Beginner'S Guide
Beginner'S Guide
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Summary
This guide to drawing discusses selecting and using materials and teaches techniques for creating realistic textures, from fur to metal. It explains basic facial proportions for portraiture and shows how to lend depth and atmosphere to landscape drawings.
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Beginner'S Guide by William F Powell
In this book, William F. Powell teaches you the basics of drawing and beyond! Inside, you will find more than a dozen step-by-step demonstrations for rendering beautiful drawings in pencil. First the author covers the materials you will need to get started drawing. Then he presents each lesson with simple instructions and easy-to-follow steps. You will learn about creating realistic textures, taking into account basic proportions, and applying techniques that will lend depth and atmosphere to your drawings. With clear explanations of art concepts and drawing techniques, this book will be a welcome addition to any artist's library of references!
William F Powell is an internationally recognised artist and one of America's foremost colourists. A native of Huntingdon, West Virginia, Bill studied at the Art Student's Career School in New York, Harrow Technical College in Harrow in the UK and the Louvre Free School of Art in Paris. He has been professionally involved in fine art, commercial art and technical illustrating for more than 35 years. Many of his pieces have been reproduced as prints and collector's plates. Bill has written and illustrated 13 instructional art books for Walter Foster publishing, and is the creator of the Colour Mixing Recipe Cards. He has experience as an art instructor in a variety of mediums and has both conducted workshops and produced instructional videos. Bill holds awards for his technical art, which has been used for major projects such as space programmes and environmental studies.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781560104858 |
| ISBN 10 | 1560104856 |
| Title | Beginner'S Guide |
| Author | William F Powell |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc |
| Year published | 2003-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 32 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |