Researching the Teaching of Drawing

The book “Researching the Teaching of Drawing” summarizes the results of research collaborations between art educators and experimental psychologists using advanced eye tracking and digital drawing tools. The book includes several unique NSCAD Drawing Lab projects that explore the relationships between observing, drawing and expertise knowledge. The research examines aspects of observation drawing, such as the importance of central versus peripheral vision, the value of analysis and description, and impacts of dramatic light or use of erasing.

The book is rooted in a strong scholarly format that will be a valuable resource for future workers. The approaches and results will be of interest to a wide audience of education researchers and are likely to inspire others to examine the value of observation drawing outside of formal art education.

As visual literacy becomes increasingly important, how we teach and learn from observation drawing will be of broad value to educators. This is certain to be an important book for education researchers interested in exploring the nature and value of observation drawing.

Dr Tim Fedak

Curator of Geology,

Nova Scotia Museum