David Sanmiguel
Discover the Keys to Creating Beautiful Drawings with Master Artists, Â , Between these pages, artists of all backgrounds will find anything and everything they need to know about drawing. With thorough explanations of materials and their composition, step-by-step demonstrations, and practical advice for creating compositions, ,The Big Book of Drawing, is a comprehensive authority on the medium that is the foundation of all other visual arts. ,Learn how to handle charcoal, pastel, pencil, and an array of inks; master various shading techniques, including cross-hatching and chiaroscuro; and discover the secrets to constructing attractive and unique compositions. Aspiring artists will learn from the best, with a plentiful array of work by old masters, such as Van Dyke, Rembrandt, Gainsborough, Degas, Toulouse-Lautrec, and others. ,This combination of a detailed instruction book and folio of masterpiece art inspires and informs artists in a way that no other drawing book does.Â ,Contents:,Drawing in black and white. Pencil drawing --,Drawing in charcoal --,Drawing with sanguine --,Drawing in pen and ink --,Drawing with color. Drawing with crayons --,Drawing with pastels --,Drawing with colored inks --,Drawing with markers --,Drawing techniques. Objective drawing --,Drawing in perspective --,Modeling and shading --,Studies and sketches --,Expressive drawing --,Drawing subjects. Still life drawings --,Landscape drawing --,Drawing animals --,Drawing the human figure.
Art,Drawing,Art,Nonfiction
The Big Book of Drawing: An Introduction to Essential Materials and Techniques