The 'How-To' of Sketching

Concise, direct and practical, The "How-To" of Sketching is an invaluable guide to developing or improving your ability to sketch expressive and lively line drawings.  The biggest hurdle for many beginning and improving artists is knowing where to begin and what to do on a regular basis to keep developing. Many books on drawing technique stress academic rote exercises, but don't talk much about the process of drawing itself.  In his unique conversational style, Hollerbach sets the artist on the path to sharpening basic skills with specfic recommendations on which subjects to focus.  He highlights practical tips with which to tackle recurring problems, such as judging proportions, establishing angles, distribution of weight, folds in clothing, hair, eyeglasses, and much more.  The book is copiously illustrated with dozens of original sketches by the author, each demonstrating a particular concept or technique. This is the book you will want to carry with you all the time, along with your own sketchbook.

Born in Russia in 1923, Serge Hollerbach studied art in post-war Germany at the Munich Academy of Fine Arts.  He emigrated to America in 1949 where he studied at the Art Students League and the American Art School in New York City, and was selected as an Academician at the National Academy of Design.  His many honors and distinctions include the Gold Medal from Allied Artists of America, a silver medal from  Audubon Artists, and a Gold Medal from the American Watercolor Society, for which he served as honorary president. His work is widely collected privately and in public collections in the United States, Europe, and in his native Russia.