Lifelike Drawing with Lee Hammond (Paperback)

by Lee Hammond (Author) "No one begins a new skill at full potential..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews

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Hammond's self-described "drawing bible" encompasses techniques for rendering still lifes, portraiture, landscapes, and a variety of surfaces including fabric and transparent glass. With 20 years of art making and 15 published books in print to her credit, Hammond brings an authoritative thoroughness to her latest title, a guide suitable for beginning and experienced artists. She offers a useful orientation to tone, blending, shape, and light, followed by a three-step approach to drawing using grids for layout. Demonstrations of drawing rounded curves and flat edges lead to practice drawings using perspective before she introduces subjects by category, such as nature (flowers, trees, skies, clouds and more), water (complete with a study of lifelike reflections), animals (fur and wings), and people (with each facial feature examined separately). Filled with useful suggestions such as how to use statues and photo albums for ready reference and practice, Hammond's drawing how-to should satisfy a wide audience with a broad range of abilities. Whitney Scott
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Product Description
Popular author Lee Hammond is the queen of drawing instruction. In this latest book, she shows readers exactly how to make their work more lifelike and realistic. Even complete beginners can get fast results with:

* An encouraging "You Can Do It!" section for new artists

* Concise step-by-step instructions and basic techniques

* Lessons for shading, drawing basic shapes and creating textures

* A variety of fun subject matter, including people, animals and everyday objects

All it takes to get started is a few simple, readily available materials. Readers can make their artistic dreams a reality right away!

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Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: North Light Books (January 28, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 158180587X
• ISBN-13: 978-1581805871
• Product Dimensions: 0.4 x 8.5 x 11 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #61,957 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Possibly Lee Hammond's best book, August 6, 2005

By	Jan Letoha "[e-mail]" (Baxley, Georgia USA) - See all my reviews

Even if you own Lee Hammond's other drawing books, there is still a wealth of information to be gained from this one! The author provides clear instructions on a variety of topics -- from drawing stunning glass objects to producing the most technical architecture renderings -- it's all here, in the unique Hammond style.

If I had to choose one drawing book to keep, out of my entire collection, it'd likely be this one. I'm thoroughly enjoying the reading of it and looking forward to practicing the many tutorials it offers.

I give it a resounding A+.

Jan

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lee Hammon Does it Again, April 28, 2005

By	Deaf Writer "deafwriter" (Grand Rapids, MI United States) - See all my reviews

She has a way of describing her techniques and showing what needs to be done with just the right amount of information. She is gifted and it shows, not only in her art work, but in her writing as well. If you want to learn to draw real life, get this book.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love, Love, Love, April 5, 2006

By	Debbie Hodges (Northport, AL USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've just recently received this and 2 other books by Lee and absolutly love all of them. I am currently working from this book and can't rave enough about it. Her techniques have been so helpful that she has a lifetime fan, and my library will soon contain any and all books she has or will ever publish. Thank you Lee for making my drawings come to life. I can't put my pencil down.