Drawing: A Step-by-step Guide to Drawing Techniques (Practical Arts S.) - Softcover

Gair, Angela

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1852384212 ISBN 13: 9781852384210

Publisher: Letts of London, 1994

Synopsis

The Collins Artist’s Guides are a new series of inexpensive, superbly illustrated books on the materials, techniques and inspiration of painting, taken from the bestselling, award-winning Collins Artist’s Manual.

Drawing is an essential skill for artists of all levels of ability. Contents include information on choosing, caring for and using the many and varied types of drawing media, such as pencil, pastel, charcoal and ink, supports and accessories.

There is also advice on observation techniques, composition, drawing figures in isolation and within a setting, and sketching.

About this title

From the Back Cover

A comprehensive and superbly illustrated book on materials, techniques and approaches to drawing.

'Collins Artist’s Guide to Drawing' helps you to develop those skills that are essential to every artist – the ability to observe with a critical eye, then set down your observations on paper. Some artists confine their drawing activities to making on-the-spot observations in a sketchbook, while others devote many hours to careful studies in pencil, pastel or pen and ink. Whatever route you follow, 'Collins Artist’s Guide to Drawing' will supply the inspiration and technical know-how.

Contents include choosing, caring for and using the many and varied types of drawing materials – pencils, charcoal, pastels, pen and ink, paper and accessories. There is also advice on drawing and observation, figure drawing, sketching outdoors, composition and drawing aids.

Synopsis

There are approximately 14 projects in this book each of which highlights a particular medium or technique and is discussed at the beginning of the project with the use of illustrations. Some of the topics and techniques covered are hatching and crosshatching, brush drawing, line and wash, wax resist, blending, agraffito, burnishing, inks and bleach, frottage, impressing, stippling, and mixed media. The instant-start approach of Letts Practical Art books means that the new artist can begin work immediately. After a brief introduction, the reader with no prior knowledge is launched straight into an accumulative teaching course. With each project comes new skills. As experience is built up, new techniques are added to the basic ones. Each new step is fully illustrated.

Edition details

• Publisher: Letts of London
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1852384212
• ISBN 13: 9781852384210
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96