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Drawing and Sketching

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This practical one-stop guide will show you all the techniques and inspiration you need to start drawing. To make your progress easier, it comes in a handy ebook format with colour illustrations and expert advice throughout.
Thinking about taking up drawing or sketching? Need to know about the best techniques? Want to know which materials to use?
Well-known artists Jackie Simmonds, Wendy Jelbert and Marie Blake take you by the hand, using step-by-step exercises to teach you the basics of sketching a range of subjects. There is advice on which materials to use and all the different drawing media are covered: pencil, charcoal, conte, pen, coloured pencils, pastels and water-soluble pencils. By the end of the book even a real beginner can create a drawing to be proud of.
Contents include: flowers; still life; trees; water; landscapes; seascapes; people; buildings.
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683 printed pages
Original publication
2019
Publication year
2019
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  • Hanne Agnes Hansen Malmskovshared an impression4 years ago
    👍Worth reading

    Omtaler både akvarel, farveblyanter og pastels. Rigtig god 🌊

Quotes

  • Tatiana Vhas quoted4 years ago
    Graphite lead pencils

    Lead pencils are graded – those with an ‘H’ designation are harder than those with a ‘B’ – and thus 2B is soft, 6B even softer; 2H is hard and 6H is very hard. The softer the pencil, the blacker the mark it makes. Try using some HB, 2B and 4B pencils and study the different effects.
  • Tatiana Vhas quoted4 years ago
    If your sketchbook does not contain tissue interleaves between pages, when working with pastel pencils, conté, charcoal or chalk pastel, give a finished sketch a burst of spray fixative to prevent it transferring to the opposite page.
  • Tatiana Vhas quoted4 years ago
    may also have fun working with coloured papers. Heavyweight mountboards, scrapbook paper or assorted coloured paper pads for the brighter colours are ideal. Some pastel papers would also be fine. These have a textured surface to hold the pastel particles and are available in a large range of colours. White paper can be used for studies, but mid-toned coloured papers are easiest for painting. A useful size is 305 × 229 mm (12 × 9 in).

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