
Art of 3D Drawing
An illustrated and photographic guide to creating art with three-dimensional realism
Stefan Pabst(Author)
Walter Foster Publishing
Published on 17. November 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-1-63322-171-0 (ISBN)
Description
Transform simple pencil sketches into jaw-dropping, photorealistic masterpieces with The Art of 3D Drawing.
World-famous 3D artist Stefan Pabst shows you how to take your drawing and painting skills to the next level with techniques for creating lifelike three-dimensional art. Begin with an overview of tools and materials, color theory and color mixing, and drawing and painting techniques. Then follow along with 12 stunning, step-by-step demonstrations that teach fundamental principles of 3D art, such as perspective, shading, rendering textures, and building dimension.
Also find tips on adding color with oil paints to add even greater dimension and realism to your artwork and complete your three-dimensional masterpieces. An inspiration gallery at the back offers even more ideas for creating 3D art.
Whatever your skill level, you will learn something new as you draw and paint a range of subjects in realistic detail. The projects are:
A cube that appears to pop up from the paper
A floating sphere
A hole that seems to dip below the surface of the paper
A group of LEGO (R) blocks
An airplane "flying" over the paper
Planet Earth
A glass of water
A ladybug that looks like it might crawl off the page
A shiny classic car
The Mayan ruin of Chichen Itza
The Leaning Tower of Pisa
A child "jumping" off the page
With The Art of 3D Drawing, friends and family won't believe their eyes as they admire your amazing photorealistic artwork.
World-famous 3D artist Stefan Pabst shows you how to take your drawing and painting skills to the next level with techniques for creating lifelike three-dimensional art. Begin with an overview of tools and materials, color theory and color mixing, and drawing and painting techniques. Then follow along with 12 stunning, step-by-step demonstrations that teach fundamental principles of 3D art, such as perspective, shading, rendering textures, and building dimension.
Also find tips on adding color with oil paints to add even greater dimension and realism to your artwork and complete your three-dimensional masterpieces. An inspiration gallery at the back offers even more ideas for creating 3D art.
Whatever your skill level, you will learn something new as you draw and paint a range of subjects in realistic detail. The projects are:
A cube that appears to pop up from the paper
A floating sphere
A hole that seems to dip below the surface of the paper
A group of LEGO (R) blocks
An airplane "flying" over the paper
Planet Earth
A glass of water
A ladybug that looks like it might crawl off the page
A shiny classic car
The Mayan ruin of Chichen Itza
The Leaning Tower of Pisa
A child "jumping" off the page
With The Art of 3D Drawing, friends and family won't believe their eyes as they admire your amazing photorealistic artwork.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
175 color photos
Dimensions
Height: 296 mm
Width: 222 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-63322-171-0 (9781633221710)
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Stefan Pabst
Art of 3D Drawing
An illustrated and photographic guide to creating art with three-dimensional realism
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11/2016
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Jessica West is a literary translator working from German and Russian into English. She has a BA (Hons) in German and Russian from the University of Sheffield and was awarded a Distinction in her MA Translation Studies at the University of Portsmouth. Her main areas of professional interest are nature and the environment (especially birds), costume history, travel, folklore, art, and speculative fiction (both adult and YA).