Hoddinott / Combs Drawing For Dummies

2. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-118-03200-8
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 384 Seiten, E-Book

The fast and easy way to learn to draw
Drawing can enrich your life in extraordinary and unexpectedways. Drawing your everyday experiences can change how you andothers see the world, while drawing from your imagination can giverise 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 learnthe drawing basics. Holding fast to the simple philosophy that onlyyou can teach yourself to draw, it gives you the tools you need toexplore the basics and move on to more advanced techniques. Thisrevised edition of one of the most successful For Dummiesguides 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 drawingsfrom simple geometric shapes to finished artwork
It's never too late to unleash the artist within. Let DrawingFor Dummies, 2nd edition put you on the road to discovery andself-expression through drawing.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hoddinott, Brenda

Combs, Jamie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.
Part I: Discovering What It Takes to Draw.
Chapter 1: Gearing Up to Start (And Continue) Drawing.
Chapter 2: Gathering What You Need to Get Started.
Chapter 3: Working through the Developmental Stages ofDrawing.
Chapter 4: Drawing On Your Computer.
Chapter 5: A New Kind of Seeing: Getting Familiar with theArtist's Perspective.
Part II: Developing the Basic Skills.
Chapter 6: Planning Your Drawings.
Chapter 7: Seeing and Drawing Lines and Shapes.
Chapter 8: Exploring the Third Dimension.
Chapter 9: Adding Life to Your Drawings with Shading.
Chapter 10: Identifying and Rendering Textures.
Chapter 11: Investigating Perspective Drawing.
Part III: Experimenting with Subject Matter.
Chapter 12: Making Meaningful Still-Life Drawings.
Chapter 13: Representing the Natural World in Your Drawings.
Chapter 14: Bringing Animals to Life on Paper.
Chapter 15: Drawing People.
Part IV: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 16: Ten Tips for Drawing Cartoons.
Chapter 17: Ten Ways to Grow as an Artist.
Chapter 18: Answering Ten Common Copyright Questions.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Jamie Combs is an adjunct professor at the Herron School ofArt & Design, where she teaches several classes on drawing,painting, and design.
Brenda Hoddinott is an award-winning artist and arteducator.