Drawing with an Open Mind

The author of this book believes that art should not just be a technicalendering of what one sees, but rather the focus should be on the thoughtrocess behind using drawing as langugae to express movement, appearance andife. His premise is that errors in drawing are unsuccessful attempts to fitife experience into preconceived standardized forms that resemble reality asittle as a stick figure resembles the human form. Sections cover basicrawing, drawing the figure, light, various drawing techniques and colour.opics include the nature of shadow, ways to focus the eyes, the world asptical illusion and forms in action and at restTed Seth Jacobs is the author of 'Drawing with an Open Mind', published 1991 under ISBN 9780823014651 and ISBN 0823014657.