Drawing For Dummies
For Dummies (Verlag)
978-0-470-61842-4 (ISBN)
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The fast and easy way to learn to draw Drawing can enrich your life in extraordinary and unexpected ways. Drawing your everyday experiences can change how you and others see the world, while drawing from your imagination can give rise to fantastic new worlds. And, despite what you may believe, it's something just about anyone can learn to do.
Drawing For Dummies offers you a fun, easy way to learn the drawing basics. Holding fast to the simple philosophy that only you can teach yourself to draw, it gives you the tools you need to explore the basics and move on to more advanced techniques. This revised edition of one of the most successful For Dummies guides includes
Additional step-by-step instructions for drawing people, animals, still life, and more
Coverage of effects, composition, and perspective
How-to art projects that show you how to create your drawings from simple geometric shapes to finished artwork
It's never too late to unleash the artist within. Let Drawing For Dummies, 2nd edition put you on the road to discovery and self-expression through drawing.
Jamie Combs is an adjunct professor at the Herron School of Art & Design, where she teaches several classes on drawing, painting, and design. Brenda Hoddinott is an award-winning artist and art educator.
Introduction 1
Part I: Discovering What It Takes to Draw 7
Chapter 1: Gearing Up to Start (And Continue) Drawing 9
Chapter 2: Gathering What You Need to Get Started 19
Chapter 3: Working through the Developmental Stages of Drawing 43
Chapter 4: Drawing On Your Computer 57
Chapter 5: A New Kind of Seeing: Getting Familiar with the Artist’s Perspective 83
Part II: Developing the Basic Skills 101
Chapter 6: Planning Your Drawings 103
Chapter 7: Seeing and Drawing Lines and Shapes 131
Chapter 8: Exploring the Third Dimension 155
Chapter 9: Adding Life to Your Drawings with Shading 171
Chapter 10: Identifying and Rendering Textures 191
Chapter 11: Investigating Perspective Drawing 205
Part III: Experimenting with Subject Matter 229
Chapter 12: Making Meaningful Still-Life Drawings 231
Chapter 13: Representing the Natural World in Your Drawings 247
Chapter 14: Bringing Animals to Life on Paper 269
Chapter 15: Drawing People 285
Part IV: The Part of Tens 313
Chapter 16: Ten Tips for Drawing Cartoons 315
Chapter 17: Ten Ways to Grow as an Artist 323
Chapter 18: Answering Ten Common Copyright Questions 333
Index 339
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 22.2.2011 |
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 185 x 231 mm |
| Gewicht | 522 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Malerei / Plastik |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Malen / Zeichnen | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-470-61842-6 / 0470618426 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-470-61842-4 / 9780470618424 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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