Still Life Drawing - Softcover

Alice Oehr

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1743796986 ISBN 13: 9781743796986

Publisher: Hardie Grant Books, 2021

Synopsis

Still Life Drawing is a creative drawing activity book filled with quick, achievable and fun exercises from graphic artist and designer Alice Oehr. It takes inspiration from the traditions of still life drawing, helping you to create artworks with what you have on hand and encouraging you to slow down and notice the world around you. Since the dawn of time, humans have drawn the items that surround them. Ancient Roman paintings of fruits and flowers kicked off a tradition adopted by artists from Caravaggio to Van Gogh. Still life requires us to pay attention to often-overlooked details - an art in itself. Colours, patterns and textures are everywhere, and the shape of the coffee cup on our desk or the orange of a pumpkin at the market can spark all kinds of ideas. With Still Life Drawing learn to: Use uncomplicated techniques to represent objects on paper, Experiment with pattern and colour, Create texture with different mediums: collage, paint or even pixels, Take the time to appreciate the small things and build creativity into your routines, And of course use artistic license and find your own style. So many people say they can't draw, but everyone can. Still Life Drawing reminds us that putting pen to paper is a simple pleasure, available to anyone. And when it comes to combining colours, playing with pattern and exploring shapes, there are no rules. Taking inspiration from the objects we encounter is a great place to start, and can help us to find creativity and meaning in our everyday lives.

About this title

About the Author

Alice Oehr is a graphic artist and designer from Melbourne. Her distinctive colourful style incorporates her love of food, pattern, collage and drawing. She works with clients all around the world, and her ideas and illustrations have made their way onto textiles, homewares, magazines and more than twenty books, including her own, The Art of Cake (Thames & Hudson, 2020). Alice runs workshops for all ages with both HB pencils and Apple pencils.

From the Back Cover

Many people say they can't draw, but everyone can. Still Life Drawing reminds us that putting pen to paper is a simple pleasure, available to anyone. And when it comes to combining colors, playing with pattern and exploring shapes, there are no rules. Taking inspiration from the objects we encounter is a great place to start, and can help us to find creativity and meaning in our everyday lives.

Since the dawn of time, humans have drawn the items that surround them. Ancient Roman paintings of fruits and flowers kicked off a tradition adopted by artists from Caravaggio to Van Gogh. Still life requires us to slow down and pay attention to often-overlooked details – an art in itself. Colors, patterns and textures are everywhere, and noticing the shape of the coffee cup on our desk or the orange of a pumpkin at the market can spark all kinds of ideas.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hardie Grant Books
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1743796986
• ISBN 13: 9781743796986
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288