How to Draw: A Comprehensive Drawing Course: Still Life, Landscapes, Buildings, People, and Portraits (CompanionHouse Books) 350-Page Reference with 48 Projects and Beginner-Friendly Instructions - Softcover

Ian Sidaway; Susie Hodge

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1620082950 ISBN 13: 9781620082959

Publisher: Companionhouse Books, 2019

Synopsis

How to Draw teaches aspiring artists an essential skill that represents the first step into all other visual arts. Even absolute beginners will be amazed at what they can achieve by working through this book and learning from the tips, tricks and know-how of experienced artists. Drawing is an essential skill that represents the first step into all other visual arts. This practical book teaches aspiring artists how to draw the most popular topics: buildings, landscapes, people, portraits and still life. Even absolute beginners will be amazed at what they can achieve by working through this book and learning from the tips, tricks and knowhow of experienced artists. Fifty original, exciting projects free readers to practice and perfect their skills without dreary routine exercises. Each demonstration features a photograph of the subject, the finished drawing, clear instructions and step-by-step photos. How to Draw shows how to draw with a variety of different media, including artist s pencils, chalk, charcoal, dip pens, graphite sticks and more.

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Review:

How to Draw is a superb reference and resource for aspiring artists of all backgrounds!

About the Author:

Ian Sidaway is an experienced UK artist and author who has been exhibited widely in Europe and the United States. A member of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours, he has written and illustrated more than 32 books on art instruction and technique. Susie Hodge is an award-winning UK author, art historian, and artist who has written more than 100 books. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Susie runs workshops and seminars for various creative institutions and appears in TV documentaries as an expert commentator on the arts.

About this edition

• Publisher: Companionhouse Books
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1620082950
• ISBN 13: 9781620082959
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352