Artist’s Drawing Techniques

Description

Try your hand at drawing and bring out your inner artist as you discover your own unique style. Create your own masterpieces with projects for both beginners and experienced artists. A practical guide to learning how to draw with pencils, charcoal, pens, and pastels,Artist's Drawing Techniques helps you develop skills in every medium. Begin with the basics--choose and observe a subject and then figure out the composition--and then continue to sketch your masterpieces as your skills and confidence develop. After the basic principles are mastered, you will be inspired to move on to new challenges as your artistic talents blossom on your own terms. Artist's Drawing Techniques explains which tools, materials, and methods should be used, allowing you to master more than 80 techniques, from shading to blending to perspective to cross-hatching, as you follow inspirational drawing tutorials. Perfect for the beginner picking up a new hobby or the experienced artist who wants to expand your horizons with new styles,Artist's Drawing Techniques is an essential guide for unlocking your creativity. Contents 4......Page 6 Getting started 10......Page 12 Aspects of drawing 12......Page 14 Drawing from observation and imagination 14......Page 16 Drawing inside and outside 16......Page 18 Composition 18......Page 20 Perspective and measuring 20......Page 22 Sketchbooks 22......Page 24 Vocabulary of color 24......Page 26 Choosing a medium 26......Page 28 Drawing with pencil 32......Page 34 Pencil and graphite 34......Page 36 Pencil supports 36......Page 38 Basic mark-making 38......Page 40 Negative space 40......Page 42 Hatching and crosshatching 42......Page 44 Weight of line 46......Page 48 Showcase drawing 48......Page 51 Linear compositions 50......Page 52 Contouring 3-D forms 52......Page 54 Soft tones 54......Page 56 Creating depth 56......Page 58 Pattern and repetition 58......Page 60 Showcase drawing 60......Page 63 Drawing with an eraser 62......Page 64 Masking and stenciling 64......Page 66 Fur and hair 66......Page 68 Layering graphite 68......Page 70 Reflective and transparent surfaces 70......Page 72 Showcase drawing 72......Page 75 Drawing with charcoal 76......Page 78 Charcoal 78......Page 80 Charcoal supports 80......Page 82 Gesture drawing 82......Page 84 Shadow shapes 84......Page 86 Smudged tone 86......Page 88 Subtractive tone 88......Page 90 Judging tonal value 90......Page 92 Showcase drawing 92......Page 95 Mass and volume 94......Page 96 Toned paper 96......Page 98 Chiaroscuro 98......Page 100 Tonal compositions 100......Page 102 Stippling 102......Page 104 Showcase drawing 104......Page 107 Aerial perspective 106......Page 108 Layered drawing 108......Page 110 Portraits 110......Page 112 Creating atmosphere 112......Page 114 Combining charcoals 114......Page 116 Showcase drawing 116......Page 119 Drawing with pen and ink 120......Page 122 Ink pens 122......Page 124 Inks and other materials 124......Page 126 Making marks 126......Page 128 Line quality 128......Page 130 Line width and direction 130......Page 132 Hatching and crosshatching 132......Page 134 Stippling 134......Page 136 Showcase drawing 136......Page 139 Scribbling 138......Page 140 Varying density 140......Page 142 Adding water 142......Page 144 Textured papers 144......Page 146 Line and wash 146......Page 148 Showcase drawing 148......Page 151 Blending and softening 150......Page 152 Layering with markers 152......Page 154 Using colored inks 154......Page 156 Expressive texture 156......Page 158 Correcting mistakes 158......Page 160 Showcase drawing 160......Page 163 Drawing with colored pencil 164......Page 166 Colored pencils 166......Page 168 Supports and other materials 168......Page 170 Color theory into practice 170......Page 172 Mark-making for effect 172......Page 174 Monochrome 174......Page 176 Order of drawing 176......Page 178 Using a limited palette 178......Page 180 Showcase drawing 180......Page 183 Optical mixing 182......Page 184 Warm and cool colors 184......Page 186 Complementary colors 186......Page 188 Colored papers 188......Page 190 Surface textures 190......Page 192 Showcase drawing 192......Page 195 Skin tones 194......Page 196 Mixed media 198......Page 200 Watercolor pencils 202......Page 204 Showcase drawing 204......Page 207 Drawing with pastels 208......Page 210 Pastels 210......Page 212 Pastels and other materials 212......Page 214 Pastel supports 214......Page 216 Mark-making in color 1 216......Page 218 Mark-making in color 2 218......Page 220 Using water-soluble pastels 220......Page 222 Varying pressure 222......Page 224 Layering versus blending 224......Page 226 Understanding value 226......Page 228 Feathering 228......Page 230 Blocking in 230......Page 232 Lightening colors 232......Page 234 Darkening colors 234......Page 236 Mixing neutrals 236......Page 238 Mixing greens 238......Page 240 Showcase drawing 240......Page 243 Paper texture 242......Page 244 Using colored papers 246......Page 248 Complementary colors 248......Page 250 Layering 250......Page 252 Using fixative creatively 252......Page 254 Working with edges 254......Page 256 Creating aerial perspective 256......Page 258 Fur and hair texture 258......Page 260 Warm and cool colors 260......Page 262 Expressive effects 264......Page 266 Showcase drawing 266......Page 269 Scumbling 268......Page 270 Creating a visual focus 270......Page 272 Working with shadows 272......Page 274 Drawing people on the move 274......Page 276 Impressionistic buildings 276......Page 278 Textured surfaces 278......Page 280 Skin tones 282......Page 284 Drawing water 286......Page 288 Moving to abstraction 290......Page 292 Showcase drawing 292......Page 295 Glossary 294......Page 296 Index 296......Page 298 About the artists 303......Page 305