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Artist's drawing techniques / project editor, Lucy Philpott.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : DK Publishing, 2023Edition: Second editionDescription: 303 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 074408847X
  • 9780744088472
  • 0241636256
  • 9780241636251
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
The basics -- Pencil -- Charcoal -- Pen and ink -- Colored pencil -- Pastel.
Summary: "Master more than 80 drawing techniques with step-by-step workshops and advice from professional artists. Kickstart your creativity and create a masterpiece with step-by-step workshops and advice from professional artists. Whether you want to try your hand at drawing for the first time or fine-tune your artistic skills, Artist's Drawing Techniques is for you. Learn how to work with charcoal, pen, and pastels and discover everything you need to know about tone, colour, texture, line-work, and composition with detailed advice for beginner, intermediate, and advanced artists. Fully illustrated, step-by-step workshops from professional artists guide you through more than 80 drawing techniques including cross-hatching, stippling, blending, and masking. All techniques are accompanied by inspiring exercises and projects to try at home to help you develop your skills, discover your own style, and grow as an artist. Master every aspect of drawing with this essential guide, from choosing a subject to mounting your first piece. Whatever your level of expertise, you can learn to draw with confidence - and perhaps create a masterpiece (or two) along the way"--Publisher's description.
Holdings
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 741.2 A791 Available 33111011182645
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The ultimate complete drawing course to help you take your sketches to a higher level.

Packed with inspiring workshops and advice from practicing artists, this art lesson book will help you sharpen your drawing skills in a range of media.

Here's what you'll find inside the pages of this artist's guide to drawing:

* Includes more than 90 detailed step-by-step workshops for pencil, charcoal, pen and pastel techniques
* A comprehensive range of techniques makes it suitable for beginners or more experienced artists
* Techniques are approached with progression in mind, so readers can learn the basics then move on to new creative challenges

Every aspect of drawing is explained in incredible detail in this drawing reference guide. It starts with the basics of drawing -- like learning how to draw and choosing a subject -- and works all the way through to mounting your finished masterpiece.

Learn more than 80 drawing techniques, from cross-hatching and stippling to blending and using colored pencils. Develop your own artistic style and grow as an artist by following the step-by-step drawing tutorials through beginner, intermediate and advanced art projects.

Artist's Drawing Techniques will help you tap into your creative potential and unlock new talents, whether you're a complete beginner or seasoned artist.

The basics -- Pencil -- Charcoal -- Pen and ink -- Colored pencil -- Pastel.

"Master more than 80 drawing techniques with step-by-step workshops and advice from professional artists. Kickstart your creativity and create a masterpiece with step-by-step workshops and advice from professional artists. Whether you want to try your hand at drawing for the first time or fine-tune your artistic skills, Artist's Drawing Techniques is for you. Learn how to work with charcoal, pen, and pastels and discover everything you need to know about tone, colour, texture, line-work, and composition with detailed advice for beginner, intermediate, and advanced artists. Fully illustrated, step-by-step workshops from professional artists guide you through more than 80 drawing techniques including cross-hatching, stippling, blending, and masking. All techniques are accompanied by inspiring exercises and projects to try at home to help you develop your skills, discover your own style, and grow as an artist. Master every aspect of drawing with this essential guide, from choosing a subject to mounting your first piece. Whatever your level of expertise, you can learn to draw with confidence - and perhaps create a masterpiece (or two) along the way"--Publisher's description.

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