November 2013
Beginner
224 pages
2h 42m
English
Overview
Always wanted to learn how to draw? Now’s your
chance.
Kean University Teacher of the Year Robin Landa has cleverly
disguised an entire college-level course on drawing in this fun,
hands-on, begging-to-be-drawn-in sketchbook. Even if you’re
one of the four people on this planet who have never picked up a
pencil before, you will learn how to transform your doodles into
realistic drawings that actually resemble what you’re
picturing in your head.
In this book, you will learn how to use all of the formal elements
of drawing–line, shape, value, color, pattern, and
texture–to create well-composed still lifes, landscapes,
human figures, and faces. Keep your pencils handy while
you’re reading because you’re going to get plenty of
drawing breaks– and you can do most of them right in the book
while the techniques are fresh in your mind. To keep you inspired,
Landa breaks up the step-by-step instruction with drawing
suggestions and examples from a host of creative contributors
including designers Stefan G. Bucher and Jennifer Sterling, artist
Greg Leshé, illustrator Mary Ann Smith, animator Hsinping Pan,
and more.
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