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Author | : John Hamilton |
Publisher | : Cassell Illustrated |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 2005-01 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9781844033522 |
"One of the best books of its kind, and at a good price."--Library Journal From the bare essentials to complex, detail-filled pictures--that's where this complete drawing guide will take aspiring artists. These exercises go in gentle, easily-manageable steps, designed specifically to boost a beginner's confidence and minimize frustration during the learning process. Start out with only the most minimal equipment, and try basic first pencil strokes that provide a tension-free method for practicing shading. Move on to simple sketches of household items and exercises for achieving lighting effects. Practice perspective (carefully marked drawings with lines depicting the vanishing point show how), still lifes, and larger settings. Go outside to draw gardens filled with fruit and flowers, building exteriors, and eventually complete, beautiful landscapes.
Author | : |
Publisher | : Chartwell |
Total Pages | : 291 |
Release | : 2015-11-02 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 0785832750 |
"Your step-by-step guide to drawing and sketching in pencil, ink, charcoal, pastel, and colored pencil"--Cover.
Author | : |
Publisher | : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 266 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Drawing |
ISBN | : 9781402709326 |
From achieving those first professional strokes to mastering composition, lighting, and color to finishing beautiful still lifes, portraits, and landscapes, here is a course that covers every basic skill as well as more challenging lessons for the developing artist.
Author | : Barrington Barber |
Publisher | : Arcturus Publishing |
Total Pages | : 565 |
Release | : 2018-01-16 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 1788881362 |
What does every budding artist need to know about drawing? And what quick skills can you pick up to help you on the way? In this instructive book, Barrington Barber shows you just this, offering tips and tricks as he guides you through the fundamental aspects of drawing. Get to grips with still-life composition, draw dynamic bodies in motion, and capture the spectacular natural world. The Complete Book of Drawing is a distillation of the many skills that the aspiring artist needs to develop. As Barrington Barber knows from his many years of teaching and practising art, it is crucial for you to develop your own artistic style. And, uniquely among practical art books, this is what The Complete Book of Drawing provides. By revealing the nuances of texture, composition and perspective, this book will enable you to look at the world around you with fresh eyes.
Author | : Barrington Barber |
Publisher | : Arcturus Publishing |
Total Pages | : 379 |
Release | : 2023-03-15 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 1398832596 |
Drawing the human figure with confidence and skill is perhaps the biggest challenge faced by artists, yet the most rewarding when it is achieved. In Anatomy for Artists, best-selling author and artist Barrington Barber provides clear annotated diagrams of every part of the human body useful to the artist, showing bone structure, musculature and surface views. Throughout the book he gives practical advice, gained from years of experience, on how to apply your new-found knowledge to the drawing of live models. Learn how to: • Recognize the differences between male and female bone structure • Identify facial muscles used in different expressions • Name the bones that show at the surface of the body • Accurately portray the body in movement • Improve your life drawing technique Packed with over 400 drawings, this thoroughly researched and comprehensive book is an invaluable reference resource for the practicing artist.
Author | : Shari Blaukopf |
Publisher | : Quarry Books |
Total Pages | : 259 |
Release | : 2020-08-18 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 1631599348 |
Get great techniques, tips, and ideas from the Urban Sketching Handbook series in one place! With this thorough guide, discover how to sketch architecture and cityscapes, plus people and motion; learn drawing perspective; and see how easy it is to add color to artwork.
Author | : Diana Constance |
Publisher | : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 1460 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Drawing |
ISBN | : 9780806944296 |
“Lively and accessible...progressing nicely from quick-pose sketches to more ambitious interpretations of both the character and the form of the person one is drawing...covers a variety of media and explores light and shadow, clothing and drapery....[Constance’s] use of cropping, pastels, collage, and monotypes attests to her preference for creative expressions....an outstanding book for public libraries.”—Library Journal.
Author | : Thomas Thorspecken |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : Cities and towns in art |
ISBN | : 9781782210979 |
A guide for anyone who wants to know how to draw the exciting and ever-changing events of everyday life. It includes the nuts and bolts of sketching and drawing, using urban subjects that are guaranteed to inspire a new generation of artists.
Author | : Walter Foster Creative Team |
Publisher | : Walter Foster |
Total Pages | : 243 |
Release | : 2016-02-08 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 1633221040 |
The Complete Beginner's Guide to Drawing contains more than 200 drawing techniques, tips, and lessons for budding artists looking for a variety of subjects to practice drawing. The Complete Beginner's Guide to Drawing is a comprehensive hardcover guide to drawing a vast array of subjects, from landscapes and flowers to animals and portraits. This helpful resource begins with a thorough introduction to the essential tools and materials you need to get started, including different types of pencils, sketchbooks, papers, and other tools. Then learn the fundamentals of drawing, as well as a variety of drawing techniques, including rendering realistic textures, creating volume, and capturing perspective. The Complete Beginner's Guide to Drawing guides beginning and intermediate artists through a series of easy-to-follow, step-by-step projects covering a variety of subjects, including: Flowers Landscapes Wild animals Cats Dogs Horses People Human bodies Children Still lifes With helpful tips and easy-to-follow, step-by-step lessons,The Complete Beginner's Guide to Drawing is the perfect resource for beginning artists who want to improve their drawing skills. The Complete Beginner’s Guide series provides a comprehensive guide to drawing a vast array of subjects, from landscapes and flowers to animals and poses. Artists will learn the fundamentals of drawing, as well as a variety of techniques, including rendering realistic textures, capturing perspective, and creating dynamic portraits and compositions. With helpful tips and step-by-step artwork to inspire, the Complete Beginner’s Guide series is the perfect resource for practiced beginning to intermediate artists looking to hone their drawing skills and techniques.
Author | : Stan Smith |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 168 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : |
Smith maintains that anybody willing to practice can be taught to draw. He sets out to prove his theory in this complete, step-by-step course, providing all the necessary techniques in a simple, easy-to-follow style. Each phase of every project is accompanied by illustrations and photos demonstrating the skills involved. 600 photos.