Complete Guide to Drawing & Painting

by Reader's Digest Association

• ISBN13: 9780895779564
• ISBN10: 0895779560
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-08-01
• Publisher: Readers Digest
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Summary

For anyone who's eager to learn to draw or paint, as well as for artists already skilled in one medium and wishing to learn another, this practical and comprehensive primer provides thorough coverage of the materials and techniques of all the most popular drawing and painting media. 800+ full-color illustrations.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION	6	(1)
1: LEARNING TO DRAW	7	(36)
LIGHT AND TONE	9	(4)
LOOKING AT LINE	13	(4)
DRAWING FROM THE SHOULDER	17	(2)
LOOKING AT NEGATIVE SHAPES	19	(4)
MAKING MEASURED DRAWINGS	23	(4)
DRAWING FROM THE WRIST	27	(4)
INTRODUCING FIGURE DRAWING	31	(4)
PLUMB LINES AND HORIZONTALS	35	(4)
CHECKS FOR ACCURACY	39	(4)
2: UNDERSTANDING COLOR	43	(30)
INTRODUCING COLOR	45	(2)
COMPLEMENTARY PAIRS	47	(4)
USING COMPLEMENTARIES	51	(4)
TERTIARY COLORS	55	(2)
WARM AND COOL COLORS	57	(2)
STARTING TO MIX COLORS	59	(4)
OPTICAL COLOR MIXING	63	(4)
GRAYS AND COLORED NEUTRALS	67	(6)
3: COMPOSING PICTURES	73	(32)
FORMAT - FIRST THINGS FIRST	75	(4)
PLACING YOUR MAIN FOCAL POINT	79	(4)
LEADING THE EYE	83	(2)
SPACE IN PAINTINGS	85	(4)
PERSPECTIVE MADE EASY	89	(12)
CREATIVE CROPPING	101	(4)
4: WORKING FROM COLLECTED MATERIALS	105	(26)
AIDS TO COMPOSITION	107	(4)
WORKING FROM PHOTOGRAPHS	111	(6)
A DAY AT THE ZOO	117	(6)
FROM START...TO FINISH	123	(4)
BABIES AND YOUNG CHILDREN	127	(4)
5: DRAWING WITH VARIOUS MEDIA	131	(28)
THE APPEAL OF LEAD PENCILS	133	(6)
DISCOVERING COLORED PENCILS	139	(4)
USING WATER-SOLUBLE PENCILS	143	(4)
DRAWING WITH CHARCOAL	147	(2)
PENS, INKS, AND PAPERS	149	(6)
PORTRAIT IN DOT AND LINE	155	(4)
6: WATERCOLOR PAINTING: TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES	159	(40)
THE MAGIC OF WATERCOLOR	161	(8)
WORKING WET-IN-WET	169	(6)
WET-ON-DRY TECHNIQUES	175	(6)
USING A LIMITED PALETTE	181	(8)
INTRODUCING GOUACHE	189	(4)
GOUACHE ON TINTED PAPER	193	(6)
7: OIL PAINTING: TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES	199	(32)
BRISTLE BRUSHES FOR OIL	201	(4)
CHECKING UP ON OILS	205	(6)
STRETCHING YOUR OWN CANVAS	211	(6)
OIL - THE FLEXIBLE MEDIUM	217	(6)
SCUMBLING WITH OIL PAINT	223	(8)
8: ACRYLIC PAINTING: TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES	231	(24)
CHOOSING ACRYLIC PAINTS	233	(4)
PAINTING REFLECTIONS IN GLASS	237	(4)
THE PATTERNS OF NATURE	241	(6)
A PLAY OF LIGHT AND DARK	247	(4)
WORKING WITH ONLY ONE BRUSH	251	(4)
9: WORKING WITH PASTELS	255	(28)
A GUIDE TO PASTELS	257	(6)
SOFT PASTELS, PURE COLOR	263	(6)
IMPACT WITH PASTELS	269	(6)
SOFT PASTELS: OPTICAL MIXING	275	(4)
PASTEL DUST BACKGROUNDS	279	(4)
GLOSSARY	283	(2)
INDEX	285	(3)
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS	288