Try your hand at drawing and bring out your inner artist as you discover your own unique style. Create your own masterpieces with projects for both beginners and experienced artists.
A practical guide to learning how to draw with pencils, charcoal, pens, and pastels,Artist's Drawing Techniques helps you develop skills in every medium. Begin with the basics--choose and observe a subject and then figure out the composition--and then continue to sketch your masterpieces as your skills and confidence develop.
After the basic principles are mastered, you will be inspired to move on to new challenges as your artistic talents blossom on your own terms. Artist's Drawing Techniques explains which tools, materials, and methods should be used, allowing you to master more than 80 techniques, from shading to blending to perspective to cross-hatching, as you follow inspirational drawing tutorials.
Perfect for the beginner picking up a new hobby or the experienced artist who wants to expand your horizons with new styles,Artist's Drawing Techniques is an essential guide for unlocking your creativity.
Author(s): Dorling Kindersley
Publisher: DK Publishing
Year: 2017
Language: English
Pages: 306
Contents 4......Page 6
Getting started 10......Page 12
Aspects of drawing 12......Page 14
Drawing from observation and imagination 14......Page 16
Drawing inside and outside 16......Page 18
Composition 18......Page 20
Perspective and measuring 20......Page 22
Sketchbooks 22......Page 24
Vocabulary of color 24......Page 26
Choosing a medium 26......Page 28
Drawing with pencil 32......Page 34
Pencil and graphite 34......Page 36
Pencil supports 36......Page 38
Basic mark-making 38......Page 40
Negative space 40......Page 42
Hatching and crosshatching 42......Page 44
Weight of line 46......Page 48
Showcase drawing 48......Page 51
Linear compositions 50......Page 52
Contouring 3-D forms 52......Page 54
Soft tones 54......Page 56
Creating depth 56......Page 58
Pattern and repetition 58......Page 60
Showcase drawing 60......Page 63
Drawing with an eraser 62......Page 64
Masking and stenciling 64......Page 66
Fur and hair 66......Page 68
Layering graphite 68......Page 70
Reflective and transparent surfaces 70......Page 72
Showcase drawing 72......Page 75
Drawing with charcoal 76......Page 78
Charcoal 78......Page 80
Charcoal supports 80......Page 82
Gesture drawing 82......Page 84
Shadow shapes 84......Page 86
Smudged tone 86......Page 88
Subtractive tone 88......Page 90
Judging tonal value 90......Page 92
Showcase drawing 92......Page 95
Mass and volume 94......Page 96
Toned paper 96......Page 98
Chiaroscuro 98......Page 100
Tonal compositions 100......Page 102
Stippling 102......Page 104
Showcase drawing 104......Page 107
Aerial perspective 106......Page 108
Layered drawing 108......Page 110
Portraits 110......Page 112
Creating atmosphere 112......Page 114
Combining charcoals 114......Page 116
Showcase drawing 116......Page 119
Drawing with pen and ink 120......Page 122
Ink pens 122......Page 124
Inks and other materials 124......Page 126
Making marks 126......Page 128
Line quality 128......Page 130
Line width and direction 130......Page 132
Hatching and crosshatching 132......Page 134
Stippling 134......Page 136
Showcase drawing 136......Page 139
Scribbling 138......Page 140
Varying density 140......Page 142
Adding water 142......Page 144
Textured papers 144......Page 146
Line and wash 146......Page 148
Showcase drawing 148......Page 151
Blending and softening 150......Page 152
Layering with markers 152......Page 154
Using colored inks 154......Page 156
Expressive texture 156......Page 158
Correcting mistakes 158......Page 160
Showcase drawing 160......Page 163
Drawing with colored pencil 164......Page 166
Colored pencils 166......Page 168
Supports and other materials 168......Page 170
Color theory into practice 170......Page 172
Mark-making for effect 172......Page 174
Monochrome 174......Page 176
Order of drawing 176......Page 178
Using a limited palette 178......Page 180
Showcase drawing 180......Page 183
Optical mixing 182......Page 184
Warm and cool colors 184......Page 186
Complementary colors 186......Page 188
Colored papers 188......Page 190
Surface textures 190......Page 192
Showcase drawing 192......Page 195
Skin tones 194......Page 196
Mixed media 198......Page 200
Watercolor pencils 202......Page 204
Showcase drawing 204......Page 207
Drawing with pastels 208......Page 210
Pastels 210......Page 212
Pastels and other materials 212......Page 214
Pastel supports 214......Page 216
Mark-making in color 1 216......Page 218
Mark-making in color 2 218......Page 220
Using water-soluble pastels 220......Page 222
Varying pressure 222......Page 224
Layering versus blending 224......Page 226
Understanding value 226......Page 228
Feathering 228......Page 230
Blocking in 230......Page 232
Lightening colors 232......Page 234
Darkening colors 234......Page 236
Mixing neutrals 236......Page 238
Mixing greens 238......Page 240
Showcase drawing 240......Page 243
Paper texture 242......Page 244
Using colored papers 246......Page 248
Complementary colors 248......Page 250
Layering 250......Page 252
Using fixative creatively 252......Page 254
Working with edges 254......Page 256
Creating aerial perspective 256......Page 258
Fur and hair texture 258......Page 260
Warm and cool colors 260......Page 262
Expressive effects 264......Page 266
Showcase drawing 266......Page 269
Scumbling 268......Page 270
Creating a visual focus 270......Page 272
Working with shadows 272......Page 274
Drawing people on the move 274......Page 276
Impressionistic buildings 276......Page 278
Textured surfaces 278......Page 280
Skin tones 282......Page 284
Drawing water 286......Page 288
Moving to abstraction 290......Page 292
Showcase drawing 292......Page 295
Glossary 294......Page 296
Index 296......Page 298
About the artists 303......Page 305
