Collins Learn to Paint – Sketch - Softcover

Crawshaw, Alwyn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0004133196 ISBN 13: 9780004133195

Publisher: Collins, 1998

Synopsis

Learn to Sketch was first published in 1983 and it is one of the four top-selling titles in the Learn to Paint series. This is a brand new edition in the attractive new page design of the series, with more than 75% new material and artwork.

Sketching is a vital artistic skill and painters of all standards need to be able to sketch. Contents include:

advice on sketching materials and equipment
·using pencil, charcoal, pen & ink and watercolour
·guidance on perspective
·help with design and composition
·sketching in colour

About this title

From the Back Cover:

COLLINS LEARN TO PAINT

Discover the excitement of 'sketching' in pencil, pen, charcoal and watercolour under the expert guidance of well known TV artist Alwyn Crawshaw.

This easy-to-follow guide includes everything you need to know to get started with your sketchbook:

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Advice on equipment and materials
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Hints, tips and techniques
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Simple exercises
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Step-by-step demonstration sketches

About the Author:

Alwyn Crawshaw has a huge following among leisure painters and has had 7 successful TV series on Channel 4. He is the author of 6 titles in the Learn to Paint series and many other best-selling hardbacks on painting, e.g. Crawshaw’s Watercolour Painting Course.

About this edition

• Publisher: Collins
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0004133196
• ISBN 13: 9780004133195
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 64