basic introduction to the Saber, often referred to as a “Broadsword.” This course of instruction builds on the basics of terminology, position, movement, attacks, and defenses, to include squad drills.
Uniquely, Maestro Corbersier also includes instructions to a squad level instructor who would be leading the group through the introduction and drills.
The manual quickly gained the recommendation of Vice-Admiral David Porter and was subsequently published in 1869.
This is a fascinating and educational look at 19th Century Military Saber.< Less
In 1868, A. J. Corbersier, then a Sword-Master instructing fence at the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, wrote this Broadsword manual.
Drawing on his experience and the specific course of... More > instruction he used while teaching at Annapolis, Maestro Corbersier laid out a basic introduction to the Saber, often referred to as a “Broadsword.” This course of instruction builds on the basics of terminology, position, movement, attacks, and defenses, to include squad drills.
Uniquely, Maestro Corbersier also includes instructions to a squad level instructor who would be leading the group through the introduction and drills.
The manual quickly gained the recommendation of Vice-Admiral David Porter and was subsequently published in 1869.
This is a fascinating and educational look at 19th Century Military Saber.< Less
Drawing is the basis of all art forms using physical skills to express the Self.
This drawing-course introduces the basics and the spiritual side of artistic expression to you: You learn to... More > “see the world with an artist’s eyes”.
You will enjoy developing your innate drawing skills, inspired by a great variety of simple exercises and explanations of what they will do for you, including illustrations.
Become aware of your habits: They are reflected in your skills! A drawing is a symbolic representation of life and of your ideas about it. A master-artist is able to make a distinction between what is “within” and what is “outside”. Your whole life will benefit from this drawing-course! This smart e-booklet instructs you how to develop creativity and self-esteem.
Enter the artistic world of relations, shapes and forms! Enforce your life’s success by means of focus, openness and self-discipline! This precious booklet will help you create a more fulfilled spiritual life!
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"The Practice and Science of Drawing" is a classic manual for freehand drawing. This book covers the concepts of drawing with a hands-on, practical approach. Several illustrations accompany... More > the text. This is a new book, printed-on-demand.< Less
William Andrew Loomis (1892–1959), better known simply as Andrew Loomis, was an American illustrator, author, and art instructor. His commercial work was featured prominently in advertising and... More > magazines; however, Loomis is best known as author a series of instructional art books printed throughout the 20th century. Long after his death, Loomis' realistic style has continued to influence popular artists.< Less
The Practice and Science of Drawing : Illustrated by Harold Speed. Illustrated with 96 Illustrations, was first published in 1913.
No work on Art has been published in recent years which might be... More > more advantageously placed in the hands of a young student, as a statement of the logical elements of drawing and painting. Every page shows robust common sense expressed in a clear style. . . . We imagine that Mr. Speed is an admirable teacher, and cordially recommend his treatise. - Athenceum.
This classic approach to the dynamics of drawing by a brilliant teacher is filled with insights and practical advice on line drawing, mass drawing, visual memory, materials, and much more.
This book emphasize on learning artistic drawing rather than mechanical drawings traditionally followed by most of the schools. The objective of teaching of drawing will be to guide the student and not to suppress the creativity of students by over teaching.< Less
Writing decades after Gotch's death in 1917, George Robbins pens this instructional manual on Frank Gotch's wrestling style.
It is unclear where Robbins got his material and quotes from Gotch, but... More > working for the Sporting Staff, The Chicago Daily News would have potentially given him access to Gotch personally at some point and the two may have even been friends. The 27 instructional pictures included are clear, well done, drawings which some have suggested may have partially been redrawn from the photographs of Gotch's earlier book, "Wrestling and How to Train."
The real gems of this little instructional manual are Gotch's discussion of his famous "toe hold," including, most interestingly, its origins, and instruction on the Strangle hold with a drawing of the legendary "Farmer" Burns demonstrating.
Altogether, this manual is a unique and important bit of catch wrestling history.< Less
