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1. Introduction to the Elements of Drawing

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The Elements of Drawing
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Stephen Farthing R.A. presents eight practical drawing classes using John Ruskin's teaching collections to explain the basic principles of drawing.

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2. The Tip of the Pencil

Lesson 1. We use line to define spaces and things. It is not a question of magically getting the line right first time, but of first turning a contour into a line, and then systematically correcting that line until it looks right.
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Series
The Elements of Drawing
People
Stephen Farthing
Keywords
draw
art
artist
teach
how to
learn
teaching
ruskin
painting
drawing
Department: Ashmolean Museum
Date Added: 24/03/2011
Duration: 00:01:50

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