Drawing for the Absolute Beginner

A Clear & Easy Guide to Successful Drawing

By: Mark Willenbrink, Mary Willenbrink

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Paperback | 2 November 2006

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With engaging, hands-on exercises and expert advice, this inspiring guide makes drawing in a realistic style easier than you may think-and more fun than you ever imagined!

It's never too early and never too late to discover the pure joy of drawing. In Drawing for the Absolute Beginner, husband and wife duo Mark and Mary Willenbrink, authors of Watercolor for the Absolute Beginner, teach you everything you need to become more confident with drawing. From choosing materials and showing you the correct way to hold your pencil to more advanced techniques like getting proportions and perspective right and drawing reflections, Mark and Mary guide you through every step of the creative process.

You'll learn how to perfect your strokes with a series of fun, hands-on exercises that lead to nine full step-by-step demos. Each exercise builds on the previous one as you develop your skills, increase your confidence, and enjoy yourself while drawing coffee mugs, clouds, trees, landscapes, portraits, and more.

Approachable and fun, Drawing for the Absolute Beginner is perfect for anyone who wants to unleash their inner artist.

"We hope you will regain that childlike passion for making art and learning without critiquing yourself harshly. We won't make you hang it on the fridge, but we do suggest you save your artwork because it will show your progress and increase your confidence as you go."-Mark and Mary Willenbrink

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Pencils	p. 8
Paper and Drawing Board	p. 10
Erasers	p. 11
Additional Drawing Tools	p. 12
Sketching and Drawing
Holding the Pencil	p. 15
Structural Sketches	p. 16
Value Sketches	p. 18
Black-and-White Sketches	p. 20
Contour Sketches	p. 22
Combining Approaches	p. 24
Principles of Good Drawing
Using Basic Shapes	p. 27
Gauging Proportions	p. 28
Measuring Angles	p. 30
Working From Reference Materials	p. 31
Understanding Linear Perspective	p. 32
One-Point Perspective	p. 34
Two-Point Perspective	p. 36
Three-Point Perspective	p. 38
Hidden Horizons and Vanishing Points	p. 39
Locating Vanishing Points	p. 40
Atmospheric Perspective	p. 41
Ellipses	p. 42
Arches and Roofs	p. 44
Reflections	p. 46
Value
Contrast	p. 49
Creating Values	p. 51
Light Effects	p. 52
Plotting Shadows	p. 53
Practice the Techniques
Clouds and Grass	p. 55
Leafy Trees	p. 56
Evergreen Trees	p. 57
Brick, Stone and Wood	p. 58
Rocks	p. 60
Plane	p. 62
Train	p. 64
Automobile	p. 66
Boat	p. 68
Cat Face	p. 70
Side View of a Cat	p. 72
Dog	p. 74
Cow	p. 76
Swan	p. 77
Human Figures	p. 78
Faces	p. 82
Composition
Arranging the Elements	p. 87
Number of Elements	p. 88
Cropping and Formatting	p. 89
Lines, Tangents and Shapes	p. 90
Let's Draw
Still Life	p. 92
Textured Metal	p. 94
Scene in Perspective	p. 96
Natural Textures	p. 98
Using Contrast	p. 100
Expressive Portrait	p. 105
Telling a Story Through a Drawing	p. 110
Landscape	p. 116
Seascape Composition	p. 120
Glossary	p. 124
Index	p. 126
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