Start to Draw

by Capitolo, Robert; Schwab, Ken

• ISBN13: 9781402734601
• ISBN10: 1402734603
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-02-28
• Publisher: Sterling

Summary

The point of a pencil, a pen, or a stick of charcoal can only make lines. Yet with the help of some fairly straightforward techniques, those lines can become solid objects, animals, people, landscapes-complete with volume, texture, motion, expression, light, and shade. Start to Draw takes the mystery out of that transformation, one line at a time. Follow the directions to develop your skills, give more life to your drawings, and release the full power of your artistic imagination. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 5
Materials and Tools	p. 6
Pencils	p. 6
Charcoal	p. 7
Colored Pencils and Chalks	p. 8
Pen and Ink	p. 8
Papers and Other Surfaces	p. 9
Erasers	p. 10
Fixative	p. 10
Scratchboard	p. 11
Basic Concepts	p. 13
Elements of Art	p. 13
Qualities of Shading	p. 16
Principles of Composition	p. 17
Sketching and Suggesting Depth	p. 20
Rough Sketches	p. 20
Drawing from Photos and from Observation	p. 21
More About Forms and Shapes	p. 22
Complex Forms	p. 22
Using Perspective and Other Ways of Suggesting Depth	p. 24
Linear Perspective	p. 26
Activity 1. Arrange and Sketch a Simple Still Life	p. 28
Working with Images: Cropping and Grids	p. 30
Using a Viewfinder to Help Choose a Composition	p. 31
Enlarging an Image by the Diagonal Method	p. 32
Using a Grid to Enlarge an Image	p. 33
Using a Grid to Distort an Image	p. 35
Projects
Smudge Shading on a Contour Drawing	p. 36
Creating a Series of Contour Drawings	p. 37
Creating a Composition from Contour Drawings	p. 39
A Few Words About Composition	p. 41
Practicing Smudge Shading	p. 42
Creating the Finished Smudge-Shaded Drawing	p. 43
Ink Drawing with Hatch and Cross-Hatch Shading	p. 45
Creating a Sketch	p. 46
Practicing Cross-Hatch Shading with Ink	p. 47
Drawing and Shading Your Composition	p. 48
Montage Composition with Cross-Hatch and Smudge Shading	p. 51
Creating a Composition of Several Images	p. 52
Practicing Gradation of Value with Lines	p. 55
Making the Final Drawing	p. 56
Random Line Shading with Gesso	p. 59
Creating a Sketch	p. 60
Photos As a Source of Subject Matter	p. 61
Preparing the Gesso Board	p. 62
Transferring the Preliminary Drawing to the Gesso Board	p. 63
Shading the Drawing	p. 64
Charcoal Portrait on Toned Paper	p. 68
Working on the Sketch	p. 70
Basic Proportions of the Face	p. 71
Transferring the Sketch and Completing the Drawing	p. 74
Cross-Hatch Shading on Scratchboard	p. 77
Creating a Drawing	p. 78
Transferring the Drawing to Scratchboard	p. 79
Practicing Scratchboard Technique	p. 80
Executing the Drawing on Scratchboard	p. 81
Nonobjective Design with Colored Pencils	p. 84
Using a Viewfinder to Choose a Composition	p. 85
Enlarging the Composition	p. 86
Transferring the Sketch to Drawing Paper	p. 88
Practice Mixing Colors with Colored Pencils	p. 89
A Little Color Theory	p. 90
Creating the Final Drawing	p. 92
Index	p. 94
About the Authors	p. 96
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