Author: Diane Cardaci Publisher: Walter Foster Publishing ISBN: 9781600581502 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
The goal of many artists is to create a drawing that looks so real that it seems you could reach out and touch it. With easy-to-follow instruction and breathtakingly realistic artwork, this book makes it possible! Step-by-Step Studio: Drawing Lifelike Subjects teaches beginners how to create convincing, detailed drawings of animals, flowers, and landscapes. Readers will find in-depth information on tools and materials and drawing techniques (including a section on creating animal textures), as well as a range of step-by-step projects to copy, admire, and learn from.
Author: Diane Cardaci Publisher: Walter Foster Publishing ISBN: 9781600589003 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 144
Book Description
Step-by-Step Studio: Drawing Lifelike Subjects teaches beginning artists how to create realistic, detailed drawings in graphite pencil. Featuring in-depth instruction on basic drawing techniques, creating texture, developing likeness, and more, Step-by-Step Studio: Drawing Lifelike Subjects is the perfect guide for you as a beginning or intermediate artist. After an introduction to basic materials and pencil techniques, four accomplished artists offer insight, tips, and step-by-step demonstrations that help create detailed, lifelike drawings of your chosen subjects, including animals, flowers, and landscapes. Learn to create texture and likeness using basic pencil techniques, understanding perspective, exploring light and shadow, developing values, and more. Dogs & Puppies: From a soulful Basset Hound puppy to a full-grown German Shepherd, learn to draw your chosen breed step by step. Flowers & Botanicals: Explains basic flower anatomy and how to render detailed still lifes and florals using basic pencil techniques to convey light and shadow. Beautiful Landscapes: See the world through the eyes of an artist as you recreate coastal scenes, warm cottages, and pastoral landscapes. Lifelike Animals: Capture the essence of your favorite wild animals, including elephants, tigers, lions, wolves, and more. Throughout the book, artists Diane Cardaci, Nolon Stacey, Linda Weil, and Diane Wright offer practical drawing techniques and easy-to-understand, step-by-step instruction, but also encouraging words. The journey through Step-by-Step Studio: Drawing Lifelike Subjects is not about making perfect drawings; it's about achieving likeness and drawing skills with each new project, while having a great time. The books in the Step-by-Step Studio series introduce beginning artists to the fundamental tools and techniques of their chosen medium. Easy-to-follow, step-by-step projects help beginners hone their skills while creating artwork across a variety of subjects, from still life and landscapes to animal portraits and botanicals.
Author: Diane Cardaci Publisher: Walter Foster ISBN: 1600589006 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 146
Book Description
With easy-to-follow, in-depth instruction from four accomplished artists, Step-by-Step Studio: Drawing Lifelike Subjects teaches beginners how to create convincing, detailed drawings in graphite pencil.
Author: Claudia Nice Publisher: North Light Books ISBN: 9781581804331 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
In Sketching Your Favorite Subjects in Pen & Ink, Claudia Nice covers all aspects of pen and ink drawing. You'll find complete instruction for and demonstration of techniques such as crosshatching, stippling, texture and value contrasts, as well as the use of contour, parallel and scribble lines. All of theses techniques are illustrated throughout by the author's striking works. You'll find chapters detailing: Houses and Buildings: using freehand and architectural styles, learn to detail barns, houses and cityscapes. Animals: draw realistic animals by focusing on anatomy, facial features and hair texture. The Plant Kingdom: learn to sketch plants, flowers, leaves and trees - from an individual flower to an entire forest. Faces and Figures: sketch realistic, dynamic figures and capture varying moods. Birds: learn to draw lifelike feathers, eyes, bills and feet. Waterscapes: capture the reflections of a quiet brook and the spray of crashing surf.
Author: Irodoreal Publisher: Design Originals ISBN: 9781497206762 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
Photorealistic Colored Pencil Drawing Workbook (Book 2): Learn to draw 16 Lifelike Animals Like a Pro explains step-by-step how to achieve super realistic results. Over 550 photos guide you through 16 beginner to advanced projects that teach you how to achieve great results from colored pencils. Learn how to draw different textures from the smooth and shiny surface of a ladybug, the sliminess of a red-eyed tree frog, or the super fluffy fur of a Shiba Inu or Pomeranian dog. Contains tips on blending, selecting colors, and samples of finished projects in the appendix. Hone your colored pencil craft by immersing yourself in the detail work of these 16 projects and you will create a level of realism only colored pencils can give.
Author: Lee Hammond Publisher: North Light Books ISBN: 9780891346357 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
If you've always wanted to draw beautiful, realistic-looking portraits of your favorite people, this step-by-step guide shows you how to do it - better and more easily than you ever thought possible. &break;&break;Lee Hammond quickly teaches you how to add the illustration of three-dimensional highlights and shadows to simple shapes using pencil shading and blending. After you've got the basics down, you'll learn how to use the same techniques to portray every feature of the human face. You'll also discover how to figure out what the features of your photographed model really look like so you can draw them from different angles. Then Hammond shows you how to put all those features together to create a lifelike portrait that truly captures the individuality of your subject. &break;&break;After you've completed these easy-to-do drawing exercises, you'll soon be turning the memories frozen in your old snapshots into warm, beautiful works of art.
Author: Ken Goldman Publisher: Walter Foster ISBN: 1600588980 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 146
Book Description
With easy-to-follow, in-depth instruction from four accomplished artists, Step-by-Step Studio: Drawing Concepts teaches the foundational skills beginning artists need to get started with graphite pencil.
Author: Carrie Stuart Parks Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1440317968 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 224
Book Description
This is the book that can teach anyone to draw (yes, even you!) If you're not getting the kind of true-to-life results you want in your drawings (or if you can't even draw a straight line), Carrie and Rick Parks can help. As award-winning teachers, they have a proven game plan for helping artists of all levels overcome common problems and see immediate improvement in their work. As professional composite artists, they know the tricks and tools for achieving incredibly lifelike results. In this friendly, foolproof guide to drawing, they share it all: • Easy-to-master techniques for achieving a convincing sense of depth • How to draw challenging textures like metal and fur • Putting personality into your portraits • 40+ step-by-step demonstrations featuring a variety of people, animals and nature Easy enough so that beginners can jump right in, and comprehensive enough to help more accomplished artists refine their skills. This book covers all the essentials, teaching you the secrets of realistic drawing one step at a time, building the skills you need to tackle any subject convincingly--even those you've always thought were beyond your reach. Before you know it, you'll be turning out picturesque landscapes, stellar portraits--any subject that inspires you to put pencil to paper!
Author: Carrie Stuart Parks Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1600614957 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 144
Book Description
Draw amazingly accurate portraits starting today! Even if you're an absolute beginner, you can render strikingly realistic faces and self-portraits! Instructor and FBI-trained artist Carrie Stuart Parks makes it simple with foolproof step-by-step instructions that are fun and easy to follow. You'll quickly begin to: • Master proportions and map facial features accurately • Study shapes within a composition and draw them realistically • Use value, light and shading to add life and depth to any portrait • Render tricky details, including eyes, noses, mouths and hair Proven, hands-on exercises and before-and-after examples from Parks' students ensure instant success! It's all the guidance and inspiration you need to draw realistic faces with precision, confidence and style!
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