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Drawing For Dummies makes it easy to learn the basics of drawing and even master advanced techniques. With a little instruction and practice, there's no such thing as "I just can't draw." Drawing can help you relieve stress, express your emotions and creativity, communicate across cultures, improve memory, and develop and strengthen fine motor skills. This user-friendly Dummies resource will teach you how to see the world through the eyes of an artist, explore your inner visions, and open up your creativity through drawing exercises. Step-by-step illustrations and images, newly enlarged in this edition, will show you exactly how to achieve the results you want. It might be time to invest in some picture frames, because you're about to make art you can be proud of.
* Learn the fundamentals of drawing, including the essential supplies you'll need
* Practice drawing techniques, get your creativity flowing, and explore your own mind with fun drawing exercises
* Get step-by-step instructions on how to draw anything in a range of styles
* Improve your abilities with tips and ideas for making your drawings better
Complete beginners and more advanced artists alike will have fun developing their skills with Drawing For Dummies.
Drawing For Dummies makes it easy to learn the basics of drawing and even master advanced techniques. With a little instruction and practice, there's no such thing as "I just can't draw." Drawing can help you relieve stress, express your emotions and creativity, communicate across cultures, improve memory, and develop and strengthen fine motor skills. This user-friendly Dummies resource will teach you how to see the world through the eyes of an artist, explore your inner visions, and open up your creativity through drawing exercises. Step-by-step illustrations and images, newly enlarged in this edition, will show you exactly how to achieve the results you want. It might be time to invest in some picture frames, because you're about to make art you can be proud of.
* Learn the fundamentals of drawing, including the essential supplies you'll need
* Practice drawing techniques, get your creativity flowing, and explore your own mind with fun drawing exercises
* Get step-by-step instructions on how to draw anything in a range of styles
* Improve your abilities with tips and ideas for making your drawings better
Complete beginners and more advanced artists alike will have fun developing their skills with Drawing For Dummies.
Jamie Platt is an artist and director of the art galleries at the University of Central Missouri where she sees her role as helping to bring people together over art. Jamie has an MFA in painting from Indiana University, in Bloomington Indiana and a BFA in painting from Kendall College of Art & Design in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She has exhibited her work widely including recent exhibitions at Manifest in Cincinnati, Ohio, the Huntington Museum of Art in Huntington, West Virginia and Blue Mountain Gallery in New York City.
Introduction 1
Part 1: Discovering What It Takes to Draw 5
Chapter 1: Gearing Up to Start (and Continue) Drawing 7
Chapter 2: A New Kind of Seeing: Getting Familiar with the Artist's Perspective 19
Chapter 3: Gathering What You Need to Get Started 37
Chapter 4: Working through the Developmental Stages of Drawing 63
Part 2: Developing Basic Skills 77
Chapter 5: Planning Your Drawings 79
Chapter 6: Seeing and Drawing Lines and Shapes 107
Chapter 7: Exploring the Third Dimension 131
Chapter 8: Adding Life to Your Drawings with Shading 165
Chapter 9: Identifying and Rendering Textures 193
Part 3: Experimenting with Subject Matter 207
Chapter 10: Making Meaningful Still Life Drawings 209
Chapter 11: Representing the Natural World in Your Drawings 225
Chapter 12: Bringing Animals to Life on Paper 251
Chapter 13: Drawing People 275
Part 4: The Part of Tens 305
Chapter 14: Ten Tips for Drawing Cartoons 307
Chapter 15: Ten Ways to Grow as an Artist 315
Chapter 16: Answering Ten Common Copyright Questions 325
Index 331
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2023 |
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Genre: | Importe |
Produktart: | Nachschlagewerke |
Rubrik: | Hobby & Freizeit |
Thema: | Malen & Zeichnen |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: | 352 S. |
ISBN-13: | 9781394199198 |
ISBN-10: | 1394199198 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Herstellernummer: | 1W394199190 |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Platt, Jamie |
Auflage: | 3rd edition |
Hersteller: | Wiley |
Maße: | 232 x 186 x 22 mm |
Von/Mit: | Jamie Platt |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 20.09.2023 |
Gewicht: | 0,594 kg |
Jamie Platt is an artist and director of the art galleries at the University of Central Missouri where she sees her role as helping to bring people together over art. Jamie has an MFA in painting from Indiana University, in Bloomington Indiana and a BFA in painting from Kendall College of Art & Design in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She has exhibited her work widely including recent exhibitions at Manifest in Cincinnati, Ohio, the Huntington Museum of Art in Huntington, West Virginia and Blue Mountain Gallery in New York City.
Introduction 1
Part 1: Discovering What It Takes to Draw 5
Chapter 1: Gearing Up to Start (and Continue) Drawing 7
Chapter 2: A New Kind of Seeing: Getting Familiar with the Artist's Perspective 19
Chapter 3: Gathering What You Need to Get Started 37
Chapter 4: Working through the Developmental Stages of Drawing 63
Part 2: Developing Basic Skills 77
Chapter 5: Planning Your Drawings 79
Chapter 6: Seeing and Drawing Lines and Shapes 107
Chapter 7: Exploring the Third Dimension 131
Chapter 8: Adding Life to Your Drawings with Shading 165
Chapter 9: Identifying and Rendering Textures 193
Part 3: Experimenting with Subject Matter 207
Chapter 10: Making Meaningful Still Life Drawings 209
Chapter 11: Representing the Natural World in Your Drawings 225
Chapter 12: Bringing Animals to Life on Paper 251
Chapter 13: Drawing People 275
Part 4: The Part of Tens 305
Chapter 14: Ten Tips for Drawing Cartoons 307
Chapter 15: Ten Ways to Grow as an Artist 315
Chapter 16: Answering Ten Common Copyright Questions 325
Index 331
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2023 |
---|---|
Genre: | Importe |
Produktart: | Nachschlagewerke |
Rubrik: | Hobby & Freizeit |
Thema: | Malen & Zeichnen |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: | 352 S. |
ISBN-13: | 9781394199198 |
ISBN-10: | 1394199198 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Herstellernummer: | 1W394199190 |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Platt, Jamie |
Auflage: | 3rd edition |
Hersteller: | Wiley |
Maße: | 232 x 186 x 22 mm |
Von/Mit: | Jamie Platt |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 20.09.2023 |
Gewicht: | 0,594 kg |