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Sketching for Beginners: Drawing Basics with Sophia Williams Learn Pencil Sketching and Drawing Step-by-Step to Expand Your Creativity Book 1
You don’t need to be a great artist (Leonardo Da Vinci, Pablo Picasso, Vincent Van Gogh... you get the idea) to create eye-catching work of art. In fact, all you need to surprise yourself and others is a sheet of paper, a few pencils, and a simple drawing technique that I'm going to teach you.
40 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 4, 2020
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Sophia Williams
233 booksLibrarian Note: There is more than one author with this name in the Goodreads database.
For the Romance author, see Sophia Williams
For the Romance author, see Sophia Williams
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December 10, 2020
Not For Beginners; Contour Sketch Hard to See
This book is supposed to be for beginners, but I don't truly think it is for several reasons. First, the author throws around sketching and other artistic terms without defining them, as if expecting that we all would know what they mean. Second, as the author moves from the contour sketch to a sketch of near-photographic quality, she appears to skip or gloss over key techniques that will help the would-be artist achieve a similar aim. The book had other problems as well. The photographs of the contour sketch—the initial sketch to place all the key elements of the face—show the sketch itself drawn so lightly that it is actually hard to see when reading the book. Of course, a real contour sketch should be light, but one meant to instruct actually needs to be seen! There is some text to this book as well, of course, but I found it to be awkwardly written and unclear in several places. If you are already a decent drawer or good sketcher, this book might provide you with some additional ideas to improve your art, but I do not think it is well suited for beginning artists.
This book is supposed to be for beginners, but I don't truly think it is for several reasons. First, the author throws around sketching and other artistic terms without defining them, as if expecting that we all would know what they mean. Second, as the author moves from the contour sketch to a sketch of near-photographic quality, she appears to skip or gloss over key techniques that will help the would-be artist achieve a similar aim. The book had other problems as well. The photographs of the contour sketch—the initial sketch to place all the key elements of the face—show the sketch itself drawn so lightly that it is actually hard to see when reading the book. Of course, a real contour sketch should be light, but one meant to instruct actually needs to be seen! There is some text to this book as well, of course, but I found it to be awkwardly written and unclear in several places. If you are already a decent drawer or good sketcher, this book might provide you with some additional ideas to improve your art, but I do not think it is well suited for beginning artists.
August 2, 2020
Helpful
A very helpful short guide to learn the skill of sketching a portrait. I must say that I've been practicing some of these steps and they actually are helping. It's a quick book to start practicing.
A very helpful short guide to learn the skill of sketching a portrait. I must say that I've been practicing some of these steps and they actually are helping. It's a quick book to start practicing.
May 28, 2020
Great book
Easy to learn and draw portrait. This book covered all the details of drawing facial expressions. Very good book for beginners.
Easy to learn and draw portrait. This book covered all the details of drawing facial expressions. Very good book for beginners.
October 2, 2020
Very nice book.
I like this book. Good for beginners like me. I would also like to read other books written by Sophia.
I like this book. Good for beginners like me. I would also like to read other books written by Sophia.
October 14, 2023
easy to understand
I loved the layout of this book! It was a very beautiful, simplistic, and logically laid out book. We more like this one.
I loved the layout of this book! It was a very beautiful, simplistic, and logically laid out book. We more like this one.
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