No Experience Required: Sketching and Drawing

by Larry Blovits

No Experience Sketching & Drawing opens up the artistic experience to everyone, no matter what age or level. Readers will discover drawing's building blocks and then explore basic techniques through Blovits' illustrated exercises. * Exercises begin with pencil and charcoal, the simplest mediums, and then introduce the properties of color with cont? crayon and pastel * Each illustration reinforces the techniques, while 25 exercises and demonstrations take artists from first stroke to finished drawing * Materials lists spell out exactly what they'll need * A glossary of basic art terms quickly brings beginners up to speed And, as part of the No Experience Required series, the book's humorous quotes and cartoons make the instruction light and unintimidating.

111 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2004

Reviews

[Pam · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's an okay book, but I really liked some of the exercises.