Hyper Realistic Drawing: How to create realistic 3D art with coloured pencils - Softcover

Howard, Amie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1446309320 ISBN 13: 9781446309322

Publisher: David & Charles, 2022

Synopsis

Learn how to create realistic 3D art with this collection of step-by-step techniques and tutorials for creating hyperrealistic art using coloured pencils.

The trend for hyper realistic artworks featuring high shine subjects is inspiring a new generation of artists. Take your art to the next level with this collection of step-by-step techniques and tutorials for creating hyper realistic artwork. Artist and author, Amie Howard, is an expert in how to get the most from coloured pencils and she takes you through all the key techniques for rendering realistic representations of everything from pets to water.

The first part of the book explores basic drawing techniques including blending, shading, glazing and scumbling - a technique used to create a slick surface texture. There are simple practise exercises for each of the techniques sections so that you can experiment and get comfortable with the different methods before trying them out on a final artwork. This section includes advice about how to get the perfect blend of colours and textures as well as tips about adding in the fine details that make all the difference.

The step-by-step tutorials feature a wide range of subjects including animals, portraits, food and drink so you will learn how to recreate a large number of different surfaces and textures. The chapters are broken up into sections: Surfaces; Animals; Birds, People and Other Textures which looks at a range of different natural and synthetic textures including tree bark, grass, a soft drink can and a shiny sweet wrapper.

All of the tutorials have multiple step-by-step images so you can see how the forms and textures are built up over a series of stages. Amie shares her tips and tricks for creating incredibly realistic representations of textures including feathers and fur and there are up close studies for a cat's eye, a dog's nose and a single feather so you can the details involved in these projects. Other up close studies include lips and a nose and a bird's beak and eye. The instructions will allow you tackle challenging subjects such as ripples on water and ice in glass by breaking down the drawing process into clear step-by-step instructions and photographs, allowing you to follow the artist at each step.

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About the Author

AmieHoward is an artist specialising in hyperrealistic art using coloured pencils and her work focuses on wild animals and birds. She runs regular workshops via her YouTube channel and has a strong social media following.

Amie Howard is an artist specialising in hyper realistic art. She specialises in drawing animals and the natural world and runs regular online workshops teaching her art techniques.

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Hyper realism is a fast-growing art form that focuses on taking photographs and objects and turning them into art that looks so realistic you could touch it! Basically, it means making art that looks like a photograph. For me, though, this way of working really focuses on the details of a piece and exaggerates them.

So why coloured pencils and hyper realism? Coloured pencils allow you a lot of control over details and there are so many ways you can apply them to gain realistic results. Details are essential to bringing a piece to life - which is the aim of hyper realism - so it's only natural that these two go hand in hand.

Coloured pencils are the perfect tool for creating realistic work. One thing I love about them is that there are so many ready-made colours available, so many shades of red, green and brown that you can use straightaway, but you can also blend the basic colours together to form your own colours. The possibilities are endless with coloured pencils by your side, and they're so easy to pack up and take on the move for a quick sketching session or to keep in your bag in case inspiration hits.

I fell in love with drawing with coloured pencils because of the things I was able to create quickly that were just not possible with other media like acrylic paints. I find I can confidently build up colour, make marks on my paper and express myself in a way that I just couldn't with other media. And there are so many different types, sets and colours to choose from, which we will look at in detail in the next few pages.

Edition details

• Publisher: David & Charles
• Publication date: 2022
• ISBN 10: 1446309320
• ISBN 13: 9781446309322
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 120