Book description
This new addition to the best-selling Drawing category of our How to Draw and Paint Series shows aspiring artists how to depict a variety of people in pencil from a ballerina to soccer player. Accomplished artist Debra Kauffman Yaun introduces readers to drawing supplies and basic techniques, as well as to the essential elements of full-figure anatomy; then she guides artists through a collection of step-by-step projects, starting each with a simple sketch and ending with a beautifully rendered portrait. Debra even includes information on adding color to drawings, sharing her extensive knowledge of colored pencil. Featuring a range of people of different ages and ethnicities, this book is sure to educate and inspire.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- Tools and Materials
- Shading Techniques
- Anatomy
- Adult Proportions
- Adult Heads
- Hands
- Feet
- Showing Movement
- Foreshortening
- Understanding Lighting
- Drawing from Life
- Bridal Portrait
- Children’s Proportions
- Children in Action
- Choosing a Pose
- Using Colored Pencil
- Achieving the Best Results
- About the Artists
- Copyright Page
Product information
- Title: Drawing: People with Debra Kauffman Yaun
- Author(s):
- Release date: February 2007
- Publisher(s): Walter Foster
- ISBN: 9781610598507
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