QuickSketching

Bibliographical Note This Dover edition, first published in 2008, is an unabridged republication of the work originally published by Grosset & Dunlap, New York, in 1961. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Cheek, Carl. Quick sketching / Carl Cheek. p. cm. Originally published: New York : Grosset & Dunlap, Inc., 1961. 9780486146867 1. Drawing—Technique. I. Title. NC650.C53 2008 741.2—dc22 2007043752 Manufactured in the United States of America Dover Publications, Inc., 31 East 2nd Street, Mineola, N.Y 11501 Table of Contents Title Page Copyright Page INTRODUCTION SIMPLE ANATOMY GEOMETRIC CONSTRUCTION OPEN AND CLOSED FORMS VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL REFERENCES TONED PAPER CHILDREN AND ANIMALS THE DOMESTIC INTERIOR PORTRAIT HEADS GROUPS OF FIGURES PURE LINE LANDSCAPE BOATS SELECTED DRAWINGS OF OTHER ARTISTS INTRODUCTION The ability to draw with speed is a useful accomplishment for any artist for a variety of reasons. In relation to gathering material for future reference it is important to be able to put down the required information before the subject vanishes or changes its relationship to other objects in t......