Drawing: Step by Step Art School

by Rodwell, Jenny

• ISBN13: 9780600604457
• ISBN10: 0600604454
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-08-01
• Publisher: Sterling Pub Co Inc

Summary

Everything around you is a subject for drawing--a potted plant, a sneaker, a beach, a bowl of vegetables, people. Almost as varied as what you can draw is the way you can draw. No two artists approach their work in the same way, and there are many different techniques and materials that you can use. Before experimenting with different materials, examine the fundamental principles of drawing, including outline and contour, shading and texture, planes and proportions, mass and volume, and perspective. As you progress through these exercises and examples, you will work with a variety of drawing media and find out about the marks and effects that can be achieved with charcoal and chalk, color sticks, pens, brush and ink, pastels, pencils and graphite, colored pencils, and markers.

Table of Contents

Introduction	10	(12)
Equipment	22	(10)
Charcoal and Chalk	32	(14)
Materials	34	(2)
Techniques	36	(2)
Drawing Form	38	(4)
Sheep's Skull	42	(4)
Colour Sticks	46	(18)
Materials	48	(2)
Techniques	50	(4)
Still-life with Drapery	54	(4)
Lobster on a Plate	58	(6)
Pen, Brush and Ink	64	(14)
Materials	66	(2)
Techniques	68	(2)
Studio Still-life	70	(2)
Circus Scene	72	(4)
Quayside Sketch	76	(2)
Pastel	78	(24)
Materials	80	(2)
Techniques	82	(4)
Red Cabbage	86	(4)
Swimming Pool	90	(4)
Potted Primroses	94	(4)
Still-life with Vegetables	98	(4)
Pencil and Graphite	102	(16)
Materials	104	(2)
Techniques	106	(4)
Gorilla	110	(4)
Female Nude	114	(4)
Coloured Pencil	118	(16)
Materials	120	(2)
Techniques	122	(4)
Palm Trees	126	(4)
Girl on the Beach	130	(4)
Markers and Fibre Pens	134	(20)
Materials	136	(2)
Techniques	138	(4)
Orange Lily	142	(4)
Deserted Beach	146	(4)
City Street	150	(4)
Glossary	154	(1)
Index	155