With this
handy primer you can learn how to draw what is possibly the
most difficult thing – people! There are thirty different
men and women in here to tackle, as well as facial features
and body parts front, side and three quarter view. All are
adults, mostly fairly young ones so if you want to draw older
people or children this book is not for you. They are all
generic, attractive studies but are easier to undertake for
a beginner than those with more character. Progress from a
simple shape adding details and end up with something that
looks recognizably human – it is a good way to learn
and is easier than you might think. This book mostly avoids
any of those jumps a lot of beginner art books have where
a basic line drawing becomes a fully colored and shaded piece
of art with no steps in between. These have all been added
before the color appears in the final stage so some good results
are possible even if you are a total beginner. The brief introduction
explains how the book works and suggests how to color your
drawings and the palette shown with each one will help choose
the shades you use. I was impressed, as this book really does
take much of the mystery out of drawing people and I would
recommend it to anybody who wants to learn.
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Ten-Step Drawing Series
Flowers
Animals
Nature
People
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