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| Drawing Landscapes in Pencil (Practical Art Books) | 
| Author: Ferdinand Petrie
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Category: Book
List Price: $19.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 74775
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 11 x 8.4 x 0.4
ISBN: 0823026469
Dewey Decimal Number: 743.836
EAN: 9780823026463
ASIN: 0823026469
Publication Date: March 1, 1992
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| Customer Reviews:
 Outstanding book for me! June 9, 2006
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
The book is full of sketched pictures. The particular style of the artist was exactly the style I appreciate. So, all of his drawings in the book are ones I would like to pattern myself after. He gives shading examples for trees, grass, bark of trees, etc. AWESOME BOOK and a GREAT HELP to me!!
 One way February 22, 2005
16 out of 19 found this review helpful
This is one of those volumes beloved of amateurs everywhere who are no so much interested in exploring art as they are in producing drawings. If you studiously follow the instructions in this book, you will be able to produce drawings that look EXACTLY like the illustration in the book. And if you're interested in doing that, it's a fine book.
But if you're intersted in seeing as an artist sees, and drawing the world as you see it, and not as Petrie sees it, you might want to look elsewhere.
I recommend it to everyone September 26, 2004
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
I wouldn't term this book as 'good for beginners only'.
To begin with, the book features Mr. Ferdinand Pertries style of drawing landscapes and is replete with completed drawings. And, he, the author, isn't a beginner definitely, as you will know.
Yes, the landscapes are not `photo-realistic', because they are not meant to be. They aren't amateurish either. One should have a look at the cover of the book itself to know what I'm trying to say.
Personally, I found that each of those drawings were 'wish you were here' type of drawings. They have a dreamy kind of look; and what's more better than that, they're very easy to create. You will be surprised at how beautiful landscapes can be rendered with simple pencil strokes within an hour or two; from photos or from life.
After a brief introduction to materials and strokes, the book jumps right into examples wherein Mr. Petrie demonstrates how one can render various elements like trees, mountains etc., all accompanied with an actual *finished* drawing. The last part of the book features the Artist's Portfolio of drawings.
Most importantly, the book does not drag you into overt technical language (which to my preferences seems boring). It will get your hands down and dirty in no time.
Inspiring; if it only were for the landscapes in this book, even then I would go ahead I buy it!
Cheers,
FF
p.s. having said this, a word of caution to the `I want a photo-realistic drawing' types. This book is NOT for you.
Excellent for Beginners December 29, 1999
38 out of 39 found this review helpful
This book is without a doubt the best single book I have ever seen on basic pencil techniques, esp. drawing scenic landscapes. The methods he teaches are simple and easily learned, yet yield excellent results.
Excellent book. I am a beginner. July 13, 1999
55 out of 57 found this review helpful
I am a retired electronic engineer, and have taken up art as a hobby. According to what I have read, drawing should be studied before going into painting. Mr. Petrie's book has been an excellent launching pad for learning to draw. In the past 3 months I have purchased 13 books on learning art, but none has proved as useful to me as this one. I copy his drawings and am surprised on how well they turn out. I can heartily recommend this book.
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