Mark Kistler's Draw Squad by Mark Kistler (English) Paperback Book

Description: Mark Kistler's Draw Squad by Mark Kistler As "Commander Mark" on his national PBS TV series "The Secret City", Mark Kistler has taught ten million viewers of all ages how to draw. This book gathers all his zany, effective shortcuts to basic drawing skills into a book that will delight would be artists of all ages. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description As "Commander Mark" on his national PBS TV series The Secret City, Mark Kistler has taught 10 million viewers of all ages how to draw. Mark Kistlers Draw Squad gathers all his zany, effective shortcuts to basic drawing skills into a book that will delight would be artists of all ages. Like his TV show, the thirty lessons in this book are peppered with jokes, tips, and slogans, and organized in easy-to-follow steps. "Warm-up" exercises generate enthusiasm; the "Key Drawing Words" develop specific skills; practice pages are provided for hands-on participation; and the Commanders own lively sketches and "contests" invite you to add your own creative touches. His bubbling energy, flashes of whimsy, and talent as a teacher make learning to draw fun and easy -- even for those who swear they cant draw a straight line! Author Biography In addition to his popular TV drawing show, Mark Kistler is a cartoonist, illustrator, and school workshop leader. He lives in Oceanside, California. Table of Contents Contents My Goals Foreword by James M. Clarke Foreword by Mona Brookes Chapter One "I Cant Even Draw A Straight Line"Dissolving A Popular Myth The Pre-Test Special Notes For Teachers, Parents, Grandparents, High School Students and Kids The Ten Key Words of Drawing The Drawing Lesson Format Supplies You Will Need Chapter Two The Drawing Adventure Begins Lesson 1 FORESHORTENING: Creating the illusion of depth by distorting objects. Lesson 2 SURFACE: Pushing objects higher or lower on the surface of the page. Lesson 3 SHADING: Adding darkness opposite a light source. Lesson 4 SHADOW: How to effectively use shadow. Lesson 5 DENSITY: Manipulating detail and darkness to make some objects appear nearer than others. Lesson 6 CONTOUR: Giving shape to curved surfaces. Lesson 7 OVERLAPPING: Placing one object over another to create depth. Lesson 8 SIZE: Bigger usually equals closer! Lesson 9 ATTITUDE: How your attitude affects your drawing and vice versa. Lesson 10 DAILY: Use it or lose it! Lesson 11 INTERMEDIATE FORESHORTENING: With definition by Mike Schmid, Fort Wayne, IN Lesson 12 INTERMEDIATE SURFACE: With definition by Hans van der Veen, Groningen, Netherlands Lesson 13 INTERMEDIATE SHADING: With definition by James M. Clarke, Houston, TX Lesson 14 INTERMEDIATE SHADOW: With definition by Hans van der Veen, Groningen, Netherlands Lesson 15 INTERMEDIATE DENSITY: With definition by Amy "Art" Krichko, Bitburg, West Germany Lesson 16 INTERMEDIATE CONTOUR: With definition by Leslie Wingfield, Spring, TX Lesson 17 INTERMEDIATE OVERLAPPING: With definition by Margaret Hansen, San Ramon, CA Lesson 18 INTERMEDIATE SIZE: With definition by Amy "Art" Krichko, Bitburg, West Germany Lesson 19 INTERMEDIATE ATTITUDE: With definition by Ken Krantz, Everett, WA Lesson 20 INTERMEDIATE DAILY: With definition by David Humphreys, Washington, DC Lesson 21 ADVANCED FORESHORTENING: With definition by Tracy Stiffler, Rochester, NY Lesson 22 ADVANCED SURFACE: With definition by Thomas DiPierro, Setauket, NY Lesson 23 ADVANCED SHADING: With definition by Mike Schmid, Fort Wayne, IN Lesson 24 ADVANCED SHADOW: With definition by Ron Adams, Seattle, WA Lesson 25 ADVANCED DENSITY: With definition by Amy "Art" Krichko, Bitburg, West Germany Lesson 26 ADVANCED CONTOUR: With definition by Ron Adams, Seattle, WA Lesson 27 ADVANCED OVERLAPPING: With definition by Leslie Wingfield, Spring, TX Lesson 28 ADVANCED SIZE: With definition by Amy "Art" Krichko, West Germany Lesson 29 ADVANCED ATTITUDE: With definition by David Humphreys. Washington, DC Lesson 30 ADVANCED DAILY: With definition by Vivienne Anderson, Albany, NY Chapter Three Drawing Success in the Classroom Special Ideas For Teachers Chapter Four How Mark Kistlers Drawing Program Launched My First Grade Classroom by Margaret Hansen Chapter Five More Ideas For Teachers by Mike Schmid Chapter Six Drawing Self-Esteem Chapter Seven Drawing Goals A Special Note to High School Students Chapter Eight Kids Drawing For World Peace Bruce McIntyres Achievement Scale Progress Club Chart Draw Squad Contest Progress Chart Suggested Reading Join the Draw Squad Draw Squad Video Tape Series Information Draw Squad Franchise Information Review Betty Edwards author of Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain and Drawing on the Artist Within Kids love cartooning. This book will help keep drawing alive until children are ready to learn to draw from life and nature.Ray Bradbury Super! I wish I had had Mark Kistler s Draw Squad when I was ten! Long Description As "Commander Mark" on his national PBS TV seriesThe Secret City,Mark Kistler has taught 10 million viewers of all ages how to draw.Mark Kistlers Draw Squadgathers all his zany, effective shortcuts to basic drawing skills into a book that will delight would be artists of all ages.Like his TV show, the thirty lessons in this book are peppered with jokes, tips, and slogans, and organized in easy-to-follow steps. "Warm-up" exercises generate enthusiasm; the "Key Drawing Words" develop specific skills; practice pages are provided for hands-on participation; and the Commanders own lively sketches and "contests" invite you to add your own creative touches. His bubbling energy, flashes of whimsy, and talent as a teacher make learning to draw fun and easy -- even for those who swear they cant draw a straight line! Review Quote Ray BradburySuper! I wish I had hadMark Kistler s Draw Squadwhen I was ten! Excerpt from Book Chapter 1 "I Cant Even Draw A Straight Line" Dissolving a Popular Myth What if I handed you a piece of blank paper and a pencil and asked you to draw a house. What would you say? Ive asked this question to thousands of adults in my workshops, and invariably they give me the same response: I cant even draw a straight line! Youve probably always believed that you needed talent before you could learn how to draw. Consequently, youve wished that you had some. Well, Ive got a surprise for you -- you have enormous stockpiles of talent stored away. Its just that youve never been exposed to a systematic program, offering rules to follow, structured goals to achieve, and step-by-step lessons to build your drawing talent. Mark Kistlers Draw Squad is the culmination of everything Ive learned from my master teacher, Bruce McIntyre, and from my nine years of classroom teaching. My first class began with only 20 students. Within a year the enthusiasm generated by those first students burst the classroom seams to 600 students! "Hey, I can draw!" excitement has been building ever since. From the thousands of schools where Ive lectured throughout the country, to the airing of my childrens television show, "The Secret City," on national public television, literally millions of students have been able to dissolve that ridiculous myth of "I cant even draw a straight line!" Each of these students has conquered the flat surface of a piece of paper with what I call "pencil power." Pencil power is the understanding of the Ten Key Words of Drawing. My philosophy is simple. Ill teach you the Ten Key Words of Drawing. You take these words and nourish them with a daily 20-minute drawing workout. In one week, youll see an incredible difference in your drawing skills. Once you understand the Ten Key Words, you will be drawing creatively and confidently in three dimensions. I promise. Its that simple. I call it "The Drawing Diet." Dont get alarmed; its the easiest diet youll ever go on! Are you still skeptical? I mean, sure kids can learn to draw. Theyre brimming with imagination just waiting to get out. What ever happened to that creative spontaneity we once had in kindergarten, anyway? What happened to that "art attack" (this is what I call that uncontrollable need to draw...Draw, Draw, Draw!) enthusiasm we once had back in the first grade? Remember plunging your hands into a milk carton of bright wonderful paint and splashing it across an oversized sheet of paper? Remember splashing it across your entire desk, your clothes, and the kid sitting next to you (now thats an art attack!)? Where has our childhood magicland of imagination gone? Ah...I truly believe this wonderfully powerful imagination hasnt gone anywhere at all. Its sitting there inside of us just where we left it years ago. Its back with all those other childish things we slowly lost confidence in and eventually traded for adulthood. But, you can avoid this breakdown in confidence and creativity. I believe that it stems, in part, from the fact that no one has approached the teaching of drawing skills in the same successful method that reading and mathematics have been taught; that is, starting with the fundamentals. In mathematics classes, students begin with simple, simple, simple addition and subtraction (with visual aids, I might add! Three oranges minus one orange equals...). After that comes multiplication and division, and after that the more complex branches of math, but even so, the fundamentals are always maintained. Reading and writing are treated in the same systematic way. First the alphabet is introduced, then a vocabulary is built, then sentences, etc., etc., etc., and, oh, yes, lots of books need reading and lots of essays need writing, but still, the most important element is daily practice! I think you see my point now. We cant expect a student to solve math problems by giving him or her a piece of paper and a pencil and saying, "Okay, do math." Yet, its very common to give a student that same piece of paper and pencil and say, "Okay, draw, and by all means, be as creative as you like!" Thats exactly what happened to most of us as kids. After thousands of attempts at drawing and very little success at conquering a simple piece of paper, we found a way out, the I-cant-even-draw-a-straight-line escape. This is what I call "The Creativity Crunch Syndrome." Dont worry. The teaching of drawing hasnt been completely abandoned. A giant art wave is sweeping through our nations school system. Teachers everywhere are realizing the importance of drawing in the classroom. We are starting to notice the impact of years of brilliant work by international, national, and statewide art education associations. Moreover, the publication of the thoughts and programs of such geniuses as Bruce Mclntyre (Drawing Textbook), Betty Edwards (Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain), Mona Brookes (Drawing With Children), and the former president of the Texas Art Education Association, James Clarke (The 4th "R" in Education is Art!) have contributed enormously. In addition, such institutes as The National Art Education Association, The Getty Foundation, and The John F. Kennedy Center have, through innovative research and classroom application, developed many workable and results-oriented programs. With all of these super brains behind quality art education, Im confident students today wont need to endure the "creativity crunching years" like we did. Let me give you a little history on how I became so involved in the systematic teaching of drawing. I was fortunate enough to study for 12 years under the guidance of Bruce McIntyre, a man so dedicated to kids that he left Walt Disney Studios for them. lie decided to dedicate his life to teaching kids how to draw. Building from Bruces 44 years of experience, I developed a series of drawing lessons designed to strengthen a childs self-esteem. My success-oriented drawing lessons first splashed across the country in my 1985 national public television role as "Commander Mark" of the Secret City, a wonderful show of fun, fantasy, and adventure. Millions of viewers learned how to draw using the very system that you are about to learn. Over 150,000 letters from kids, parents, grandparents, and teachers motivated me to turn my program into an informative, yet enjoyable book. During the past two years, since the show began airing, Ive compiled notes from my classroom video productions, classroom lectures, summer art "flight" schools (we let our pencil leads do the flying), and a national school assembly tour. And, here it is...30 incredibly fun, enriching, sequential lessons that will teach you how to blast across a two-dimensional surface with pencil power. You will learn how to turn that simple white piece of paper into an amazing three-dimensional space! In a few short weeks, I know youll be looking at your "Daily Drawing Journal" and saying exactly what all of my students say: "Wow, like this is totally rad, man. I really can, like, draw. Wow!" So, are you ready to get started? Complete the following pre-test: The Pre-Test "Oh, no!!! Not a drawing test! Augh! I cant even draw a straight line!!!" I knew youd say that. I assure you, this is only a gauge for you to measure your current drawing skills. As time goes by, youll have this pre-test as a reference with which to judge your progress, and as a "before-and-after" journal entry. When I ask elementary school kids to draw me a house, these little, creative geniuses dont just draw me a house, they draw barns and castles and space stations. It takes a lot of coaxing to get adults creative self-esteem high enough to allow them to draw. Before I show you how most adults draw a house and why they draw it the way they do, I want you to put aside that I cant even draw a straight line notion, and draw a house. Relax, loosen your fingers...and let your pencil fly!!! Take another couple of minutes and draw me an airplane. What? I heard what you muttered under your breath, but youre wrong. You can draw! The house and the airplane drawings are important in proving a point! So, even if you think these drawings look like over-cooked spaghetti, keep them for comparisons sake. I promise you. Youre going to be amazed by your progress in less than an hour! Now, draw an airplane. Okay, so youre wondering whats the point? Are you keeping your hand nonchalantly over your sketches out of amused embarrassment? Ninety-eight percent of the adults Ive worked with respond the exact same way. Their drawings look like these: How do your drawings compare? (In my seminars, most adults would be laughing hysterically right now, especially when I have some kids drawings on a chalkboard in front of the group!) The kids and adults are drawing on the same skill level. The house drawing above is a two-dimensional, flat symbol for a house. We all loved to draw when we were very young, but, unfortunately, the skill of drawing was not taught with a thorough, sequentially structured program such as math or reading. Our drawing skill abruptly stopped developing before our creativity had a chance to blossom. I call these pre-test houses "McHomes" because million of people draw exactly the same symbol for a house. The same for "McPlanes." A subtle revenge against the airlines for too many delays, too much turbulence, too much lost luggage...running out of honey-roasted peanuts! We could crank out these McPlanes in no time. Just thi Details ISBN0671656945 Author Mark Kistler Short Title MARK KISTLERS DRAW SQUAD Pages 224 Audience Age 3-8 Language English ISBN-10 0671656945 ISBN-13 9780671656942 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 741.24 Illustrations Yes Year 1988 Residence Santa Barbara, CA, US DOI 10.1604/9780671656942 Place of Publication Hemel Hempstead Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 1988-09-01 NZ Release Date 1988-09-01 UK Release Date 1988-09-01 Publisher Prentice Hall (a Pearson Education company) Publication Date 1988-09-01 Imprint Prentice Hall & IBD Audience Children / Juvenile We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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