The Elements of Drawing (Dover Art Instruction)

The type is difficult to read making the book useless to me.

Great nothing derogatory too mention

Excellent intro to art. Of course very 19th century but still illuminating . Stones of Venice even better. John ruskin

So much info!

Excellent this is the man. To bad all critiques aren't as integrity driven as Ruskin. He really has a way of putting into words what art and the artistic eye is without all the bolder dash that now plagues most critics. And a damn good teacher as well.

The entire book is great. For anyone who draws or wants a better understanding of why viewing art is such a rich experience read this book. For the artist, invaluable. I read it and reread this book and it always reveals more. Especially illuminating are his writings on JMW Turner's watercolors.

I'm really enjoying this annotated version of this classic on drawing. Glad I got this one with so many to chose from.

It's nicely bound. The text was not typeset, it is scanned so it's a little rough. Also the text is VERY small making it difficult to read. I believe this work is in the public domain, so if you have a tablet you can download for free or nearly free.