Draw Now!

by Little, Ruth Glenn

• ISBN13: 9781581805956
• ISBN10: 1581805950
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-06-21
• Publisher: North Light Books

Summary

Think you can't draw? Think again! Decode the mysteries of realistic drawing with the 30 simple and fun exercises inside Draw Now.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 8
Drawing Supplies	p. 10
The Drawing Process
How to Use Your Pencil	p. 19
Warm-Ups	p. 20
Create Lines That Show Confidence	p. 21
Create Lines That Show Dimension	p. 22
Create Blind Contour Drawings	p. 24
Build Details Into Your Blind Contour Drawings	p. 26
Draw in Perspective: Foreshortening	p. 28
Draw in Perspective: Ellipses	p. 30
Discover Negative Space	p. 32
Discover Value	p. 34
Create Basic Shapes With Volume	p. 36
Shade With Rhythm	p. 38
Identify and Use Value	p. 40
Blend for Value	p. 42
Use Value to Create Texture	p. 45
Use Hard and Soft Edges	p. 48
Let's Review the Drawing Process	p. 50
Techniques
Create Gesture Drawings	p. 54
Draw From Life	p. 56
Drawing Techniques: Tonal Blending	p. 58
Drawing Techniques: Random Line	p. 61
Drawing Techniques: Hatching	p. 64
Drawing Techniques: Crosshatching	p. 67
Drawing Techniques: Pointillism	p. 70
How to Plan Your Drawings: Focal Point	p. 73
How to Plan Your Drawings: Counterpoints	p. 76
How to Plan Your Drawings: Line	p. 78
How to Plan Your Drawings: Space	p. 80
How to Plan Your Drawings: Planes	p. 82
Use Value to Direct the Viewer's Eye	p. 84
Moving on	p. 86
Experiment With Other Drawing Tools	p. 87
Glossary	p. 92
Index	p. 94
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