Drawing Nature for the Absolute Beginner: A Clear & Easy Guide to Drawing Landscapes & Nature (Art for the Absolute Beginner)

Have you ever experienced the peace of walking through the woods or the excitement of a storm gathering on a beach? Artwork provides the ability for us to capture those moments and share them with others. Drawing Nature for the Absolute Beginner offers a great beginner's course on drawing nature. In their fun and friendly teaching style, Mark and Mary Willenbrink show you how to realistically capture the world around you. All you need to get started are some simple supplies, basic techniques, and inspiration. From field to forest, beach or mountain, begin with a structural sketch, apply values and textures, and, before you know it, you'll be drawing everything you see. You'll even learn how to render favorite wildlife such as chipmunks, deer and eagles! Follow along with easy step-by-step demonstrations to draw rocks, seashells, butterflies and even more developed nature scenes. Gain a working understanding of key concepts such as perspective, value and composition. Discover simple tools and tips you can use right away to improve your art. Your artistic journey can be as pleasant as your final destination with drawing instruction meant for everyone Title Page Special Offers Contents Introduction Gather Your Materials Paper Additional Supplies Drawing Indoors and Outdoors Chapter 1: Drawing Techniques Sketching and Drawing Shading and Texture Different Approaches Blocking-In With Basic Shapes Proportioning, Comparing & Transposing Chapter 2: Art Principles Linear Perspective Values Light and Shadow Atmospheric Perspective Composition Planning a Composition Problems and Remedies Chapter 3: Natural Subjects Rocks and Rock Formations Rock Formations Demonstration Mountains Mountains With Snow Demonstration Water Small Waterfall Demonstration Ice and Snow Clouds and Skies Flowers Coneflower Demonstration Trees Tree Structure and Form Tree Bark, Trunks and Stumps Palms and Cacti Tree Demonstration Insects Butterfly Demonstration Deer Deer Demonstration Small Animals Opossum Demonstration Birds Goose Demonstration Eagle in Flight Demonstration Chapter 4: Let’s Draw! Rocks Demonstration Sunflower Demonstration Shells Along the Beach Demonstration Tree Trunk and Roots Demonstration Flowers and Butterfly Demonstration Rock Formation Demonstration Waterfall Demonstration Deer in Forest Demonstration Beach Scene Demonstration Great Blue Heron Demonstration Chipmunk on a Tree Stump Demonstration Mountain Majesty Demonstration Canada Geese in Winter Snow Demonstration Protecting Your Work Conclusion About the Authors Dedication Acknowledgments Copyright Have you ever experienced the peace of walking through the woods or the excitement of a storm gathering on a beach? Drawing Nature for the Absolute Beginner will help you capture these moments in artwork and share them others. In their fun and friendly teaching style, Mark and Mary Willenbrink offer a great beginner's course on drawing nature, showing you how to realistically capture the world around you. All you need to get started are some simple supplies, basic techniques, and inspiration. From field to forest, beach or mountain, begin with a structural sketch, apply values and textures, and, before you know it, you'll be drawing everything you see. You'll even learn how to render favorite wildlife such as chipmunks, deer and eagles! • Follow along with easy step-by-step demonstrations to draw rocks, seashells, butterflies and even more developed nature scenes. • Gain a working understanding of key concepts such as perspective, value and composition. • Discover simple tools and tips you can use right away to improve your art.