Drawing Secrets Revealed - Basics: How to Draw Anything

Authors: Parks, Sarah
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
BISAC/Subject: ART027000, ART010000, ART050010
ISBN: 9781440334467, Related ISBNs: 1440334404, 1440334463, 9781440334405, 9781440334467
Classification: Non-Fiction
Number of pages: 128,
Audience: General/trade
Synopsis: Learn to draw anything you see!

Discover the artists' "secrets" that make drawing accessible for everyone. Sarah Parks shares with you her favorite materials and the basic techniques that make it possible. Follow along as she guides you through 20+ demonstrations: You'll learn how to strip a composition down to its basics before learning to build it back up into the masterpiece you've long imagined creating. Everything is covered, from the simple shapes of a composition, to the block-in of your drawing, to shading and proportions.

You may be new to the world of drawing, but soon you'll be able to draw anything!

   • Get 3-D effects in your drawings
   • Develop your artist's eye by learning to refine the overall shape, structure and features of the subjects around you
   • Draw dynamic figures and gain a better understanding of their basic structure
20+ step-by-step demonstrations cover everything from still life to people to animals and more!
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