Full Description
Filled with easy step-by-step instruction from a variety of artists and a wealth of inspiring images to study and admire, The Art of Basic Drawing shows beginning artists how to draw everything from flowers and still lifes to landscapes, animals, and people.
You'll find plenty of helpful tips on choosing the right tools and materials, fundamental drawing techniques, developing value and shading, and setting up an effective composition, as well as important information about the influences of perspective, balance, and texture. Detailed examples of animals, people, flowers, and landscapes will help guide you through the most challenging aspects of drawing almost anything, from basic shapes to realistic details.
Some included pencil drawing projects are:
Strawberries
Bottle and bread still life
Flamingo
Elephant
Giraffe
Horse
Siberian Husky puppy
English Bulldog
Clouds
Desert landscape
Half Dome, Yosemite
Woman in profile
Man in profile
and many more!
With a striking new design and refreshed, easy-to-understand instruction, this comprehensive drawing guide is the perfect first step for beginning artists. Follow along, step by step, as professional artists reveal their drawing secrets. With practice, you'll soon be able to capture amazing realism in your own pencil drawings. It's as easy as 1, 2, 3.
The Collector's Series offers approachable, step-by-step art instruction for a variety of mediums and subjects, such as drawing, oil, acrylic, watercolor, cartooning, calligraphy, and more. Perfect for beginning artists, each title features artist tips for drawing or painting anything and everything from people, animals, and still life to flowers, trees, and landscapes.
Contents
Getting Started
Tools & Materials
Basic Pencil Techniques
Practicing Lines
Perspective
Warming Up
Sketching
Learning to See
Beginning with Basic Shapes
Developing Form
Still Life
Fruit & Nuts
Strawberries
Pineapple
Pinecone
Candlelight
Still Life Composition
Reflections & Lace
Bottle & Bread
Animals
Drawing Animals
Drawing at the Zoo
Flamingo
Elephant
Kangaroo
Toucan
Tortoise
Rattlesnake
Giant Panda
Giraffe
Horse Portrait
Pony
Siberian Husky Puppy
English Bulldog
Miniature Schnauzer
Persian Cat
Tabby Cat
Landscapes
Landscape Composition
Perspective Tips
Clouds
Rocks
Tree Shapes
Structures
Mountains
Deserts
Creek with Rocks
Sycamore Lane
Half Dome, Yosemite
People
Adult Head
Head Positions
Eyes
Noses & Ears
Woman in Profile
Man in Profile
Girl in Profile
Boy in Profile
About the Authors
