{"product_id":"zen-of-drawing-by-peter-parr-9781849941945","title":"Zen of Drawing","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLeading professor of animation teaches you the \u003cem\u003ezen\u003c\/em\u003e approach to drawing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eZen of Drawing\u003c\/em\u003e inspires you to pick up a pen, pencil or an iPad and start drawing what you see with a \u003cem\u003ezen\u003c\/em\u003e approach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor Peter Parr has spent his career in animation successfully teaching people to draw and encouraging students to nurture their skills through observational drawing. He advocates a fresh way of looking closely at your subject and enlisting an emotional response, in order to fully appreciate the nature of what you are about to draw.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou will learn that whatever you are drawing, it is essential not only to copy its outline but also to ask yourself: is it soft, smooth or rough to the touch? How heavy is it? Is it fragile or solid? Then, having grasped the fundamental characteristics, or \u003cem\u003ezen\u003c\/em\u003e, of the object, make corresponding marks on the paper - crisp textures, a dense wash, a scratchy or floating line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe chapters cover: keeping a sketchbook; tools (pen, pencil, charcoal, watercolour and iPad); perspective; line and volume; tone and texture; structure and weight; movement and rhythm; energy, balance and composition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47601479450860,"sku":"9781849941945","price":26.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781849941945-zen-of-drawing.jpg?v=1778001411","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/zen-of-drawing-by-peter-parr-9781849941945","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}