Drawing for the Absoute Beginner

by Carole Massey

This thorough but easy-to-follow guide will take you from basic shapes to complex compositions.

The emphasis throughout is on practical work and you'll be learning by doing.

The initial exercises are quickly disposed of and, once you've mastered basic shapes you'll be working on still lifes, landscapes, buildings, flowers, trees and even people.

Along the way, Carole explains and, above all demonstrates, composition, perspective, positioning and negative shapes as well as the many techniques of mark-making.

She'll show you how to create shading, handle shadows and ways of working with traditional as well as water-soluble pencils, brush pens and charcoal.

The heart of the book is a series of 16 pre-printed outlines that form the basis of the main series of demonstrations.

These contain only the basic shapes, leaving you to work on the details - shading, hatching, backgrounds and colour.

You can work on each one again and again, creating different approaches as your skills develop.

This is a perfectly-judged introduction to an important medium.

Search Press - Paperback - 128 pages - Black & White throughout

Genres: Art, Drawing, Nonfiction

128 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 15, 2017

Reviews

[Donna Mallery · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic!

This book explains some very difficult concepts in an easy way. It isn’t just a quick step by step, although there are many of these drawings as well. I’m really impressed! I think everyone should have this book as a reference. I wish some of the step by step images were larger, but that isn’t a major deterrent. One of my favorite drawing books, and I have many, is a Walter Foster book. Most of them are really good. That fave drawing book has some step by step of beautiful images, and I was able to make some decent drawings. The difference to this book is that this book shows the many concepts that are so important. The main drawing baselines that everyone should know. So, it is a must have. Then add some Walter Foster, and you are well on your way to fantastic work!

[Joan Eaton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great for beginners

Learned so much reading through this!! Can be helpful with beginning water coloring. Just beginning and learning more each day!

[Erin Hoying · Rating 5 out of 5]

AWESOME

I wanted to draw battle scenes and this book was very helpful ,from helping me with the fighters to the background this book was AWWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Brian Bruton · Rating 1 out of 5]

Unable to cancel unwanted item

I want to cancel this download. The contents do not open fully and renders the book totally unreadable. This was an error purchase as I wanted the book. I am unable to find any way to cancel via the orders/ cancellation system. Totally disenchanted.