On Drawing Trees and Nature: A Classic Victorian Manual
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Generations of students have benefited from the teachings of this 19th-century master, whose sketches of vignettes from natural settings are accompanied by a series of lessons emphasizing both practical and theoretical considerations. This edition features the added attraction of 23 outstanding plates from the author’s Lessons on Trees.Generations of students have benefited from the teachings of this 19th-century master, whose sketches of vignettes from natural settings are accompanied by a series of lessons emphasizing both practical and theoretical considerations. This edition features the added attraction of 23 outstanding plates from the author’s Lessons on Trees.Generations of students have benefited from the teachings of this 19th-century master, whose sketches of vignettes from natural settings are accompanied by a series of lessons emphasizing both practical and theoretical considerations. This edition features the added attraction of 23 outstanding plates from the author’s Lessons on Trees.
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A. HARDING –
Really lovely book, beautiful illustrations – new and beautifully presented.
William P. Harding –
This is a great example of JDHs skills; the man was a fantastic artist and this little book shows off some of that ability. Recommended.
David –
If you like to know why and how a tree is drawn than this is a great book. These trees are drawn expertly.
I actually enjoy reading the many words on how to properly shade foliage.
Amazon Customer –
Do not get this! Some pages are upside down, double size spreads are difficult to understand, chaotic ordering of pages. I returned the ebook.
I would give it zero rating if I could
Amazon Customer –
Unreadable in the Kindle format – none of the pages are in order and some pages are upside down – swift return
John Valente –
This book really exceeded my expectations. Written in the mid 1800’s, it does have that 19th century verbiage that was common in that era which makes for plenty of reading but the instruction is solid. The plates are stunning drawings of trees, some of the very finest I’ve seen…the book cover doesn’t do his work justice. Insightful tips and the wide range of tones he uses in his drawings is beautiful. Very inspiring…makes you want to draw outside in a secluded park!
Jon –
Love both the Harding books -learned from them and copied a lot of drawings from them as exercise work – they are both up there in the “top ten” essential drawing books along with Dodson’ “Keys to drawing”, Harold Speed’s book, etc. Many thanks to Armand Cabrera for recommending them in the comments on Gurney Journey!
Lorena Lee –
Detailed manual
Joe R. –
I have recently had the opportunity to study original artwork by J D Harding,
His best paintings really are superb, and so I bought this book to learn something of his technique.
A well produced volume, and good value for money.
Luiz Carlos Glassmann –
Sou fa desse artista de longa data
R A DOUGLAS –
It starts halfway through, all the pages are in half , some are upside down and the pages are not in numerical order ! Complete waste of money and time .
Henry’s Cat –
Top quality illustrations (they really are top quality, lithographs) throughout with some very thorough instruction which has added value in that it’s not exclusively on drawing trees.
This is definitely in the “traditional drawing” category, none of this modern mumbo jumbo and as such it is a superb grounding on drawing nature. Fantastic if you draw or paint relaistic landscapes or, just trees (like me).
Anja –
Well, it’s an old book.. And sure.. Very good artist… But… Didn’t do much for me.