Drawing
Published on 5. September 1990
Book
Hardback
96 pages
978-0-7134-6421-4 (ISBN)
Description
An approachable and clear drawing course, covering a range of techniques, specially for the beginner. Each double-page spread presents a set of stimulating exercises, both for leisure and for use as a basis for building up progressive drawing skills. It covers how to shade, use pen and wash, begin perspective drawing, mix different media and draw from life. Contents include media and equipment, lines, dots and shading, drawing shapes accurately, planning drawings and using a sketchbook, working from life, using your imagination and framing and presentation.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Illustrations
160 b&w and 26 colour illustrations, glossary, index
Dimensions
Height: 276 mm
Width: 219 mm
Weight
1 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7134-6421-4 (9780713464214)
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Content
Part 1 Trying out different media and equipment: pencils; charcoal; pastels and chalks; crayons; pen and ink; brush and ink; other materials and equipment. Part 2 Practising techniques: using lines; line drawings; dots and dashes; spraying; wash; light and dark; shading techniques; texture; combining techniques. Part 3 How to draw shapes accurately: perspective; size and scale; faces; figures; natural forms; objects; buildings; animals. Part 4 Planning your drawing: research; using a sketch book; working from photographs; composition 64 enlarging and transferring ideas; preparing the paper; working in stages. Part 5 Ideas and projects: types of drawing; looking at drawings; still-life drawing; working from life; landscape drawing; ideas from nature; using your imagination; abstract drawings. Part 6 Framing and presentation: cutting mounts; choosing mounts and frames.