How to Draw Anything - A Complete Guide

by Angela Gair

For many people, the idea of sitting down and creating a finished drawing is a daunting, if not impossible prospect. The complete guide to drawing reveals that if you can write your name, you already possess all the necessary skills to produce attractive and accomplished drawings. Once you can harness these skills and combine them with learning how to look at a subject, you will quickly gain in confidence and be able to turn your hand to drawing anything.

Covering landscapes, buildings, animals, people, still lifes, and interiors, the stunning step-by-step projects demonstrate how to observe and put down the key elements in a drawing and then add detail and atmosphere. Each project incorporates vital elements of drawing theory--using line and tone, how to compose a picture, perspective, using and mixing colors, and much more--and shows their practical uses.

One of the most important elements in creating good drawings is discovering the possibilities of your materials. Whether you like using traditional media such as pencil, charcoal, or pen and ink, or prefer pastels, watercolor pencils or felt-tip pens, the projects incorporate every type of drawing material. The also show how you can experiment with materials and combine them to produce unusual and effective results.

By following the clear instructions in the text and gaining confidence as your own work can match the illustrations, you will quickly learn how to draw anything!

Genres: Art, Nonfiction, Reference, Crafts

160 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

Angela Gair is a painter and writer. She studied fine art at Sheffield Polytechnic in England and then spent several years painting in Italy, Spain, France and Switzerland. An art teacher as well as a practising artist, she has also contributed to art education magazines and has written several instructional art books.

Reviews

[Reema · Rating 5 out of 5]

My dad used this book when he was younger iv never read the book but by the looks of things ill try it out