Getting Started Discover your "inner artist" as you explore the basic theories and techniques of pencil drawing
by Rosinski, CarolFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2007-01-01
Publisher(s): Walter Foster Publishing
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Summary
This 64-page book provides the perfect starting point for aspiring graphite artists. Accomplished artist Carol Rosinski guides readers through the basics of drawing in pencil, starting with the essential tools and techniques and finishing with step-by-step demonstrations resulting in fully rendered pencil drawings, including a landscape, an animal portrait, and a still life.
Author Biography
From an early age, Carol Rosinski could pick up a pencil and transform paper and pencil into a living scene with depth and texture. Since 1985, Carol has worked exclusively with graphite pencil, and she has more than 20 years of experience as both artist and teacher. Carol has worked as an illustrator and shown her artwork in galleries, and her drawings have appeared in a number of publications.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | 3 | ||
| Getting to Know Your Tools | 4 | ||
| Warming Up | 10 | ||
| Using Line, Shape, and Form | 12 | ||
| Drawing What You See | 16 | ||
| Shading Techniques | 20 | ||
| Deciding What to Draw | 24 | ||
| Working from Life or Photos | 26 | ||
| Using Your Computer | 30 | ||
| Light and Shadow Basics | 32 | ||
| Composition Basics | 34 | ||
| Perspective Basics | 36 | ||
| Texture Basics | 38 | ||
| Rendering Detail | 42 | ||
| Project 1: Landscape | 44 | ||
| Project 2: Horse | 48 | ||
| Project 3: Floral Still Life | 52 | ||
| Project 4: Portrait of a Girl | 56 | ||
| Project 5: Fruit & Wine | 60 | ||
| Closing Thoughts | 64 |
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