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(s): Craig Nelson
Publisher: North Light Books
Year: 2012
Language: English
Pages: 96
Title Page
Contents
Introduction
Chapter One: Mediums and Materials
Drawing Mediums and Drawing Tools
Graphite
Charcoal
Conté
Colored Pencils
Pastel
Drawing Pens
Ink
Drawing Surfaces
Chapter Two: Line and Tone
Working With Line and Tone
Hard-Line Drawings
Soft-Line Drawings
Combining Hard and Soft Lines
Contour Lines
Descriptive Lines
Line Variations
Tone
Value
Using Value to Create Form
Postive and Negative Shapes
Understanding Light and Shadow
Lost and Found Edges
Adding Tonal Accents
Aesthetic Marks
Local Tone
Combining Line and Tone
Style and Intent
Chapter Three: Perspective and Proportion
What is Perspective?
Point of View
Using Depth to Show Perspective
One-Point Perspective
Two-Point Perspective
Three-Point Perspective
What is Proportion?
Using Tick Marks
Using Size Relationships
Using a Grid
Using Visual Landmarks
Chapter Four: Drawings as Preliminary Studies and as Finished Art
Preliminary Studies and Sketches
Sketch to Solve Problems
Rough Sketches
Reference Sketches
Drawings as Finished Art
Refining a Drawing
Matting
Framing
Conclusion
Index
About the Author
Copyright
