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1) The pencil
Author
Language
English
Description
Describes the use of pencils in art, surfaces of papers, fixatives and erasers. Also includes instruction on art basics of values, textures, shadows and edges, and principles of composition.
Author
Series
Publisher
Walter Foster Publishing
Pub. Date
℗♭2017.
Language
English
Description
101 Textures in Graphite & Charcoal is a must-have resource for all graphite and charcoal artists. This guide provides step-by-step instructions on drawing key textures you'd find in any illustration. Accurately rendering surfaces and textures is one of the most challenging aspects of working with graphite pencil and charcoal. 101 Textures in Graphite & Charcoal provides artists with step-by-step instructions for learning how to draw a wide variety...
Author
Publisher
Fox Chapel Pub Co Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Pick up an everyday pen and make amazing art!
26 animals to draw, from an armadillo and a box turtle to a yak and a zebra
Learn to create textures like the hard shell of a turtle, the long straggly hair of a llama, and the rough, coarse skin of an iguana
Drawing techniques include stippling, cross-hatching, and more, to make different tones of gray and black, textures, and realistic details
Beginner-friendly advice to capture each...
Author
Publisher
Barnes & Noble
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
The Complete Book of Drawing Techniques is intended for artists who are looking to expand their knowledge and understanding of materials and the wide range of available media. It will teach them about the characteristics of these media and materials and how to use them to get the required effect. With a unique combination of instruction and practice the book provides examples of the type of mark-making each medium produces. A range of projects then...
Author
Publisher
Barnes and Noble
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
Anyone with a little persistence and the desire can learn to draw well - this is the starting point for The Fundamentals of Drawing, a practical and comprehensive course for students of all abilities. Opportunities for practice and improvement are offered across a wide spectrum of subjects - still life, plants, landscapes, animals, figure drawing and portraiture - and supported by demonstrations of a broad range of skills and techniques, including...
Author
Publisher
Dover Publications
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
With this helpful and informative guide, a leading American illustrator offers insights into how serious beginners can become sketch masters. It combines a focus on the nature and importance of technique with practical suggestions for developing drawing skills with a variety of tools, including felt pen, pencil, crayon, brush and ink, charcoal, casein, tempera, and wash. Norman Rockwell praised this book as "a real contribution not only to illustration,...
Author
Publisher
David & Charles
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
"A wealth of media and equipment is demonstrated, and each page features invaluable information for beginners and accomplished artists alike. As the techniques progress, you?ll explore the creative possibilities beyond one medium, and be encouraged to look at your work and style in a new light. Use the examples shown to aid expression and skill development and to look at the myriad possibilities of mixed media, which have all been selected because...
Author
Publisher
David and Charles Ltd
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"A practical guide to drawing and painting the built environment. From town houses to cottages and from churches and classical architecture to continental cafes and street scenes, Richard Taylor's guidance and advice will encourage you to meet the exciting challenges of drawing and painting buildings using a wide variety of techniques."--Back cover.
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Series
Publisher
Quarry Books
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Formats
Description
Carla Sonheim is an artist and creativity workshop instructor known for her fun and innovative projects and techniques designed to help adult students recover a more spontaneous, playful approach to creating. Her innovative ideas are now collected and elaborated on in this unique volume. Carla offers a year's worth of assignments, projects, ideas, and techniques that will introduce more creativity and nonsense into your art and life. Drawing Lab for...
Author
Publisher
Dover Publications
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Only a thoroughly accomplished artist such as Borough Johnson-a nineteenth-century landscape and genre painter-could manage to illuminate the technique of pencil drawing in these exquisitely simple terms. Artists at every level of experience will appreciate the wealth of information he offers on everything from choosing the right tools to drawing the nude figure. With a host of helpful "how-to" illustrations, as well as a "mini-gallery" of finished...