Easy Drawing Simple step-by-step lessons for learning to draw in more than just pencil

by Ward, Chelsea

• ISBN13: 9781600589515
• ISBN10: 1600589510
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781600589522
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2022-10-04
• Publisher: Walter Foster Publishing

Summary

Leave your artistic insecurities behind as you easily re-create the simple but beautiful drawings in Art Made Easy: Easy Drawing.

Easy Drawing offers beginning artists a definite way to succeed. Without getting bogged down in a lot of technical detail, aspiring artists just need to gather a few inexpensive supplies and put pencil to paper! Even if you have never drawn before, the engaging yet easy subjects are simple to re-create by following the step-by-step progressive images.

Projects include:

• Flowers, leaves, and trees
• Landscapes
• Animal portraits
• Gestures of animals and people
• Still lifes of everyday objects
• And much more

Along with the beautiful, on-trend art projects, tips and common pitfalls are explained throughout to ensure your art is the best it can be. No matter your skill level going in, you will be proud to frame your creations and just might feel encouraged to progress to more in-depth art in the future.

And the best part is, as you’re drawing, you’ll be familiarizing yourself with art concepts without feeling like you’re taking a serious class. If you want to move on to more difficult subjects, you’ll have a basic understanding of color, value, form, texture, perspective, composition, and more.

With the simple, fun, and low-pressure approach found in Walter Foster’s Art Made Easy series, absolutely anyone can create a work of art! Continue your streak of creative successes with another book in this series, Easy Watercolor.

Author Biography

Founded in 1922 by artist Walter T. Foster, Walter Foster Publishing, an imprint of The Quarto Group, is the world's leading publisher of instructional art books and kits for adults and children. Walter Foster's diverse selection of drawing, painting, doodling, and mixed media art books and kits have created a foundation for millions of beginning, intermediate, and advanced artists looking to hone their talents, learn new techniques, and discover different mediums. From color mixing recipes and art tools to the fundamentals of drawing and painting, Walter Foster's books cover a wide variety of topics and mediums across a broad spectrum of traditional and eclectic subject matter for artists of all skill levels. Walter Foster Publishing continues to expand its offerings every year, producing cutting-edge art-instruction books and kits for a worldwide audience.

Table of Contents

Getting Started
Introduction, Drawing Tools, Drawing Basics, Adding Color
Foods
Tomato, Lemon (in graphite), Lemon (in color), Apple, Avocado, Berries
Plants & Flowers
Daisies, Sunflower, Succulent, Potted Plant, Dahlia
Everyday Objects
Tea Mug, Feather, Chair, Stool, Bicycle, Seashell, Brush, Coffeepot, Glass Bottles, Office Supplies, Indoor Scene
Landscapes & Architecture
Street Scene, Brick Window, Doorway, House, Landscape (in graphite), Landscape (in color), Landscape with Trees
Faces & Figures
Figure Proportions, Facial Proportions, Gesture Drawing, Adding Color, Skin Tones & Hair Color, Woman
Animals
Chicken, Pigeon, Cat (in graphite & pen), Cat (in color), Dog (in graphite & pen), Dogs (in color), Giraffe
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