How to Draw

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"A Practical Book of Instruction in the Art of Illustration. Presenting Numerous Reproductions of Original Drawings by America's most Famous Illustrators, Cartoonists and Comic Artists." Published in 1904.

107 pages of text and illustrations including the introductory pages. Most Illustrations are full page.

Leon Barritt, in his volume on "How to Draw; A Practical Book of Instruction in the Art of Illustration," (Harpers,) sets forth, in a simple and practical manner, the basic principles of illustration in pen and ink and pencil. He begins with a description of the reproduction of drawings, followed by a discussion of the materials ...
Read The January 14, 1905, New York Times, SATURDAY REVIEW BOOKS, review of How to Draw By Leon Barritt

Contents

List of Artist Contributors Note to the Contributors Introduction Pen-and-Ink Drawing Material Primary Instruction First Lesson Line Work Studies Rules for Drawing the Head Rules for Drawing the Eye, Ear,and Mouth Rules for Drawing the Hands Rules for Drawing the Feet The Human Figure Measuring by the Eye Drawing from Life Measurements of the Human Figure Show Studies Drawing from Life - Children Drawing from Life - Drapery Studies in Expression Animal Drawing

Perspective Landscape Drawing Spatter Work Water Studies Comics Cartoons Wash Lamp-Black Drawing Distemper Drawing Drawing on Silver Prints Lettering How to make an Ellipse Tint Papers Scale for Reducing Drawings Sharpening Pencils News and Story Illustrations Foliage Study Examples of the Work of America's Most Famous Illustrators: News Fiction Cartoons Comics

How to Draw
by Leon Barritt
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