The Big Book of Realistic Drawing Secrets : Easy Techniques for Drawing People, Animals, Flowers and Nature

Materials and mediums -- Line and tone -- Perspective and proportion -- Composition and sketching -- Subjects for drawing -- Drawing figures and faces -- Mixed media and color -- Drawing for painting and drawings as finished art.
This is the book that can teach anyone to draw (yes, even you!)

If you're not getting the kind of true-to-life results you want in your drawings (or if you can't even draw a straight line), Carrie and Rick Parks can help. As award-winning teachers, they have a proven game plan for helping artists of all levels overcome common problems and see immediate improvement in their work. As professional composite artists, they know the tricks and tools for achieving incredibly lifelike results. In this friendly, foolproof guide to drawing, they share it all:

• Easy-to-master techniques for achieving a convincing sense of depth
• How to draw challenging textures like metal and fur
• Putting personality into your portraits
• 40+ step-by-step demonstrations featuring a variety of people, animals and nature

Easy enough so that beginners can jump right in, and comprehensive enough to help more accomplished artists refine their skills. This book covers all the essentials, teaching you the secrets of realistic drawing one step at a time, building the skills you need to tackle any subject convincingly--even those you've always thought were beyond your reach. Before you know it, you'll be turning out picturesque landscapes, stellar portraits--any subject that inspires you to put pencil to paper!
SEE like an artist, and draw like a pro!

If you think you can't draw, it's all in your head. Every time you pick up a pencil, a battle rages between the two sides of your brain: Your analytical brain, which wants to generalize and take shortcuts; and your visual brain, which sees it like it is.

This innovative guide helps the good guy" always win!

Following the success of his first book, Painting with Your Artist's Brain (North Light Books), Carl Purcell shows that the secret to creating true-to-life renderings—and overcoming the most common drawing problems—is silencing your bossy logical nature and letting your artistic side do what it does best. Thirteen interactive exercises and 10 step-by-step demonstrations lead you on an in-depth exploration of essential drawing skills:

• seeing values correctly
• searching for relationships of angle, size and position
• defining form with line and edge
• exploring the relationship between objects and space
• tying everything together with value patterns
• making the most of your sketchbook

You'll take the same observation-based approach whether you're drawing a pear, a portrait or a landscape. No subject will be beyond your reach, and you'll be amazed at your sudden mastery of drawing!

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Master the art of drawing the figure.Drawing from life has been an important source of expression and satisfaction for artists through the ages. Robert Barrett, master fine artist, instructor and university professor, re-creates his studio class on the pages of this book. Inside, you'll find a complete introduction to life drawing. You'll learn not only how to accurately portray the figure, but also how to bring life and personality to your drawing subjects.Detailed lessons, including step-by-step demonstrations, cover the fundamentals of drawing and design. You'll learn: • How to capture your subject's character. • The basics of figure anatomy, proportion and design. • How to use light and shadow to create form. • How to draw drapery and backgrounds. Barrett shows you how to achieve superb figure drawings--clothed and unclothed, male and female--filled with beauty and depth of expression. Find out what artists have always known--magnificent art comes from the life all around you! Master the art of drawing the figure Drawing from life has been an important source of expression and satisfaction for artists through the ages. Robert Barrett , master fine artist, instructor and university professor, re-creates his studio class on the pages of this book. Inside, you'll find a complete introduction to life drawing. You'll learn not only how to accurately portray the figure, but also how to bring life and personality to your drawing subjects. Detailed lessons, including step-by-step demonstrations, cover the fundamentals of drawing and design. You'll Barrett shows you how to achieve superb figure drawings - clothed and unclothed, male and female - filled with beauty and depth of expression. Find out what artists have always known - magnificent art comes from the life all around you!

the Drawing Bible Is The Definitive Resource Artists Need In Order To Master This Important Medium. As A Complete Drawing Course, It Teaches Both How To Draw And How To Use Drawing Materials. Award-winning Artist Craig Nelson Provides Easy-to-understand, Step-by-step Instructions That Cover:

*crucial Drawing Principles, From Perspective And Sketching To Gestures And Details
*a Variety Of Subjects, Including Landscapes, Still Life, People, And Buildings In Both Black And White And Color
*ways To Experiment With Mixed Media, Surface Types, Personal Styles And More

in Addition, This Book Is Conveniently Packaged In An Enclosed Spiral, Making It A Perfect, Portable Reference Tool For Beginning And Advanced Artists.

From the Publisher: Drawing people is more than just accurately capturing the anatomy and details of the subject. Artists that capture the soul of the model breathe life into the artwork by expressing a mood, idea or emotion that cannot be captured by accurate rendering alone. Life Drawing will give the reader all the tools necessary to draw people accurately and expressively, thus setting it apart from books that teach technique only. A variety of materials (nupastel, charcoal and graphite) will be used to give the intermediate artist a range of options to choose what works best for the subject of each drawing

drawing People Is More Than Just Accurately Capturing The Anatomy And Details Of The Subject. Artists That Capture The Soul Of The Model Breathe Life Into The Artwork By Expressing A Mood, Idea Or Emotion That Cannot Be Captured By Accurate Rendering Alone. Life Drawing Will Give The Reader All The Tools Necessary To Draw People Accurately And Expressively, Thus Setting It Apart From Books That Teach Technique Only. A Variety Of Materials (nupastel, Charcoal And Graphite) Will Be Used To Give The Intermediate Artist A Range Of Options To Choose What Works Best For The Subject Of Each Drawing.

"This is your complete guide to drawing - packed with everything you need to know about materials, techniques and drawing styles. Learn the secrets of rendering any subject correctly and creatively in an amazing array of mediums from pencil to full color. Quickly find the answers to common problems and questions so you can get back to the drawing board. The Drawing Bible is a one-stop reference that beginners and experienced artists simply can't be without. Includes hundreds of illustrations and dozens of demos."--Jacket The must-have reference for anyone who draws! This is your complete guide to drawing - packed with everything you need to know about materials, techniques and drawing styles. Learn the secrets of rendering any subject correctly and creatively in an amazing array of mediums from pencil to full color. Quickly find the answers to common problems and questions so you can get back to the drawing board. The Drawing Bible is a handy, one-stop reference that beginners and experienced artists simply can't be without! Learn how "If you think you can't draw, it's all in your head. Every time you pick up a pencil, a battle rages between the two sides of your brain: Your intellectual brain, which wants to generalize and take shortcuts; and your visual brain, which sees basic shapes and values. This innovative guide helps the "good guy" always win!"--Back cover. Including twelve drawing demonstrations, more than fifteen "From the Artist's Brain" tip sidebars and multiple exercises, checklists and technique summaries, this work helps readers keep track of their artistic progress. Offers readers the tools needed to draw people expressively. This book, uses a variety of materials to give the intermediate artist a range of options to choose what works best for the subject of each drawing Explains techniques for drawing realistic looking people, animals, and objects, and includes information on tools and materials, as well as practice demonstrations This book offers instructions on supplies and references; shapes and values; a variety of people, animal and nature subjects; and, refining your drawings.