Giovanni Civardi's Complete Guide to Drawing (The Art of Drawing) Paperback – October 1, 2006

Giovanni Civardi's knowledge and outstanding drawing skills make this a book that should be at the elbow of all that pick up a pencil, pen, crayon, charcoal or anything else, to make marks that really mean something. His skill and instruction takes the student and the more experienced along the path to mastery. Line, form, shape, tone and texture, etc are all developed throughout the book with a great quality of presentation and learning sequence. This is no ordinary book but a genuine "tour de force" which will have a reader/student acquiring skills for a lifetime.

Love the quality and the various types of drawing examples/techniques it included in the book. I think it's good for those who are interested in learning and improving drawing skills by self-study at home.

Great book.....in good condition when arrived.Their are many great realistic illustrations and helpful info..... I have made use already.Pauline Brillant Demers

If I were to recommend a single reference for realistic drawing, this would be the one. Why buy the individual chapters as separate books when you can buy them all in one package? Civardi has combined six of his stand-alone books into a comprehensive reference, as did Blake with his complete painting course The Complete Painting Course: A Guide to Techniques in Oils, Watercolors and Acrylics. About the only thing missing are his figure drawing books Drawing The Female Nude, although he includes a few fine figure drawings in his portraits chapter.

Wow! A tremendous book on all aspects of drawing!

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I cannot recommend buying this book. It is a compilation of drawings done by the author with incredibly little instruction. The drawings themselves are acceptable but certainly not incredible.