Sketch your stuff
Jon Stich
"Are you ready to draw, but stuck for ideas on how to get started? Sketch Your Stuff shows you how to turn the everyday objects that fill your home into subjects for your sketchbook"--Back cover.
Read Time: ~2.7 hr
The encyclopedia of drawing techniques
by Hazel Harrison (2014)
About this book
Detailed photographic sequences explore pencil, charcoal, pen and technical pen techniques, including shading, building up, blending, hatching, highlighting, stippling and more. Colored pencils, chalks, pastels, and pen and ink are also covered with inspirational pictures across a full range of subject matter, including landscapes, buildings, figures, animals, flowers and still life. Techniques are discussed in detail including layering, feathering, burnishing, linear marks and pointillism. The use of paint and brushes is less obvious in a book on drawing, but there are some techniques in which the brush is used to create a line, or to infill a linear shape. These techniques are discussed as well with Gallery examples shown throughout to act as inspiration for the practicing artist. Sequences on mixed media, keeping a sketchbook and digital drawing are included too, making this book an invaluable addition to any artists book shelves.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreThe encyclopedia of drawing techniques Lead Character
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