Pen Drawing: An Illustrated Treatise, by Charles D. Maginnis
Added by: Kaldagan | Karma: 115.48 | Non-Fiction, Other | 2 June 2009
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IF you want to draw pens, this is good. If you want to USE a pen to draw, it is very instructional, and the author takes the time to illustrate the ideas, and to elaborate on them in a way that is rarely done in modern writing. I think. This is Charles MaGinnis at his best; it`s a classic edition of his famous work on pen drawing so if you`re interested in learning about art and drawing this is a great book to review.
Charles Austin Beard (November 27, 1874 - September 1, 1948) was an American historian. He published hundreds of monographs, textbooks and interpretive studies in both history and political science. His works included radical re-evaluation of the Founding Fathers of the United States, whom he believed were more motivated by economics than by philosophical principles. This textbook from 1921 is still today one of the most interesting history books about the United States.
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