The Augsburg Drawing: Art Education for Elementary School

A classic of art pedagogy, recovered for the contemporary reader.

This new Spanish translation presents the text with carefully restored illustrations, a refreshed layout and measurements adapted to the metric system. A revised edition that facilitates modern access to a classic work on the teaching of drawing and color.

D. R. Augsburg develop a progressive and practical method for art education, based on direct observation, gradual practice, and the development of the child's perceptual capacities.

Contents of this Book I

Designed for the early stages of learning, this volume gradually introduces some of the essential fundamentals of drawing and color:

• Shape and proportion: exercises aimed at the development of visual perception.
• Color theory and application: principles presented through explanations and practical exercises.
• Representation and drawing: an exercise progression leading step by step from elementary forms to their representation.

A work for teaching and learning

Due to its practical and progressive nature, this volume may be useful for:

• Teachers and educators of artistic education and primary teaching.
• Parents and guardians that accompany children in their early artistic learning.
• Students and interested readers in drawing, color and the history of art pedagogy.

A revised and updated edition that preserves the pedagogical character of the original work and presents it in a format suitable for the modern reader.