IMPORTANT PLEASE READ: Please select only one of the textbooks below for use in your workshop.

Studio Art: Drawing

Goldstein, The Art of Responsive Drawing book cover

The Art of Responsive Drawing

The text examines visual elements and tools and materials of drawing, as well as perception, organization, and expression.
Chapters are devoted to color, media and materials, and an exploration of drawing from nature.
The text surveys errors or "pathologies" in drawing (failings of perception, organization, and expression).

Brooke, Drawing as Expression: Techniques and Concepts book cover

This student-friendly text covers basic skills and formal elements, introductory figure drawing, and the advanced concepts of contemporary drawing.
Drawing exercises that follow the discussions guide sketchbook work and help students understand how to look at drawings by professional artists.

Drury, Drawing: Structure and Vision book cover

The text begins with a clear orientation (introducing materials and basic elements of drawing, thinking visually, critiquing, and using a sketchbook), then covers the elements of form, discusses expressive directions, and allows experimentation with projects.
The text provides a broad range of visual examples and numerous exercises throughout.

Goldstein, Figure Drawing book cover

The text accurately demonstrates the interplay of structure, anatomy, design, and expression and shows how the integration of these factors is essential in drawing the human figure.
Figure drawings from old and new masters alike represent a wide range of styles and themes.