Learning To Paint Draw

Author : Mark Kistler
Publisher : Da Capo Lifelong Books
ISBN 13 : 0786727233
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book You Can Draw in 30 Days written by Mark Kistler and published by Da Capo Lifelong Books. This book was released on 2011-01-04 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pick up your pencil, embrace your inner artist, and learn how to draw in thirty days with this approachable step-by-step guide from an Emmy award-winning PBS host. Drawing is an acquired skill, not a talent -- anyone can learn to draw! All you need is a pencil, a piece of paper, and the willingness to tap into your hidden artistic abilities. With Emmy award-winning, longtime PBS host Mark Kistler as your guide, you'll learn the secrets of sophisticated three-dimensional renderings, and have fun along the way -- in just twenty minutes a day for a month. Inside you'll find: Quick and easy step-by-step instructions for drawing everything from simple spheres to apples, trees, buildings, and the human hand and face More than 500 line drawings, illustrating each step Time-tested tips, techniques, and tutorials for drawing in 3-D The 9 Fundamental Laws of Drawing to create the illusion of depth in any drawing 75 student examples to encourage you in the process

Author : Hazel Harrison
Publisher : Southwater
ISBN 13 : 9781780191621
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Learn How to Draw and Paint written by Hazel Harrison and published by Southwater. This book was released on 2012 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a complete course on practical & creative techniques: drawing, watercolour, oil & acrylic and pastel. It is a comprehensive artists' manual that includes examples of many different styles and treatments. It is perfect both for the beginner and the more advanced artist. It includes up-to-date information on all the latest techniques, materials and equipment. It is packed with practical guidance on how to treat all the classical subjects - portraits, figures, buildings, landscapes and flowers - in the most popular mediums. You can learn techniques such as brushwork, texturing and knife painting, then apply them to your own project. It features over 750 at-a-glance, step-by-step photographs show clearly how to achieve successful results. This comprehensive book offers a complete guide to all the materials, techniques and approaches an artist needs to get started. As well as step-by-step instruction for beginners it offers expert tips, advice and ideas to offer inspiration to more advanced practitioners. Divided into four parts, this book covers all the most popular art mediums: drawing; watercolour; oil and acrylic; and pastel. Each section describes the range of materials and equipment available, and reveals how to get the best out of them. There are over 30 step-by-step projects each designed to teach a skill in depth. More specialized methods are then explained, for increasingly advanced and sophisticated effects.

Author : Mau-Kun Yim
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1440349762
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lessons in Masterful Portrait Drawing written by Mau-Kun Yim and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-03-27 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Draw the best portraits with form and spirit. Drawing techniques from a master! Mau-Kun Yim learned to draw as the Old Masters did and believes that to render the essence of life in portrait drawing, one must continue to pursue the old ways. This philosophy and methodology relies on a holistic approach to observation, analysis and critical-thinking honed through time and patience. • Start with a solid foundation - Classical bust drawing is a must. These lessons aid in constructing volume in your drawing and introduce concepts of structure. • Move on to sketching - The best way to train your observation skills. Anatomy, value and state of mind are the focus of these lessons. • 12 step-by-step tutorials put it all together - Form and spirit combine along with more clearly defined details to bring life and dimension to your portraits. • An extensive gallery of beautifully and classically executed portraits, figures, sketches and busts serves as inspiration.

Author : Juliette Aristides
Publisher : Potter/TenSpeed/Harmony
ISBN 13 : 0770433944
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lessons in Classical Drawing (Enhanced Edition) written by Juliette Aristides and published by Potter/TenSpeed/Harmony. This book was released on 2012-03-21 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The practice of drawing…distilled to its essential elements. Embedded with videos, beautifully filmed in Florence, Italy, that provide real-time drawing lessons so that any gaps in the learning process are filled in with live instruction. In this elegant and inspiring primer, master contemporary artist and author Juliette Aristides breaks down the drawing process into small, manageable lessons; introduces time-tested principles and techniques that are easily accessible; and shares the language and context necessary to understand the artistic process and create superior, well-crafted drawings.

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780486493879
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Charles Bargue Drawing Course written by and published by . This book was released on 2014-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nearly 200 plates from the master teacher's famous 19th-century drawing course comprise drawings of casts, chiefly from antiquity; lithographs in the style of drawings by Renaissance and modern masters; and male nudes. This affordable volume constitutes an essential guide for professional artists, students, art historians, and collectors.

Author : John F. Carlson
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486317455
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting written by John F. Carlson and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-07-04 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The whys and hows of the various aspects of landscape painting: angles and consequent values, perspective, painting of trees, more. 34 black-and-white reproductions of paintings by Carlson. 58 explanatory diagrams.

Author : Hazel Soan
Publisher : Batsford Books
ISBN 13 : 1849944636
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Learn to Paint People Quickly written by Hazel Soan and published by Batsford Books. This book was released on 2017-03-16 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical guide to learn painting individual people and crowds, with simple exercises and step-by-step demonstrations. Bestselling artist and writer Hazel Soan has distilled her art teaching into the things that matter most and can be digested in a short period of time. Learning to paint is one of the life-long aspirations of many of us and the techniques of painting lively crowd scenes or portraits of loved ones can be picked up faster than you think. In this concise book, Hazel Soan explains everything you need to know about figurative painting in an accessible way. She advises on how to paint people in a variety of poses and settings, dealing with the theories of colour and light in a way that beginners will understand and more experienced painters will find invaluable. She also guides you through ways to insert people into your pre-existing painting to bring them to life; scenes like urban streets and on the beach are explored. Subjects like how to paint portraits and getting to grips with body proportion and perspective are also covered. Both media of watercolours and oils are covered, making this the perfect book for any type of artist. Filled with easy-to-follow exercises and demonstrations, this is a practical and helpful guide to learning to paint people very quickly.

Author : John Henry Vanderpoel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Human Figure written by John Henry Vanderpoel and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Bodo W. Jaxtheimer
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
ISBN 13 : 9780500272527
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Paint and Draw written by Bodo W. Jaxtheimer and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 1987 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces art materials and techniques, gives advice on drawing animals, people, plants, and architecture, and includes tips on color, composition, and perspective

Author : Stan Smith
Publisher : Booksales
ISBN 13 : 9780890094006
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Draw & Paint written by Stan Smith and published by Booksales. This book was released on 1981 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Expert guidance needed to experiment successfully with the full range of subjects and media are presented here.