Drawing : Space, Form, and Expression

For undergraduate courses in Drawing and Figure Drawing. A comprehensive text for drawing students of all levels.  The fouth edition of Drawing: Space, Form and Expression is designed to address the needs of undergraduate drawing students from beginning through advanced levels. This highly readable text is arranged in three sections, which each reflect the essential aspects of the process of drawing. The text addresses spatial and compositional organization, strategies for depicting three-dimensional form and light, and features an extended look at the way subject matter and form interact to produce content. Based on the premise that drawing is an art form in its own right, this text combines comprehensive coverage of traditional approaches to observational drawing with advanced theory.

Professor Enstice served as Director of the School of Art at the University of Cincinnati from 1995-2000, and is currently Professor of Art, teaching courses in drawing, including Senior Thesis Colloquy up to the graduate level.

Melody Peters is a sculptor and freelance designer who has completed numerous public and private commissions.  She has taught drawing in both art and architecture foundation programs as well as art history survey and modern art history courses.

IN THIS SECTION:
1.) BRIEF
2.) COMPREHENSIVE

 

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BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS:

 

Contents

Preface 

 

Introduction 

  

Section One: Space

 

Chapter 1              The Three-Dimensional Space of a Drawing   

Chapter 2              The Two-Dimensional Space of a Drawing 

Chapter 3              Shape, Proportion, and Layout 

Chapter 4              Linear Perspective 

 

Section Two: Form

 

Chapter 5              Form in Space 

Chapter 6              Form in Light 

Chapter 7              The Interaction of Drawing and Design 

Chapter 8              Drawing the Human Figure 

  

Section Three: Expression

 

Chapter 9              Subject Matter: Sources and Meanings 

Chapter 10            The Form of Expression 

Chapter 11            Visualizations: Drawing Upon Your Imagination  

Chapter 12            Using Color in Drawing 

 

Section Four: Portfolios

 

Chapter 13            Portfolio of Student Drawings

Chapter 14            Portfolio of Contemporary Drawings

 

Glossary of Terms 

Index

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COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS:

 

Contents

Preface 

 

Introduction 

 

The Legacy of Drawing 

Extending the Definition of Drawing 

The Student and Master Drawings 

The Issue of Talent 

The Public Side of Drawing 

Seeing Versus Naming 

Drawing as a Process 

The Merits of a Sketchbook 

 

Section One: Space

 

Chapter 1              The Three-Dimensional Space of a Drawing 

 

Making Your Mark 

The Mark Versus the Line 

Figure-Ground 

The Picture Plane 

The Picture Plane Begins Your Space 

Fundamental Methods for Creating Three-Dimensional Space 

Looking at Space 

Gesture Drawing as a Means of Capturing Space 

Mapping out your Drawing Using Constellations

 

Chapter 2              The Two-Dimensional Space of a Drawing 

 

Two-Dimensional Space and Modern Art 

The Shape of a Drawing 

Positive and Negative Shape 

Implications of the Term Negative Shape 

Accentuating the Positive or the Negative 

Ambiguous Space 

 

Chapter 3              Shape, Proportion, and Layout 

 

Drawing in Proportion 

Shape and Proportion 

Shape and Foreshortening 

Measuring with Your Pencil 

Using the Viewfinder to See Proportion 

Spatial Configurations 

Angling and the Picture Plane 

Advice on the Use of Proportioning Techniques 

Laying Out Your Drawing 

Tips on Selecting a Vantage Point 

Tips on Laying Out Your Image 

 

Chapter 4              Linear Perspective 

 

Point of View 

Convergence and Fixed Position 

One-Point Perspective 

Two-Point Perspective 

The Circle in Perspective 

Other Geometric Volumes and Near-Geometric Volumes 

Converging Verticals and Two-Point Perspective
Three-Point Perspective
 

Section Two: Form

 

Chapter 5              Form in Space 

 

The Visual and the Tactile 

Form and Gestalt 

Approaches to General Form Analysis and Depiction 

Surface Structure of Natural Forms 

 

Chapter 6              Form in Light 

 

The Directional Nature of Light 

Value Shapes 

Local Value 

Directional Light and Local Value 

Optical Grays 

Chiaroscuro 

 

Chapter 7              The Interaction of Drawing and Design 

 

Drawing and Design: A Natural Union

Principles of Design 

Gesture Drawing as a Means to Design 

 

Chapter 8              Drawing the Human Figure 

 

Why Draw the Figure? 

Body Identification 

Proportion 

Gesture Drawing as a Means to Interpret the Figure 

Anatomy in More Depth 

The Importance of Gesture in Longer Poses 

Fleshing Out Your Drawing 

Drawing Hands and Feet 

The Figure as Narrative 

 

Section Three: Expression

 

Chapter 9              Subject Matter: Sources and Meanings 

 

Traditional Subject Matter Areas 

Subject Matter as a Source of Meaning 

Thematic Variations 

 

Chapter 10            The Form of Expression 

 

The Two Definitions of the Term Form 

Studying the Form of a Masterwork 

The Matter of Pictorial Invention 

What Is Abstraction Anyway? 

The Primacy of Form in the Visual Arts 

Form as a Source of Meaning 

Troubleshooting Your Drawings 

Critical Questions to Ask About Your Drawings 

The Issue of Detail

 

Chapter 11            Visualizations: Drawing Upon Your Imagination  

 

Visualizing with a Purpose 

Practical Advice for Drawing Visualized Images 

Freeing Up Your Imagination 

Categories of the Visualized Image 

 

Chapter 12            Using Color in Drawing 

 

Basic Color Theory and Terminology  

Color Schemes 

Using Color to Represent Space and Form 

Color and Design 

Color and Expression 

 

Section Four: Portfolios

 

Chapter 13            Portfolio of Student Drawings

 

Portrait and Self-Portrait 

Visualized Images 

Unusual Subject Matter

Graphic Novels and Comics

Computer-Generated Images

 

Chapter 14            Portfolio of Contemporary Drawings

 

Historical Background
Realism and Reality

Abstraction

Expanded Format and Mixed Media

Narrative

Appropriation

Social and Political Themes

Art and Technology

Globalization

 

Glossary of Terms 

Index