Secrets of Drawing - Start to Finish

Ebook
On sale Jul 15, 2012 | 96 Pages | 9781440321726

A must-have reference for anyone who draws!

This is your complete guide to drawing—packed with everything you need to know about materials, techniques and drawing styles. Learn the secrets to rendering any subject, and quickly find the answers to common problems and questions so that you can get back to the drawing board. Secrets of Drawing, Start to Finish is a handy, one-stop reference that beginners and experienced artists simply can't be without.

Learn how to:

   • Master essential line and tone techniques
   • Use proper perspective and proportions
   • Create everything from quick sketches to finished drawings
   • Draw in graphite, charcoal, pen and ink, colored pencil, pastel and more.
Craig Nelson has been a vice president and executive editor of Harper & Row, Hyperion, Random House, and Villard, and a literary agent. He is the author of several books, including Thomas Paine, winner of the 2007 Henry Adams Prize. He has been profiled in Variety, Interview, Publishers Weekly, and Time Out. View titles by Craig Nelson

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A must-have reference for anyone who draws!

This is your complete guide to drawing—packed with everything you need to know about materials, techniques and drawing styles. Learn the secrets to rendering any subject, and quickly find the answers to common problems and questions so that you can get back to the drawing board. Secrets of Drawing, Start to Finish is a handy, one-stop reference that beginners and experienced artists simply can't be without.

Learn how to:

   • Master essential line and tone techniques
   • Use proper perspective and proportions
   • Create everything from quick sketches to finished drawings
   • Draw in graphite, charcoal, pen and ink, colored pencil, pastel and more.

Author

Craig Nelson has been a vice president and executive editor of Harper & Row, Hyperion, Random House, and Villard, and a literary agent. He is the author of several books, including Thomas Paine, winner of the 2007 Henry Adams Prize. He has been profiled in Variety, Interview, Publishers Weekly, and Time Out. View titles by Craig Nelson

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