Sketching the Countryside

Author: Frank Lohan
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486478874
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 260

Book Description
Both experienced and aspiring artists can benefit from this practical guide, which shows how to portray rustic settings from rural England to the American Southwest. Recalling the style of Eric Sloane, more than 400 detailed illustrations trace the steps from composition drawings to final sketches. Includes fundamentals for drawing trees, rocks, buildings, mountains, lakes, and other scenic elements.

Learn to Draw Countryside

Author: Bruce Robertson
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 9780004133577
Category : Drawing
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Part of the Learn to Draw series, this book looks at drawing country scenes. All the basics are covered, to provide a sound foundation in drawing techniques, and numerous illustrations and step-by-step drawings show how these are put into practice. Each book includes information on tools and equipment, proportion and shapes, light and shade, structure and form, composition and working from photographs.

Countryside Sketching

Author: Frank Lohan
Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary
ISBN: 9780809245192
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 260

Book Description
Offers advice on sketching rocks, stone walls, wood, lakes, streams, waterfalls, and different types of landscapes

SKETCHING THE COUNTRYSIDE

Author: L.A. DOUST
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 84

Book Description

Drawing: Landscapes with William F. Powell

Author: William F. Powell
Publisher: Walter Foster Publishing
ISBN: 163322841X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 45

Book Description
With Drawing: Landscapes, learn to render a variety of beautiful landscape subjects in graphite pencil. William F. Powell invites you into his artistic world to explore a number of basic drawing techniques and shows how to develop a drawing to its fullest through a series of step-by-step demonstrations. In this 10.25 × 13.75–inch book, Powell explains a number of drawing techniques and special effects and gives tips on how to design a well-balanced composition. Landscapes provides you with the necessary knowledge to create your own landscape drawings from preliminary sketch to the completed work. Discover different methods of shading, ways of manipulating drawing tools to produce specific textures, and a wealth of beautiful landscapes to both copy and admire, includes scenes from American national parks. Also included are simple techniques for developing common landscape elements—such as trees, clouds, rocks, and water—and how to apply a variety of methods to convey a sense of realism. Then, with a little practice, you will be able to apply your newfound skills and draw your own beautiful landscape masterpieces! Designed for beginners, the How to Draw & Paint series offers easy-to-follow guides that introduce artists to basic tools and materials and include simple step-by-step lessons for a variety of projects suitable for the aspiring artist. Drawing: Landscapes allows artists to develop drawing skills by demonstrating how to start with basic shapes and use pencil and shading techniques to create varied textures, values, and details for a realistic, completed landscape drawing.

The Fundamentals of Drawing Landscapes

Author: Barrington Barber
Publisher: Arcturus Publishing
ISBN: 1788283198
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 346

Book Description
Landscapes have for centuries captivated the imaginations of artists. Indeed, many of the most stunning works of art are in this genre. For the amateur artist, however, the sheer scope of landscape views can seem daunting. Following the pattern established in his highly successful companion volume on drawing portraits, Barrington Barber shows you that it is easier than it looks. All you need is a willingness to abide by a few simple rules and to take delight in exploring the myriad possibilities he presents. The Fundamentals of Drawing Landscapes takes you through every aspect of this stimulating area of art in an informal yet informative style. Among the 350 illustrations you will find exercises to hone your skills and a wealth of examples to emulate. Everything included in this book will add to the sum of your knowledge and understanding and so help make you a better artist.

Landscape Drawing in Pencil

Author: Frank M. Rines
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486140571
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 66

Book Description
DIVConcise and beautifully illustrated, this guide covers the basics of holding the pencil, applying different strokes, shading, perspective, and the rendering of different materials, as well as composition and drawing from nature. 36 illustrations. /div

Landscape Sketching in Pen and Ink

Author: Donald Maxwell.
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 048683428X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 147

Book Description
Although geared toward professional artists, this accessible approach to landscape sketching will also appeal to amateurs. English artist Donald Maxwell's entertaining and straightforward attitude begins with the basics: "We will draw a brick. Anybody can draw a brick." Following introductions to perspective, light and shade, and composition, Maxwell proceeds to demonstrate how to direct a picture's focus, and he discusses the challenges of ink as a medium. His observations are complemented and enhanced with illustrative examples of boatyards, bridges, churches, and country farms from throughout Great Britain that date from the early twentieth century. A concluding gallery features a bonus collection of twenty-five images by Frank Brangwyn, Joseph Pennell, Otto Fischer, and other contemporary masters of pen-and-ink landscapes. Specially added for this edition is a new Foreword written by Sonja Rozman and Gašper Habjanič, two landscape architects with a passion for drawing.

The Practical Guide to Drawing Landscapes

Author: Barrington Barber
Publisher: Arcturus Publishing
ISBN: 1782129278
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 152

Book Description
Immensely varied and full of interest, landscape provides a limitless subject for artists, and gives them the opportunity to explore the great outdoors. In this book, author and illustrator Peter Gray talks you through the stages of drawing landscapes, from the smallest detail to the widest views. Tailored step-by-step exercises will guide you through the challenges of landscape drawing and help you achieve your own stunning results. The Artist's Workbooks are practical guides for artists interested in getting to grips with a particular subject. Other books in the series include: • Drawing Animals • Drawing Caricatures • Drawing Figures • Drawing Manga • Drawing Portraits • Drawing Still Life • Drawing Techniques

Sketching Outdoors

Author: Leonard Richmond
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486138194
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 50

Book Description
A facility with pencil drawings is a valuable asset for painters in oil and watercolors, and a high-quality pencil sketch ranks as the artistic equal of the best painting. This guide offers beginners step-by-step demonstrations of how to depict clouds, trees, buildings, and other outdoor scenes.Famed for his landscape paintings, author Leonard Richmond provides pencil studies that demonstrate each stage of picture-making, from rough sketch to completed work. Students who copy and memorize the simpler studies can advance to the more complicated pictures, attaining skills that will assist them in drawing directly from life or nature. Using a variety of pencil techniques, Richmond shows how to re-create stormy and tranquil skies, foliage, driftwood and rocks along the seashore, and other outdoor scenery. Students will savor the rich diversity of these illustrative landscapes, which include scenes from England's Cornish coast, a homestead in New Mexico, a Vermont meadow, and the French countryside.