Offers essential information on materials and the drawing process, discusses light and shade, and provides guidelines for drawing animals, the human figure, and portraits.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A little bit of this, a little bit of that,
By H3-D Technology (London, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Basic Drawing Techniques (Paperback)
Granted, some of the instruction is uninspired and done better in one of the countless other drawing books on the market. But each of the contributing authors gives a quick run-down of some pretty solid techniques for general drawing practice.
Think of it as a "Greatest Hits Sampler" of drawing books.
10 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
So much for Dual-authorship...,
By Bruce Bain "Romans 9:33/Remember Jackie Robinson" (Englewood, CO United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Basic Drawing Techniques (Paperback)
Authors Greg Albert and Rachel Ward have teamed up to write "Basic Drawing Techniques". I suppose, that when they agreed to co-author a book, each decided that a half-effort from each would produce an entirely adequate book. Unfortunately, nothing in this dull and overly-complicated instruction is innovative.
However, by Chapter Six, the pace of instruction does pick up to cover Figure Drawing with some substance (Block figures in Chapter Six, and I'm very big on block figures, human puppets, the "simplified figurette" or the "Honegumi Skeleton" ); but at only 121 pages, and over-priced too, This text is a featherweight in a heavyweight division. Perhaps the authors kibbitzed over coffee and decided, "Hey, Let's author a book on basic drawing, and it'll get rated on Amazon an everthin! Golly Gee Gosh!!!" Maybe the reason "Basic Drawing Techniques" was published along side the hundreds of other "basic drawing" books [there are SO MANY of them!]... is just vanity? I simply cannot speculate. At any rate, I'm sure there was some good reason this book was published; I mean, other than that the publisher was drugged or held at gunpoint... In summary, Amazon currently is selling 33 of these USED, with the prices starting at $1.78. That should warn any buyer.
10 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great way to learn how to draw,
By Nicole Marie Anne Puglia (Philadelphia, PA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Basic Drawing Techniques (Paperback)
I recieved this book for a gift & i have it & use it for school as well as at home for lesiure.If you want to be a spectacular artist, get this book its amazing!
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The paper surface is the foundation of your artwork, the support on which the medium - charcoal, graphite, or ink - leaves its mark. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
lettering nib, finish bristol board, kneaded rubber eraser, slight tooth, technical pen, kneaded eraser, crow quill, drawing blind, value sketch, drawing techniques, pen points, charcoal pencil Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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The paper surface is the foundation of your artwork, the support on which the medium - charcoal, graphite, or ink - leaves its mark. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
lettering nib, finish bristol board, kneaded rubber eraser, slight tooth, technical pen, kneaded eraser, crow quill, drawing blind, value sketch, drawing techniques, pen points, charcoal pencil Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Basic Drawing Techniques, Drawing Portraits, Pink Pearl, Drawing Animals, Golden Mean, The Figure Sketcbbook New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The North Light Artist's Guide to Materials & Techniques by Philip W. Metzger in Back Matter
- How to Make Patent Drawings Yourself: Prepare Formal Drawings Required by the U.S. Patent Office by David Pressman on page 19
- Watercolor Basics - Perspective Secrets by Phil Metzger in Back Matter
- Pencil Magic by Phil Metzger in Back Matter
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