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    How to Draw Trees
    How to Draw Trees
    How to Draw Trees
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    How to Draw Trees

    By Frank M. Rines

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    "To be able to draw and paint trees and have them look like trees and not just strokes, or gobs of paint, is the supreme test of a landscape artist's ability," declares the author of this practical manual. Distinguished landscape artist Frank M. Rines offers the benefit of his many years of teaching experience in this informative manual, which shows how to re-create one of nature's most triumphant creations: the tree.
    This concise guide illustrates the dominant features of many common trees, with examples of typical, familiar species — elm, maple, willow, apple, birch, pine, and others — both with and without foliage. Studies of individual trees are followed by illustrations of trees in groups or as incidental parts of more elaborate compositions. Drawings are rendered in pencil and other media, with emphasis on the subject rather than the materials. Accompanying text explains how art students at all levels can develop and improve their own techniques by applying fundamental rules.
    "An invaluable resource for any artist wishing to tackle one of nature's most complex creations." — Collector’s Corner
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDover Publications
    Release dateMar 14, 2012
    ISBN9780486142173
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      How to Draw Trees - Frank M. Rines

      At Dover Publications we’re committed to producing books in an earth-friendly manner and to helping our customers make greener choices.

      Manufacturing books in the United States ensures compliance with strict environmental laws and eliminates the need for international freight shipping, a major contributor to global air pollution.

      was printed on paper made with 30% post-consumer waste, and the cover was printed on paper made with 10% post-consumer waste. According to Environmental Defense’s Paper Calculator, by using this innovative paper instead of conventional papers, we achieved the following environmental benefits:

      Trees Saved: 7 Air Emissions Eliminated: 518 pounds

      Water Saved: 2,324 gallons Solid Waste Eliminated: 273 pounds

      For more information on our environmental practices, please visit us online at www.doverpublications.com/green

      Bibliographical Note

      This Dover edition, first published in 2007, is an unabridged republication of the revised edition of the work, originally published by Bridgman Publishers, Inc., Pelham, N.Y., in 1946 under the title Tree Drawing: Design and Construction. The first edition, which appeared under the title Design and Construction in Tree Drawing, was published by Bridgman Publishers, Inc., Pelham, N.Y., in 1936.

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Rines, Frank M.

      [Tree drawing—design and construction]

      How to draw trees / Frank M. Rines. p. cm.

      Originally published: Tree drawing—design and construction. Pelham, New York: Bridgman Publishers, 1946, which was a revised ed. of Design and construction in tree drawing, published in 1936.

      9780486142173

      1. Trees in art. 2. Drawing—Technique. I. Rines, Frank M. Design and construction in tree drawing. II. Title.

      NC810.R53 2007

      743’.76—dc22

      2006052108

      Manufactured in the United States by Courier Corporation

      45457602

      www.doverpublications.com

      Table of Contents

      Title Page

      Copyright Page

      FOREWORD ON TREES

      DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION IN TREE DRAWING

      FOREWORD ON TREES

      When I was in Art School a fellow student remarked to me, I don’t see. what you find so interesting in drawing trees—they’re all alike. No statement could be farther from the truth, or show less understanding of and appreciation for nature than this. In all my experience and observation of trees I have never yet seen any two, even of the same spcies, that were just alike. Neither have I ever been able to draw two that were any more than similar in their general appearance. It is this very fact—that they differ so greatly, both as to silhouette and construction, that makes them so interesting to anyone, artist or layman, who takes the time to give them more than a passing glance.

      In this presentation I am making no attempt to approach the study of trees from the view point of the botanist. Many excellent books are available on this subject, and a general knowledge from this angle is very desirable. Neither am I attempting a study of the techniques of different media.

      An elaboration of the advice on tree drawing, as given in Drawing in Lead Pencil, is the idea around which this book has been conceived. In order to do this, some examples of typical, familiar trees, both with and without foliage, are presented, together with some explanatory text. I do not show the same tree in both Winter and Summer, but two trees of the same species, with somewhat similar growth.

      These studies of separate trees are followed by illustrations of trees in groups, or incorporated as parts of more elaborate compositions. To cover a wider field than could be done were just pencil renderings used, various media have been employed, but with the emphasis in each case upon the subject matter rather than upon the technique or tricks of the medium itself.

      To be able to draw and paint trees and have them look like trees and not just strokes, or gobs of paint, is the supreme test

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