2012: NEW Books About Drawing
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This site lists BRAND NEW books about drawing and sketching due to be published in 2012 on a month by month basis and highlights major new books which I recommend.
It includes all formats - as hardback, paperback and ebook. It doesn't include every book. Instead it highlights those likely to be of most interest to artists and serious students of drawing.
Each book listed below highlights the type of format, nature of the book according to the publisher's description and the reception and reviews it has had to date.
The focus is on fine art and art instruction books about drawing and sketching for adults.
* It includes books designed specifically for pencils artists and those keeping sketchbooks / journals.
* It includes academic books about drawing
* It includes catalogues for exhibitions about drawings
* It excludes any reference to specialist books about cartooning, manga and drawing books for children.
Note that Amazon listings tend to carry over the ratings for hardbacks and paperbacks to the Kindle edition. High ratings do NOT equate to an excellent conversion of the printed book to ebook format. We're still waiting for Amazon to come up with a way recording people's assessments of the quality of the conversion.
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- January 2012: New Drawing Books
- RECOMMENDED: The Art of Urban Sketching
- February 2012: New Drawing Books
- March 2012: New Drawing Books
- RECOMMENDED: Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
- More Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
- April 2012: New Drawing Books
- RECOMMENDED: The Visual Language of Drawing
- May 2012: New Drawing Books
- June 2012: New Drawing Books
- July 2012: New Drawing Books
- August 2012: New Drawing Books
- September 2012: New Drawing Books
- October 2012: New Drawing Books
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January 2012: New Drawing Books
January sees the publication of a couple of books of fine art drawings by famous artists from the past plus sketches by a modern master. Plus a couple of art instruction books.
There are also a number of Drawing Mentor books - but these seem to be self-published as short books (similar to chapters in other books) and are by an artist I can't locate on the web so they're not listed here
RECOMMENDED: The Art of Urban Sketching
Drawing On Location Around The World - published February 2012
The Art of Urban Sketching aims to provide in book format what Urban Sketchers (the blog) does every day - showcase of location drawings by artists around the world who draw the cities where they live and travel.
It is also a comprehensive guide to urban sketching and explains urban sketching within the context of a long historical tradition and how it is being practiced today.
This substantial 320 page volume - due to publish in February 2012 - has been written and compiled by Gabi Campanario the founder of the nonprofit organization Urban Sketchers.
The Art of Urban Sketching: Drawing On Location Around The World
Amazon Price: $89.00 (as of 05/31/2012)
List Price: $26.99
Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Quarry Books (February 1, 2012)
Amazon reviews: Like (30)
Currently #21 in Hot New Releases of Drawing Books
Product Description: The Art of Urban Sketching offers a visually arresting, storytelling take on urban life from different cultures and artistic styles, as well as insight into various drawing techniques and mediums. With profiles of leading practitioners and discussions of the benefits of working in this art form, this inspiring book shows how one can participate and experience this creative outlet through modern-day social networks and online activity. You'll find:
* more than 600 beautiful, contemporary illustrations,
* artists' profiles and extended captions where these urban sketchers share their stories, how they work, sketching tips, and the tools behind each drawing.
* sketches and observations from more than 50 cities in more than 30 countries.
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Urban Sketchers is a grassroots nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering the art of on-location drawing - and I'm a member
February 2012: New Drawing Books
Two major contributions to drawing in art history are published in February
March 2012: New Drawing Books
March sees the publication of a unique book about drawing and autism - which is very likely to be highly valued by all those touched by this condition
It also has an emphasis on the past and brings:
* a book about the drawings of Lucian Freud - described at Britain's greatest living artist until his death last July.
* the second volume of Cy Twombley's Catalogue Raisonne of Drawings
* A unique publication of a sketchbook journal from the First World War
* plus two new publications of art books from the past by Dover Publications
RECOMMENDED: Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
The Definitive, 4th Edition - published April 2012
A 4th Edition of this extremely popular book by Betty Edwards has been announced - to be published in April 2012.
THIS BOOK IS CONSISTENTLY IN THE TOP THREE BESTSELLING BOOKS ABOUT DRAWING ON AMAZON
1626 days in the top 100 books (Arts & Photography) on Amazon
Amazon review: 4.4 out of 5 stars (238 customer reviews) | Like (12)
Goodreads: 4.02 out of 5 stars (1,971 ratings / 134 reviews)
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED - see my book review of the existing edition on my blog - here's a couple of short extracts
In my opinion, it's an excellent book for adults who haven't picked up a pencil to have a go at drawing in years. It's also very helpful for self-improvers who have already started to draw again but are finding they continue to have problems in drawing the object they see in front of them. Children may also find it interesting as it takes an entirely different approach to teaching people how to draw - but almost certainly will find some of the chapters a bit too advanced.
'Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain' has a unique approach which is accessible (for the most part), memorable and gets good results. It doesn't teach everything about drawing but it has got a lot of people a long way towards being better able to see and better able to draw. And as I said at the beginning it's also one of the only two books I recommend to adults who want to learn how to draw from the beginning.
BUT - see 4TH EDITION to be published in April 2012 below
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain: The Definitive, 4th Edition
Amazon Price: $11.33 (as of 05/31/2012)
List Price: $19.95
Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Tarcher; 4 edition (April 26, 2012)
This revised/updated fourth edition includes:
-a new preface and introduction;
-crucial updates based on recent research on the brain's plasticity and the enormous value of learning new skills/ utilizing the right hemisphere of the brain;
-new focus on how the ability to draw on the strengths of the right hemisphere can serve as an antidote to the increasing left-brain emphasis in American life-the worship of all that is linear, analytic, digital, etc.;
-an informative section that addresses recent research linking early childhood "scribbling" to later language development and the importance of parental encouragement of this activity;
-and new reproductions of master drawings throughout
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NEW Kindle Edition and NEW Workbook
April 2012: New Drawing Books
April is the big month for the Drawing on Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain - with the publication of the fourth edition of the book (see above) and the second edition of the workbook - and a Kindle edition (see below)
What looks like an interesting new book about landscape drawing by the Associate Dean of the Academy of Design, Toronto is also published in April. Plus a couple of books by a Peter Jenny published by Princeton Architectural Press - I'm still trying to identify who "Peter Jenny" is
RECOMMENDED: The Visual Language of Drawing
Lessons on the Art of Seeing
I've heard so many good things over the years about the Art students League that I'll definitely be ordering this book when it's published - or maybe even before!
The Visual Language of Drawing: Lessons on the Art of Seeing
Amazon Price: $18.26 (as of 05/31/2012)
List Price: $27.95
Hardcover: 240 pages
Publisher: Sterling (July 3, 2012)
Product Description: Featuring the insights of 15 current and former Art Students League instructors, this stunning volume reassesses the art of drawing not as a technique, but as the essential grammar of all visual thinking. In an illuminating introductory essay, James Lancel McElhinney punctures the myth that learning to draw is something for experts only, and presents methods for making, appreciating, and teaching drawing. The 15 contributors then offer a broad range of stylistic approaches and methodologies, accompanied by examples of their own and their students' artwork. A final section of basic exercises, along with information on materials, techniques, and resources, completes this inspirational study.
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May 2012: New Drawing Books
May sees the publication of the third in illustrator Andrew Loomis's hugely influential series of art instruction books
This month also sees the publication of a couple of books rather later than originally planned
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LensbyLisa
Apr 4, 2012 @ 11:23 am | delete
- Angel blessings to you! Thank you for keeping me up to date on the new drawing books that will soon be published...I have my eye on a couple of them already!
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JaguarJulie Oct 16, 2011 @ 12:41 pm | delete
- Ah, what an excellent resource for the artist ... I'm thinking it is high time I learned to draw like an artist.
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makingamark
Dec 2, 2011 @ 1:24 pm | delete
- I'd rather you drew like Julie! :) The artist is inside waiting to come out....
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cffutah
Oct 15, 2011 @ 5:25 am | delete
- reviewed both your lens on this, nicely done indeed, hoping for more photos to come.
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makingamark
Dec 2, 2011 @ 1:25 pm | delete
- Images for books yet to be published are difficult. However people can take a look at the "look inside" options if these have been made available by the publishers of new drawing books. It's nearly as good as having a flick through a book in a book shop
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anilsaini
Oct 15, 2011 @ 3:09 am | delete
- nice lens
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makingamark
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- Thanks
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