Drawing Made Easy

by Sanmiguel, David

• ISBN13: 9780806969275
• ISBN10: 080696927X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-03-01
• Publisher: Sterling

Summary

A complete introduction to the materials, their uses, and more. Simple, methodical instructions in proportion, perspective, shading, and blending, along with detailed sequential illustrations, provide a thorough grounding in the basics. You'll master the techniques-

Table of Contents

Introduction	7	(2)
Getting to Know Your Materials	9	(6)
Graphite pencils and similar materials	10	(1)
Charcoal and its byproducts	11	(1)
Colored pencils	12	(1)
Drawing paper	12	(1)
Colored paper	13	(1)
Spray fixative and erasers	14	(1)
Your Work Space	15	(4)
Work habits	16	(1)
Organizing your work space	17	(1)
Keeping work clean	18	(1)
First Contact with the Materials	19	(12)
The characteristics of graphite	20	(2)
Colored pencils: a painted drawing	22	(1)
Direct mixing, optical mixing, and cross-hatching	23	(1)
A piece of charcoal	24	(1)
Blending	24	(1)
Fixing charcoal drawings	25	(1)
Sanguine in the classic style	26	(1)
The paper also counts	27	(1)
Using mixed media	28	(1)
Working with gouache	29	(1)
Some easy-to-avoid errors	30	(1)
Some Simple Forms	31	(8)
The purity of basic forms	32	(1)
Preliminary directions	33	(1)
Questions of proportion	33	(1)
From sketch to realistic drawing	34	(2)
Other examples	36	(1)
Practicing and drawing	37	(1)
The art of simplicity	38	(1)
A Little Perspective	39	(6)
The horizon line	40	(1)
The vanishing point	41	(1)
One or two vanishing points	42	(1)
The unseen vanishing point	43	(1)
When art and perspective went hand in hand	44	(1)
To Draw is to Compose	45	(8)
Measurements and proportions	46	(1)
The viewing frame	47	(1)
Transferring measurements to paper	47	(1)
The image on the paper	48	(1)
The frame and composition	49	(1)
Interpretation	50	(2)
Layout and composition of a seascape	52	(1)
Light and Shadow	53	(10)
Shading: values	54	(1)
Values with shading or line	55	(1)
Shading and values with charcoal	56	(1)
Blending: hands or a blending stump?	57	(1)
Values and shading with chalk	58	(1)
Chalk, sanguine, and pastel: from values alone to color	59	(1)
Modeling the figure	60	(1)
Light and shadows on the figure	61	(1)
Masters of colored drawing	62	(1)
Perspective and Shading in Landscapes	63	(8)
A landscape with colored pencils	64	(2)
Representing light	66	(5)
Laying Out and Shaping the Figure	71	(10)
A pencil sketch of a figure	72	(2)
A face in profile	74	(3)
A sketch with sanguine and toned chalk	77	(4)
Lines and Spots: Drawing Animals	81	(6)
Correcting mistakes	82	(5)
Landscape Drawings with Direct Color	87	(9)
Autumn leaves	88	(2)
A landscape under a blue sky	90	(6)
Index	96