
Read This if You Want to Be Great at Drawing
Selwyn Leamy(Author)
Laurence King Publishing
Published on 9. October 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-1-78627-054-2 (ISBN)
Description
This book demystifies the art and practice of drawing.
Through fifty drawings by great masters past and present, the techniques and ideas behind their master sketches will put you on the path to making your own great drawings.
The entries also feature exercises with step-by-step instructions as well as simple diagrams providing further visual explanation to the jargon-free discussion.
For aspiring artists of all ages and abilities, Read This if You Want to Be Great at Drawing will motivate and strengthen your drawing talent.
Read This if You Want to Be Great at Drawing is part of the internationally-bestselling 'Read This' series, which has sold over half-a-million books worldwide and has been translated into over 20 languages.
Coming soon:
Read This if You Want to Be Great at Drawing People by Selwyn Leamy (September 2019)
More titles in the 'Read This' series:
Use This if You Want to Be Great at Drawing by Selwyn Leamy (9781786274052)
Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs by Henry Carroll (9781780673356)
Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs of People by Henry Carroll (9781780676241)
Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs of Places by Henry Carroll (9781780679051)
Use This if You Want to Take Great Photographs: A Photo Journal by Henry Carroll (9781780678887)
Read This if You Want to Be a Great Writer by Ross Raisin (9781786271976)
Read This if You Want to Be Instagram Famous edited by Henry Carroll (9781780679679)
Through fifty drawings by great masters past and present, the techniques and ideas behind their master sketches will put you on the path to making your own great drawings.
The entries also feature exercises with step-by-step instructions as well as simple diagrams providing further visual explanation to the jargon-free discussion.
For aspiring artists of all ages and abilities, Read This if You Want to Be Great at Drawing will motivate and strengthen your drawing talent.
Read This if You Want to Be Great at Drawing is part of the internationally-bestselling 'Read This' series, which has sold over half-a-million books worldwide and has been translated into over 20 languages.
Coming soon:
Read This if You Want to Be Great at Drawing People by Selwyn Leamy (September 2019)
More titles in the 'Read This' series:
Use This if You Want to Be Great at Drawing by Selwyn Leamy (9781786274052)
Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs by Henry Carroll (9781780673356)
Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs of People by Henry Carroll (9781780676241)
Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs of Places by Henry Carroll (9781780679051)
Use This if You Want to Take Great Photographs: A Photo Journal by Henry Carroll (9781780678887)
Read This if You Want to Be a Great Writer by Ross Raisin (9781786271976)
Read This if You Want to Be Instagram Famous edited by Henry Carroll (9781780679679)
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Orion Publishing Co
Product notice
With printed dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 238 mm
Width: 179 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
448 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78627-054-2 (9781786270542)
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Selwyn Leamy
Read This if You Want to Be Great at Drawing
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10/2017
Laurence King Publishing
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Person
Selwyn Leamy is a British artist who lives and works in Boston. He is a co-founder of the creative travel company Frui, and has taught drawing and painting in various beautiful locations around the world. He has exhibited his landscape paintings extensively in the UK and also in Italy.