Light And Shade With Chapters On Charcoal, Pencil, And Brush Drawing: A Manual For Teachers And Students
Understanding the basic concepts and fundamentals of art is essential to creating good art work. Instruction in drawing must be built upon the principles which underlie the most successful in art (Cross, 1892). It is crucial to a student's development to show them how to visualize, imagine, and work independently. As an individual the arts can be extremely expressive, creative, emotive, and recreational (Stankiewicz, 2001). Can we credit methods of teaching from the late 1800’s as the cause for students grasping technique?
Anson K. Cross wrote, Light And Shade With Chapters On Charcoal, Pencil, And Brush Drawing: A Manual For Teachers And Students, for the purpose of benefiting teachers and students. Teachers are responsible for assisting students, encouraging creativity, and teaching techniques in a variety of mediums (Stankiewicz, 2001). Around the late 1800’s/ early 1900’s teachers spent a lot of time focusing on instruction. It is said that good instruction will create interest (Rury, 2013). In art education, content can be …show more content…
He discusses the advantages and disadvantages to choosing the arts as a career. The advantages include: producing great art that is recognized and potentially brings fame and fortune. On the other hand, the disadvantages include: difficulty earning a living, being unable to support yourself, rejection etc. It is the decision between doing art because you feel passionately about it or making it a business. Anson firmly believes that students should not begin a career in the arts without serious consideration of all that it involves. Advice from teachers and well known artists is strongly suggested before choosing such a risky career (Cross,