Download or read book Drawing Realistic Pencil Portraits Step by Step written by Justin Maas and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-07-16 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "As long as humans have been alive, we have drawn." ~Justin Maas Drawing is the most essential of all visual arts. Everyone, from sculptors to painters, draws in one form or another. It is also the simplest and most affordable form of artistic expression. All you need is a pencil and paper to make something magical. But to create a successful portrait, one must understand how to capture a person’s likeness--their spirit--and portray it in graphite. In Drawing Realistic Pencil Portraits, artist and teacher Justin Maas provides a step-by-step guide for both novice and experience portraitists looking to enhance their skillsets. His tried-and-true techniques for mastering the basics and accurately rendering proportion, placement and nuance when drawing the head and face will help you add energy and life to your drawings and create recognizable and moving portraits. In this book: • Lessons in drawing basics, including value, line, shadow, light and anatomy • How to work from both reference photographs and live models, plus tips for selecting your subjects • Step-by-step demos to create crucial features, such as eyes, ears, and hair • Methods for building successful portraits, including the grid method, the tracing method and the author's own Maas method • 15 detailed step-by-step portrait-drawing demos with subjects of different ages, genders and ethnicities • A gallery of additional portrait examples in both black-and-white and full color

Download or read book Pencil Drawing written by Michael Butkus and published by Walter Foster. This book was released on 2011-08 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This complete kit makes it easy to start exploring the exciting art form of pencil drawing because it comes with everything a beginning artist needs—from a set of high-quality materials to comprehensive instructions. The project book covers the basics, such as handling the pencil and applying shading, before delving into simple step-by-step lessons that give would-be artists a chance to apply their newfound knowledge. And every lesson can be accomplished with the array of drawing materials provided. The hardcover case includes a 40-page paperback book with corresponding Spanish instruction, 6 drawing pencils (B, F, H, HB, 2B, 2H), a flat sketching pencil, a charcoal pencil, a sharpener, kneaded and rubber erasers, an artist’s triangle, 2 tortillons, a sandpaper block, and drawing paper and pad. Warning! This product is intended for use by ages 13 and older and is not intended for use by children.

Download or read book The Colored Pencil Manual written by Veronica Winters and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2018-08-15 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experienced artists looking to master a new medium will relish this comprehensive guide to using colored pencils by the author of How to Color Like an Artist. Step-by-step demonstrations with photos and directions explain shading, blending, color theory, more.

Download or read book The Art of Pencil Drawing written by Ernest W. Watson and published by Watson-Guptill Publications. This book was released on 1985 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shows a variety of drawings of landscapes, buildings, and architectural details, and offers advice on papers, pencils, and erasers, as well as pattern, shadow, texture, and perspective.

Download or read book The Technique of Pencil Drawing written by and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Lead Poisoning The Pencil Art of Geof Darrow written by Geof Darrow and published by Dark Horse Comics. This book was released on 2017-07-25 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Geof Darrow's slick, precise inks and stunning detail have amazed comics fans for decades, from his early work with Moebius; to Hardboiled, his first collaboration with Frank Miller; to the overwhelming excess of his current series, Shaolin Cowboy. Now Darrow provides incredible insight into his process by sharing the pencil drawings behind his meticulous inks in a huge hardcover collection. Featuring the pencils behind well-known covers and never-before-seen drawings alike, Lead Poisoning is a behind-the-scenes look that reveals perfectionism at its best, showing how clean and perfect the initial drawings can be, as well as the bizarre alterations that appear to happen on the fly.

Download or read book Pencil Drawing written by Michael Woods and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1988-11-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complete first course covers basic techniques, line work, shading, tone, perspective, composition, even fixing, mounting, and framing. Engaging, easy-to-follow text enhanced with 155 unusually interesting illustrations, ranging from a Roman cavalry helmet, a sleeping baby, and Venetian gondolas to palm trees, a London church, and Windsor Castle.

Download or read book Gallery of Pencil Techniques written by Ernest William Watson and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 24 full page reproductions with technical notes by the artist.

Download or read book Pencil Drawing Techniques written by David Lewis and published by Watson-Guptill. This book was released on 1984 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the basics of drawing, explains how to handle colored pencils, and offers advice on making pencil drawings of landscapes, people, and animals

Download or read book Colored Pencil Painting Bible written by Alyona Nickelsen and published by Watson-Guptill. This book was released on 2012-05-02 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to paint with groundbreaking new techniques for a favorite medium! • Dazzling colors, incredible realism—with simple step-by-step demonstrations • Easy-to-follow instructions from a top colored-pencil artist • Master the wide range of colored pencil effects possible, including blending, layering, translucent effects, and more Radiant color…painterly finishes…astonishing realism…with colored pencils! Achieve rich, luminous color and eye-popping ultra-realistic effects. Artists of every level will be inspired by the amazing new techniques created by Alyona Nickelsen, presented in Colored Pencil Painting Bible for the very first time. Nickelsen’s innovations will delight readers and detailed you-can-do-it processes bring her striking results within reach for every artist. Take colored pencils beyond the ordinary with Colored Pencil Painting Bible!

Download or read book Pen and Pencil Drawing Techniques written by Harry Borgman and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-07-16 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compact but comprehensive, this manual contains the best information available on pencil and ink techniques. Written and beautifully illustrated by an acclaimed artist and advertising illustrator, it's the perfect companion for artists seeking a guide to the variety of techniques and media for rendering their ideas on paper. Pencil drawing and ink drawing receive separate treatments; both sections stress materials and tools — including graphite pencils, charcoal and pastel pencils, wax pencils, pens, brushes, marking pens, scratching tools, and more. They also explore different methods of handling strokes and lines, techniques for stabling and conveying tones and shadows, and technical tips. The 28 step-by-step demonstrations — many of them exquisitely illustrated in full color — range from techniques of fine penwork and cross-hatching to drawing with colored inks and colored markers. In addition, a series of multipart exercises will prove extraordinarily useful to the student. The profusion of skillful illustrations throughout the book, over 540 in all, constitute a treasure in themselves, covering a great diversity of subjects — from portraits and still lifes to landscapes and cityscapes worldwide.

Download or read book A Better Approach to Pencil Drawing written by Frank M. Rines and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2017-06-21 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide offers an outstanding overview of the finer points of pencil work, both for sketching and detailed finished drawings. Author Frank M. Rines discusses approaches to graphite work and techniques for still life and landscape drawing. He emphasizes the importance of good design and composition as well as accuracy, showing how to develop an outlined drawing by adding lights and shadows together with the suggestion of color and texture. Suitable for artists and art students of intermediate and advanced skills, this single-volume edition combines two instructional manuals by Rines, Pencil Drawing and Pencil Sketches. Plentiful illustrations include full-page images as well as smaller images and progressive examples that demonstrate the use of perspective, the contrast of light and shade, and other elements of technique. Subjects include rustic scenes and rural landscapes, with many valuable tips for drawing trees, flowers, doorways, and buildings

Download or read book Creative Pencil Drawing written by Paul Hogarth and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Pencil Art Workshop written by Matt Rota and published by . This book was released on 2017-06 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Pencil Art Workshop, artist and illustrator Matt Rota shows to achieve various techniques using graphite, and includes the work of an international gallery of artists for inspiration.

Download or read book Fun With A Pencil written by Andrew Loomis and published by . This book was released on 2023-02-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Andrew Loomis (1892-1959) is revered amongst artists - including comics superstar Alex Ross - for his mastery of drawing. His first book, Fun With a Pencil, published in 1939 is a wonderfully crafted and engaging introduction to drawing, cartooning, and capturing the essence of a subject all while having fun. With delightful step-by-step instruction from Professor Blook, Loomis's charming alter ego on the page.

Download or read book When Pencil Met Eraser written by Karen Kilpatrick and published by Imprint. This book was released on 2019-05-28 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Named one of the “Best Children’s Books of 2019” by Parents magazine, this funny, clever picture book tells the true story of how Pencil and Eraser became the best of friends. When Pencil draws on the pages of this book, Eraser erases parts of Pencil’s work, and the book itself becomes a canvas for their different takes on creativity—until the two discover their artwork is even better when they work together. From Karen Kilpatrick, Luis O. Ramos, Jr., and illustrator Germán Blanco, When Pencil Met Eraser brings to life something kids use every day at school and at home. Engaging art, adorable characters, and a clever ending create a memorable message about friendship and creativity. An Imprint Book "An imaginative and engaging look into artistic possibility." —Kirkus Reviews “Readers young and old alike will love this imagining of the dynamic duo that is Pencil and Eraser.” —School Library Journal

Download or read book Pencil Drawing Step by Step written by Cynthia Knox and published by Walter Foster Publishing. This book was released on 2014-02-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pencil Drawing Step by Step provides fresh, contemporary instructions and subject matter for artists who want to master the art of drawing in graphite pencil. This comprehensive guide starts with an introduction to working with tools and materials, from pencils to erasers to paper and supports. Next, artists will learn basic strokes and techniques, such as hatching, stippling, and shading, as well as how to render textures, create form, and draw from photos. Each project is presented in an easy-to-follow format with simple step-by-step instructions from talented artist Cynthia Knox. Pencil Drawing Step by Step covers a wide variety of subject matter--artists will enjoy learning how to draw a pet portrait, a horse, a sports car, a traditional still life, and many more in this iconic medium. Along the way, artists will discover essential drawing lessons, including setting up a composition, depicting shadow and light, and mastering perspective, among others. With its diverse subject matter, this valuable art instruction book will appeal to any artist who enjoys pencil drawing, whether just beginning or well established. Contemporary instruction makes this popular art form fresh for a new audience. With a plethora of inspiration, tips, and plenty of encouragement--Pencil Drawing Step by Step is the ideal resource for learning how to draw realistically in graphite pencil.