Art of Basic Drawing

Name: Art of Basic Drawing
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781633228320
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Simple step-by-step techniques for drawing a variety of subjects in graphite pencil

By Walter Foster and William F. Powell and Michael Butkus and Mia Tavonatti and Mr. William F. Powell

Series: Collector's Series

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The Art of Basic Drawing provides clear, step-by-step guidance for beginner artists eager to learn drawing fundamentals. Covering subjects from flowers and still lives to landscapes and animals, it offers detailed examples and practical tips on tools, shading, composition, and perspective. Projects include drawing strawberries, animals like flamingos and huskies, portraits, and various landscapes, all designed to develop skills gradually and build confidence in creating realistic pencil drawings.
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This book is ideal for beginner artists seeking an approachable, comprehensive drawing guide. It suits those interested in learning fundamental techniques across a variety of subjects, including people, animals, and nature. Art students and hobbyists who appreciate step-by-step instruction and clear visuals will find it particularly useful.

Packed with practical advice, helpful tips, and step-by-step drawing techniques, The Art of Basic Drawing provides a perfect introduction to drawing for beginning artists.

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
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 Collectors Series offers approachable, step-by-step art instruction for a variety of mediums and subjects, such as drawing, oil, acrylic, watercolour, 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.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781633228320

Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 March 2020

Country: United States

Imprint: Walter Foster Publishing

Edition: Revised Edition

Illustration: 489 images

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 216.0mm

Height: 279.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 128

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Arts & Culture Mia Tavonatti Michael Butkus Mr. William F. Powell Non-Fiction Series: Collector's Series Walter Foster William F. Powell

About the Author

William F. Powell studied at the Art Students Career School in New York and the Louvre Free School of Art in Paris, France. His work has been represented in major galleries and reproduced in the form of illustrations, prints, and limited edition collectors plates. He has been professionally involved in fine art, commercial art, and illustration for more than 45 years. He holds awards for the technical side of his art, which has been used in major space and environmental programs.Michael Butkus was trained at Otis Parsons in Los Angeles and the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. He has taught illustration and rendering techniques, along with character design and visual development, to art industry professionals.More than 85 years ago, Walter Foster-a well-known artist, instructor, and collector-began producing art instruction books from his home in Laguna Beach, California. He originally wrote, illustrated, printed, bound, packaged, shipped, and distributed them himself. Although Walter passed away in 1981 at the age of 90, his legacy continues in a growing product line. Walter Foster Publishing now provides how-to books and kits to millions of enthusiastic artists worldwide who enjoy the rewards of learning how to draw and paint. People who have never before picked up a paintbrush or drawing pencil have discovered their artistic talents through his easy-to-follow instruction books.Mia Tavonatti is an artist with a variety of interests, including a strong passion for painting and drawing. She moved from Michigan to California to attend art school at California State University, Long Beach, where she earned her BFA and MFA in illustration. She has also studied painting abroad, and she loves to spend her summers painting in Greece. Mia has exhibited her work extensively, both in Europe and throughout the United States. She is the recipient of numerous scholarships and awards, and her work can be seen on more than 45 book covers and in several magazines.