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by George B. Bridgman
Generations of aspiring artists have cut their teeth on books by George Bridgman, a long-time fixture at New York's Art Students League, and one of the great instructors in figure drawing. In this volume, he offers expert, illustrated advice on depicting draped figures. "Clothing is none other than a drapery arranged around a body that is beneath it. To express the multitudinous forms it takes, one should learn to express in a direct way the different characters of folds, for each one plays its individual part as distinctly apart as actors play their different characters upon the stage." In this book students learn the characteristics of various kinds of folds and how to render them, including pipe, zigzag, spiral, half-lock, diaper pattern, drop and inert folds. Mastery of these principles is the key to realistic portrayal of garments. The straightforward, easy-to-follow text is illustrated by 200 of Bridgman's own sketches and diagrams, reproduced from pencil renderings in crisp halftones. This new addition to Dover's library of Bridgman's books-among the best-selling Dover art instruction manuals-is assured of a large and enthusiastic audience.
Unabridged republication of The Seven Laws of Folds, originally published by Bridgman Publishers, Inc., New York, 1942. 200 black-and-white illustrations, 64pp, 6 1/2" x 9 1/4", August 2001.
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