Author |
: John Ruskin |
Publisher |
: Lulu.com |
Total Pages |
: 210 |
Release |
: 2015-05-29 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781329176652 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1329176650 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (52 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Elements of Drawing by : John Ruskin
Download or read book The Elements of Drawing written by John Ruskin and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-05-29 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I believe that (irrespective of differences in individual temper and character) the excellence of an artist, as such, depends wholly on refinement of perception, and that it is this, mainly, which a master or a school can teach; so that while powers of invention distinguish man from man, powers of perception distinguish school from school. All great schools enforce delicacy of drawing and subtlety of sight: and the only rule which I have, as yet, found to be without exception respecting art, is that all great art is delicate. I am nearly convinced, that when once we see keenly enough, there is very little difficulty in drawing what we see; but, even supposing that this difficulty be still great, I believe that the sight is a more important thing than the drawing; and I would rather teach drawing that my pupils may learn to love Nature, than teach the looking at Nature that they may learn to draw...