Idiot's guides : drawing

Learning How To Draw Has Never Been Easier. Learning To Draw Can Be Intimidating, But All You Need Is A Good Teacher. This Step-by-step, Project-based Approach To Learning The Fundamentals Of Drawing Teaches You In The Easiest Way Possible. This All-new Guide Uses Color To Show The Progression Of Strokes And Techniques For Completing 50 Fun Drawing Projects From Scratch. It Also Gives You An Introduction To The Tools And Materials You'll Need To Get Started. Features Include: 50 Easy-to-understand Project-based Lessons, With Step-by-step Illustrations ; A Variety Of The Most Important Drawing Subjects Are Featured, Including People, Animals, Objects, Landscapes, Still-lifes, Buildings, And More ; Basic Concepts Of Drawing, Such As Contour, Proportion, Gradation, Abstraction, Texture, Dimension, Perspective, Symmetry, Light And Shadow, Texture, Depth, And Anatomy.-- Contents iv......Page 6 The Basics 2......Page 10 setting up your drawing area 4......Page 12 tools you will need 6......Page 14 techniques 10......Page 18 construction 16......Page 24 The Projects 18......Page 26 window 20......Page 28 watch 24......Page 32 celtic knot 28......Page 36 basic face 32......Page 40 table 36......Page 44 hay bale 40......Page 48 castle tower 44......Page 52 apple 48......Page 56 vase 52......Page 60 ribbon 56......Page 64 linear pattern 60......Page 68 goldfish 64......Page 72 leaf 68......Page 76 eye 72......Page 80 nose 76......Page 84 dog (profile) 80......Page 88 water droplet 84......Page 92 letter B 88......Page 96 deck of cards 92......Page 100 shell 98......Page 106 marble 102......Page 110 night sky 108......Page 116 fork 114......Page 122 standing figure 118......Page 126 car 124......Page 132 letter K 130......Page 138 butterflies and flower 134......Page 142 naturalistic face 140......Page 148 candle and flame 146......Page 154 abstraction 152......Page 160 old door 156......Page 164 skin and hair 162......Page 170 eggs on a cloth 168......Page 176 sailboat 174......Page 182 sunlit object 180......Page 188 dog (3/4 view) 186......Page 194 runner 192......Page 200 letter S 198......Page 206 glass and fruit 204......Page 212 creature 210......Page 218 hand 216......Page 224 reclining figure 222......Page 230 two-point perspective scene 228......Page 236 complex abstraction 234......Page 242 vanitas still life 240......Page 248 feather 246......Page 254 foreshortened face 252......Page 260 brick wall 258......Page 266 wood 264......Page 272 waterfall 270......Page 278 glossary 276......Page 284 resources 280......Page 288 How to Draw, Stroke by Stroke!How to draw books often leave beginning artists feeling frustrated. Does the following scenario sound familiar: You're impressed by the beautiful finished images of a drawing book for beginners, but when you go through the steps of drawing the first project you realize there are lots of missing strokes to get you from one step to the next. Alas!Not with this book!In this true beginner's guide to drawing, not only do you get a variety of 50 projects to learn, you get them in five different levels that start super easy and then gradually advance as you progress through the book. You also get super clear instruction with color strokes to show you exactly what's different from one step to the next.Here's just a sampling of the projects you'll be mastering in no time:Level 1- Window- Celtic Knot- Basic Face- Table- Castle- Apple- VaseLevel 2- Goldfish- Leaf- Eye- Nose- Dog - Water Droplet- ShellLevel 3- Marble- Night Sky- Fork- Standing Figure- Car- Butterflies and Flower- Naturalistic Face- Candle and FlameLevel 4- Skin and Hair- Sailboat- Dog (3/4 view)- Runner- Glass and Fruit- CreatureLevel 5- Hand- Reclining Figure- Feather- Foreshortened Face- Brick Wall- Waterfall Using the color to show the progression of strokes and techniques for completing 50 fun projects from scratch, this book gives readers an introduction to the tools and materials they need to get started drawing. It features project-based lessons of increasing difficulty teaching the fundamental skills of drawing.