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Basic drawing techniques / Richard Box.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Art handbooks (Search Press)Publisher: Tunbridge Wells, Kent : Search Press, 2013Copyright date: ©2000Description: 48 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:
  • still image
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 184448890X (pbk.)
  • 9781844488902 (pbk.)
Subject(s):
Contents:
Materials and equipment. Drawing media ; Using a limited palette ; Papers ; Equipment ; Using a viewfinder -- Pencils. Making marks ; Tonal values ; Tone and texture ; Composition ; Trees in a landscape (step by step) -- Charcoal and chalk. Making marks ; Tumbler and fruit (step by step) -- Coloured pencils. Mixing colours ; Herbaceous border (step by step) -- Pastels and crayons. Making marks ; Lemons, peppers, and tomatoes (step by step).
Summary: "Richard Box explores line, tone and color with numerous step-by-step illustrations and many finished drawings. Taking his inspiration from nature, he shows how to interpret subjects in a personal and individual way -- from drawing trees in the landscape to representing the beauty of a mass of poppies and delphiniums."-- Back cover.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 741.2 B788 Available 33111005201682
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

All artists should possess good drawing skills - and anyone can learn. Richard Box clearly illustrates how to master the basics using a range of simple techniques.

Includes index.

Originally published: 2000.

Materials and equipment. Drawing media ; Using a limited palette ; Papers ; Equipment ; Using a viewfinder -- Pencils. Making marks ; Tonal values ; Tone and texture ; Composition ; Trees in a landscape (step by step) -- Charcoal and chalk. Making marks ; Tumbler and fruit (step by step) -- Coloured pencils. Mixing colours ; Herbaceous border (step by step) -- Pastels and crayons. Making marks ; Lemons, peppers, and tomatoes (step by step).

"Richard Box explores line, tone and color with numerous step-by-step illustrations and many finished drawings. Taking his inspiration from nature, he shows how to interpret subjects in a personal and individual way -- from drawing trees in the landscape to representing the beauty of a mass of poppies and delphiniums."-- Back cover.

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