Drawing Guide

The following guide provides resources on the topic of Drawing including books, databases, journals, search terms and external web links.

Books

Drawing Water : Drawing as a mechanism for exploration

Drawing Water : Drawing as a mechanism for exploration

741.9 K884

Karl Haendel

Karl Haendel

741.092 H135

Drawing as a Way of Knowing in Art and Science

Drawing as a Way of Knowing in Art and Science

741.07 A545

Vitamin D

Vitamin D

741.092 V837 2005

Drawing from the Modern (3 volumes)

Drawing from the Modern (3 volumes)

1975-2005: 741.8 M986 V.3

1945-1975: 741.8 M986 V.2

1880-1945: 741.8 M986 V.1

On Line: Drawing Through the Twentieth Century

On Line: Drawing Through the Twentieth Century

741.0904 B985

Drawing Now: Eight Propositions

Drawing Now: Eight Propositions

741.092 H799

New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain

New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain

741.2 E26 1999

Classic Human Anatomy : The Artist’s Guide to Form, Function, and Movement

Classic Human Anatomy : The Artist’s Guide to Form, Function, and Movement

743.4 W778

Atlas of Animal Anatomy for Artists

Atlas of Animal Anatomy for Artists

7743.6 E45

Drawing of the Hand and its Anatomy

Drawing of the Hand and its Anatomy

743.49 H517

Databases

Art, Design and Architecture Collection

This art research database covers a broad range of subjects from fine, decorative and commercial art, to various areas of architecture and architectural design.

Art Source

This art research database covers a broad range of subjects from fine, decorative and commercial art, to various areas of architecture and architectural design.

Oxford Art Online

Database allows users to access—and simultaneously cross-search—an expanding range of Oxford’s acclaimed art reference works: Grove® Art Online, the Benezit® Dictionary of Artists, the Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, The Oxford Companion to Western Art, and The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms, as well as many specially commissioned articles and bibliographies.

World History in Context

This database spans world history from the ancient world all the way up to recent current events, putting issues of interest in their historical context.

Journals

Art on Paper

Extention: A Quarterly Journal

  • A quarterly journal published by the Print and Drawing Council of Canada.

Master Drawings

Search Terms

Mapping (Cartography)  Drawing, American 
Drawing, British Ink drawing  Pen & Ink Drawing 
Pen Drawing Portrait Drawing  Figure Drawing 
Architectural Drawing