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CONTENTS
Editor's Note
Contributors
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20 New & Notable
22 Forming the Figure
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Whether traditional or contemporary, realistic
tr abstract, an artist's choices concerning the
‘model, pose, and form of a figure are guided by
expressive purposes.
92 Drawing Fundamentals
‘The Figure in Action: The Rhythmic
Relationship of Lines
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Although they may seem simple, lines provide
the foundations for every shape that we draw.
Learning which kind of line to implement during
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Mapping the Face Through Large
Self-Portraits
“Mapping the Sein Large-Scale Drawings
How to Draw Active, Lifelike Figures
Drawing Findanientals
Advice for Drawing Leaves + Plants
in Perspective
Botany for the Arist: Drawing Leaves
Employ a Wide Range of Media
and Styles.
Hamessing the Beauty of Youth Through
Whatever Means (and Media} Necessary
‘Spanish Masters From Ribera to Goya
‘The Passionate Line: Drawings by Spanish
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cach stage of the process can lead to figure drawings that
are both dynamic and anatomically correct.
46 Mapping the Self in Large-Scale Drawings
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In his powerful self-portraits fan Ingram combines,
obsession, philosophical musings, and scrupulous
attention to the texture and details of his face
52 Botany for the Artist: Drawing Leaves
60 The Passionate Line: Drawings by Spanish Masters
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A recent exhibition atthe Frick Collection revealed te distinct
and often idiosyncratic virtues of Spanish drafismen in the
1 through 29) centuries, including Ribera and Goya
72 Hamessing the Beauty of Youth Through Whatever
Means (and Media) Necessary
In his female portraits and figure drawings. New Jersey
artist Borian Vallejo combines media and styles to capture
the beauty of the figure:
78 Stitching Together the Past's Hopeful Future
Gerrnan-bor artist Bjorn Meyer-Ebrecht creates large ink
wash dravvings of buildings on sheets of paper he tapes
together to pull the viewer inte-a past that never was,
86 Speaking Volumes With Just a Few Lines
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Through skilled linework and compassion for his
subjects, Brooklyn-based artist Steven Ketchum crafts
psychologically complex pen-and.ink figure drawings.
96 Coming in,