The Value of Drawing Instruction in the Visual Arts and Across Curricula

A new book by Seymour Simmons III

Considering the power of visual information and visual media today, this book argues for the value of learning to draw, not just for the artistically inclined, but for everyone in the digital age. To make that case, it reviews five leading paradigms of drawing instruction: drawing as design, as seeing, as experience, as expression, and as a visual language. Based on these teaching models in art and across curricula, the book demonstrates drawing’s role in visual thinking and holistic development. As such, it is intended for a wide audience, including educators at all levels in and beyond the arts as, well as a general reader interested in drawing for personal and professional ends.