Draw 50 Horses by Lee J. Ames

Author:Lee J. Ames [Ames, Lee J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-307-79502-1
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group
Published: 2012-09-10T16:00:00+00:00

To the Parent or Teacher

Drawing, like any other skill, requires practice and discipline. But this does not mean that rewards cannot be found along every step of the way.

While contemporary methods of art instruction rightly emphasize freedom of expression and experimentation, they often lose sight of a very basic, traditional and valuable approach: the “follow me, step by step” way that I learned as a youth.

Just as a beginning musician is given simple, beautiful melodies to play, so too the young artist needs to gain a sense of satisfaction and pride in his/her work as soon as possible. The “do as I do” steps that I have laid out here provide the opportunity to mimic finished images, pictures the young artist is eager to draw.

Mimicry is prerequisite for developing creativity. We learn the use of our tools through mimicry, and once we have those tools we are free to express ourselves in whatever fashion we choose. The use of this book will help lay a solid foundation for the child, one that can be continued with other books in the Draw 50 series, or even used to complement different approaches to drawing.

Above all, the joy of making a credible, attractive image will encourage the child to continue and grow as an artist, giving him even more of a sense of pride and accomplishment when his friends say, “Peter can draw a horse better than anyone else!”

Lee J. Ames

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