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
- Half Dome, Yosemite
- 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
Collector’s Series offers approachable, step-by-step art instruction for a variety of mediums and subjects, such as drawing, oil, acrylic, watercolor, 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.
Giới thiệu về tác giả
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. In addition to her illustrative work, she has created a number of murals and commissions for restaurants, private residences, and corporations. She teaches illustration and painting at the Art Institute of Southern California in Laguna Beach and currently resides in Costa Mesa, California.
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