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How to Draw with Photorealism: Drawing and Shading Techniques – Beginner to Advanced (How to Draw Realistically) Paperback – July 19, 2019

by Jasmina Susak (Author, Illustrator)

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This book will help you improve your drawing and shading skills. You will learn how to apply pencils for a realistic, professional result correctly. The famous pencil artist and art teacher, Jasmina Susak, will demonstrate for you the techniques of drawing lifelike portraits and 3-dimensional objects. No matter what your experience level is, you can draw by following these easy step-by-step demonstrations.

Whether you want to create drawings of fruits, learn how to draw water droplets or how to draw a face, eyes, nose, and lips, these drawing techniques and expert tips will show you how to get great results with graphite pencils.Using her simple and unique approach to lifelike drawings, the author makes any subject approachable.

You will also learn how to create smooth human skin, and straight and curly hair through the highly detailed tutorials. In this book, you will find more than 200 high-quality images with all the visible details and written explanations for each step. If you want to take your drawings to the next level, this is the book for you. With the skills mastered from this book, you will be able to draw anything with ease, and you will be enriched with professional tips and advice that you will be able to take with you and apply to your future drawings.
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  1. Part of series
    How to Draw Realistically
  2. Print length
    231 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publication date
    July 19, 2019
  5. Dimensions
    8.5 x 0.53 x 11 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    109046116X
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1090461162
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Get ready to start creating your portraits

drawing curly hair

A Guide to Drawing Curly Hair

Discover techniques for rendering curly hair in drawings, for both people and animals.

drawing hair tutorial

Learn to draw realistic hair

Learn to draw simple straight hair from scratch.

shade skin nose

How to shade smooth skin

Learn shading and detailing techniques to create lifelike, flawless skin in your drawings. Elevate your portraits with this essential skill.

Drawing tutorial cherry step 1

Sketch Lines

Begin your drawing with proportional outlines.

Drawing tutorial cherry step 2

Dark Shades

Give a shape to objects by applying different values.

Drawing tutorial cherry step 3

Basic Shades

Apply foundational shading techniques to enhance the form and depth of your objects.

Drawing tutorial cherry step 4

Smoothing Out and Detailing

Blend shaded areas seamlessly and add intricate details for a polished finish.

Draw objects entirely from scratch to refine your visual perception

How to Draw a Rose Step 1

Deepest Shadows

Create depth and dimension by skillfully using darker shades.

How to Draw a Rose Step 2

Fundamental Tone

Master the use of a pencil for foundational work.

How to Draw a Rose Step 3

Blending Techniques

Learn to smooth out visible lines into even texture.

How to Draw a Rose Step 4

Enhance Depth

Intensify shadows for a photorealistic appearance.

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Take Your Drawings to an Advanced Level

How to Draw Photorealistic Animals
How to Draw Faces
Shading and Drawing Techniques
How to Draw Realistic Things
How to Draw an Eye
Number of Pages 225 149 250 300 62
Number of Tutorials 12 1 19 25 1
Format Paperback Paperback Paperback Paperback Paperback

Editorial Reviews

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Amazing! I couldn't draw a circle back 8 months ago. Not joking, it was almost a square-triangle type of circle, if that's a thing. I tried another book and my drawing was improving, but still was so far from real looking and I was considering just giving up with an "I tried, but too old to learn" mentality. Then I looked at this book. I've been using this book for about a week now, and I've already got real-looking leaves with water droplets!!!! So excited, I feel like I can really learn to draw and will not be discouraged any more. Will keep going! And getting this artist's other books lol!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Great guide to drawing in a more realistic manner! One of my nieces expressed interest in getting a book to help her learn to draw realistically, so to Amazon I went. I settled on this one due to all the positive reviews and because it is literally what she asked for. She was excited to receive this book and some drawing supplies for her birthday and dove right in. She did the exercises and almost immediately was producing very realistic drawings, which really boosted her confidence. Now she can take a photo and translate it to a photorealistic drawing in graphite. Friends and family put in special requests because they love her drawings. My sister ended up buying another of Jasmina Susak's books for a young relative's birthday because they were inspired to take up drawing after seeing my niece's success. Very cool all around!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Granddaughter loved it! Gave to granddaughter for her 13th birthday. She loves to draw and exclaimed this book was perfect!

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Jasmina Susak

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Jasmina Susak is a traditional graphite and colored pencil artist, author, and the founder of GriDraw and PenPick. She has been actively drawing, teaching, and publishing original artwork and tutorials since 2014.