Drawing Made Easy: Colored Pencil

Author: Eileen Sorg
Publisher: Walter Foster
ISBN: 160058151X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 68

Book Description
Anyone who has always wanted to draw in colored pencil but finds all those colors intimidating can breathe a sigh of relief after opening this book. Drawing Made Easy: Colored Pencil shows readers how to draw almost anything in colored pencil with ease! After introducing readers to the tools and materials needed to get started, award-winning artist Eileen Sorg demonstrates how to draw flowers, still lifes, animals, and a variety of other objects by building up color and form in simple layers. By the last page, readers will be able to draw a horse, a bowl of fruit, a tree frog, a puppy, and even a garden gnome with beautiful, vibrant color. The book also includes in-depth information on tracing and transferring images, so aspiring artists don’t even need to know how to draw to master the art of colored pencil!

Drawing Made Easy: Dogs and Puppies

Author: Nolon Stacey
Publisher: Walter Foster
ISBN: 1600580270
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 67

Book Description
Includes fundamental information on drawing in pencil, from choosing materials to handling the tools Many aspiring artists want to draw a portrait of their best friend-especially where their pal has four paws and fur! This newest addition to the Drawing Made Easy series pairs our best-selling medium with the wildly popular subject of dogs and puppies. Unlike similar titles on the market, this book doesn't simply provide a collection of dogs for artists to re-create exactly. Instead, the book focuses on techniques specific to drawing accurate depictions of dogs and puppies-from creating a variety of fur types and features to achieving accurate proportions-so that artists can use the knowledge to render their own canine portraits. The book also includes a series of easy-to-follow, step-by-step projects showcasing a range of dog breeds, poses and props. This allows artists to practice their developing skills, guiding them from simple sketches through the study of various techniques to polished renderings.

Drawing: Animals in Colored Pencil

Author: Debra Kauffman Yaun
Publisher: Walter Foster Publishing
ISBN: 1633227871
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 46

Book Description
Learn to create strikingly realistic animal drawings in colored pencil beginning with basic shapes. Drawing: Animals in Colored Pencil shows you how to render a variety of beautiful animals in graphite pencil, with tips on choosing materials, building with basic shapes, and shading and coloring to develop form and realism. In this comprehensive, 40-page book, accomplished artist Debra Kauffman Yaun shares her artistic insights and techniques. The book opens with essential information on choosing tools and materials, understanding color theory, and creating basic pencil strokes. It then covers special colored pencil techniques, such as hatching, burnishing, layering, and blending. Finally, the author demonstrates how to accurately depict an assortment of adorable animals––including favorite family pets, wildlife, and birds––in a series of clear, step-by-step lessons. In-depth, easy-to-follow instructions allow aspiring artists to develop their drawing skills, guiding them from simple sketches to the final flourishes. The included drawing projects are: a rooster, a Shetland sheepdog, a gray squirrel, a horse, a lory bird, a leopard, a Maine coon cat, an alpaca, a box turtle, and a red fox. Designed for beginners, the How to Draw & Paint series offers an easy-to-follow guide that introduces artists to basic tools and materials and includes simple step-by-step lessons for a variety of projects suitable for the aspiring artist. Drawing: Animals in Colored Pencil allows artists to develop their drawing skills, demonstrating how to start with basic shapes and use pencil and shading techniques to create varied textures, values, and details for a realistic, completed drawing.

Landscapes in Colored Pencil

Author: Eileen Sorg
Publisher: Walter Foster
ISBN: 160058280X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 66

Book Description
Demonstrates how to create landscape drawings step-by-step using colored pencils, including such techniques as rendering shadows, creating textures, and expressing time of day in the work.

Drawing Made Easy: Lifelike Animals

Author: Linda Weil
Publisher: Walter Foster Publishing
ISBN: 160058067X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 68

Book Description
Describes techniques and methods for drawing realistic looking wild animals with graphite pencil, discussing tools and materials; covering such topics as value, perspective, anatomy, textures, and composition; and including step-by-step instructions for rendering a number of animals.

Cartooning: Basic Cartooning

Author: Maury Aaseng
Publisher: Walter Foster Publishing
ISBN: 1633220095
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 44

Book Description
Perfect for beginners, Basic Cartooning: Learn to Draw Cartoon Characters and Scenes introduces drawing cartoon heads and bodies and other techniques through step-by-step projects.

Basic Drawing Made Amazingly Easy

Author: Christopher Hart
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
ISBN: 0823082768
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 162

Book Description
The third title in a bestselling series, Basic Drawing Made Amazingly Easy is a complete drawing book for the beginning artist. Based on a series of lessons that begin with the five basic shapes (circle, oval, square, cylinder, and rectangle) combined with the five basic components of drawing (line, mass, perspective, light, and shading), the book progresses from the simplest forms to more complex inanimate objects and organic animate subjects.

Easy Drawing

Author: Chelsea Ward
Publisher: Walter Foster
ISBN: 1600589510
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 114

Book Description
Easy Drawing offers beginning artists a definite way to succeed. Without getting bogged down in a lot of technical detail, artists just need to gather a few inexpensive supplies and put graphite pencil or colored pencil to paper!

Pencil Drawing: Cats

Author: Anja Dahl
Publisher: Walter Foster Publishing
ISBN: 163322483X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 115

Book Description
With its intuitive design and approachable instruction, Pencil Drawing: Cats is the perfect resource for new artists learning the basics of pencil drawing before moving on to more complex drawing subjects. Filled with tips and techniques on the drawing fundamentals, including an introduction to tools and materials, arranging a composition, using the grid method, and practicing gesture drawing, Pencil Drawing: Cats is designed to appeal to the absolute beginner with its easy-to-follow, step-by-step projects and approachable design. There are also full-color photographs for easy reference as you learn to draw different breeds, such as the Russian Blue, Maine Coon, Norwegian Forest Cat, Siamese Cat, and the household tabby.

Drawing Made Easy: Cars, Lorries, Sports Cars, Vintage Cars, All-Terrain Vehicles

Author: Vasco Kintzel
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3839137942
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 238

Book Description
This book shows how even those without much previous experience can easily have a go at drawing over 50 different cars, lorries, sports cars, all-terrain vehicles and vintage cars. All you need is paper and a pencil. As you follow the step-by-step instructions to reproduce the examples on your own paper, you will soon see how much your drawing skills are improving. Once you reach the final stage you can refine your drawing with highlights and shading, and add details of the surroundings to bring your drawing to life. For those who aspire to larger formats, realistic finishing touches such as tyre profiles, wheel rims and headlamps will help you perfect your masterpiece.