Full Description
Suitable for complete beginners, this practical drawing guide provides all you need to know to draw with confidence and proficiency. Giving detailed advice on selecting the best materials and equipment, the course uses carefully graded, step-by-step exercises that are designed to enhance developing skills through every stage of composition and explores a variety of media such as charcoal, conte, pencil, pastels, pen and ink providing illustrated guidance on blending, hatching, overlaying and optical mixing techniques.
Contents
Introduction: starting to draw; sketching; the figure; portraits; change running heads and title; composition; perspective; colour. Equipment: sketchbooks to erasers; fixative; easels; supports; paper; charcoal to markers. Charcoal and chalk: materials; techniques; drawing form; project - sheep's skull; project - old telephone; project - country lane; project - silhouette. Colour sticks: materials; techniques; project - still life with drapery; project - lobster on a plate; project - satchel, hat and coat; project - Egyptian man. Pen, brush, ink: materials; techniques; project - studio still life; project - circus scene; project - quayside sketch. Pastel: materials; techniques; project - red cabbage; project - swimming pool; project - potted primroses; project - still life with vegetables; project - bowl of fruit; project - wash basin; project - rural scene; project - woodland scene; project - fields of Tuscany; project - Venetian waterfront; project - flotsam and jetsam; project - Lloyd's at night; project - French church; project - cowboy; project - the couple. Pencil and graphite: materials; techniques; project - gorilla; project - self-portrait; project - New York, Central Park. Coloured pencil: Materials; techniques; project - palm trees; project - girl on the beach; project - four trees. Markers and fibre pens: materials, techniques; project - orange lily; project deserted beach; project - city street.
