The Complete Beginner's Guide to Drawing: More Than 200 Drawing Techniques, Tips & Lessons

by Walter Foster Creative Team

With helpful tips and easy to follow step-by-step lessons, The Complete Beginner's Guide to Drawing is the perfect resource for artists looking to hone their drawing style and technique. The Complete Beginner's Guide to Drawing is a comprehensive guide to drawing a vast array of subjects, from landscapes and flowers to animals and portraits. This helpful resource begins with a thorough introduction to the essential tools and materials artists need to get started, including different types of pencils, sketchbooks, papers, and other tools. Additionally, artists will learn the fundamentals of drawing, as well as a variety of drawing techniques, including rendering realistic textures, creating volume, and capturing perspective. The Complete Beginner's Guide to Drawing guides beginning and intermediate artists through a series of easy-to-follow, step-by-step projects covering a variety of subject matter. With helpful tips and beautiful artwork to inspire, The Complete Beginner's Guide to Drawing is the perfect resource for artists looking to hone their drawing style and technique.

Genres: Art, Nonfiction, Drawing, Reference

234 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 1, 2016

Reviews

[Demi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm someone who never had any 'talent' for drawing, but I decided to googled if drawing was a learnable skill on a whim and found out it was. So, I bought pencils and a sketchbook and looked for various textbooks on how to learn to draw. I was immediately drawn to this textbook as it showed the steps to complete drawings. And it also featured a wide range of subjects. Starting with simple fruits and slowly advancing to flowers, landscape, animals (cats, dogs, horses), human faces, anatomy, children, still life and other extra advice on composition, drawing from life etc.
And honestly, this was perfect for me. It was a lengthy book and took me almost 2 years to complete, but when I go through my sketchbooks, I'm filled with pride. The instructions are simple and detailed. I could not have asked for a better book to begin my drawing journey with. I've been forced to draw a wide array of subjects and already have an idea what things I enjoy drawing. I can't wait to put all the practice into drawing things outside the textbook. Learning to draw makes you view the world differently. I'm also checking the shape language, how light interacts with various objects, and I like to imagine how I would capture those differences in my sketchbook. Now, I can start doing just that.

[Donna Mallery · Rating 4 out of 5]

Decent book but…

It is lacking in many aspects. There aren’t enough step by step, and any of the ones that do, are hard to follow. It’s got decent information, and would be a nice book to add to other better drawing books.

[Kristen Lesperance · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great reference for wanting to learn to draw. I wish there was more on how to draw flowers and nature.

[Kinga Szűcs · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hogy álltok a rajzolással?

Én valahogy főiskola óta nem nagyon tudom rávenni magam, hogy szabadkézzel rajzoljak (rajzszakra jártam). Mindig tervezem, és sokszor eszembe jut, hogy valahogy fejleszteni kellene ezt a régen méltánytalanul elhanyagolt készségemet, de valahogy nem meg, pedig eszközökben nincs hiány, mert, ahogy meglátok valami mutatós rajzeszközt érzem, hogy ez nekem kelleni fog (egyszer). Ok, mentségemre időben sem bővelkedek mostanában (de ez is csak kifogás). Szóval mikor megláttam, ezt a könyvet, gondoltam, majd most! 

Nagyon szép és igényes kiadvány, és ahogy kézhez vettem meglepődtem, hogy milyen nagy, igazi rajzolási biblia. Tizenhárom nagyobb fejezetből áll, mint például az Alapok, Virágok, Tájképek… és végül az utolsó fejezetben további jó tanácsokkal lát el. Nagyon tetszik, hogy a rajzokat tényleg lépésről lépésre bemutatja, próbálja formálni a látásmódunkat is, hiszen onnan indul az alkotási folyamat.

Egy ilyen könyv kincs a háznál. Nálam elérte a célját, mert meghozta a kedvem a rajzoláshoz, már csak tényleges időt kell szakítanom a gyakorlásra.

Ajánlom azoknak akik egy kicsit is érdeklődnek a rajzolás iránt és nem tudják, hogy kezdjenek hozzá!

[Nguyễn Vy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mình là một dân gà mờ nhưng cũng nhờ cuốn sách này mà cũng tạo được thói quen sketch trong cỡ 1 tháng :)) Rất ngắn gọn và nhiều hình minh hoạ, chủ yếu chưa luyện được là do mình lười

[Kate · Rating 5 out of 5]

Learnt to draw a lot

[Marcy Graybill · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is not for the complete beginner, it is not truly step by step. I did enjoy looking through it and getting ideas and inspiration.