Big School of Drawing: Well-explained, practice-oriented drawing instruction for the beginning artist [Paperback]

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Big School of Drawingallows beginning artists toget started drawing anything and everything, from flowers and still life to animals, people, landscapes, and more! Learn to develop your sketches from basic shapes, adding texture and shading step by step to create realistic, three-dimensional drawings.

Perfect for beginners, this192-page reference guideexplains everything you need to get started, fromchoosing the right materialstobasic drawing techniquesandstep-by-step lessons. Experiment with different pencils, drawing tools, and erasers as you learn to create depth and realism with shading techniques, perspective, and texture. Then follow along as you use those pencil techniques to create detailed drawings, step by easy step.

Withmore than 1,000 step-by-step drawingsfor you to reference,Big School of Drawingcovers:

• Sketching from basic shapes
• Gesture drawing
• Adding shading, texture, and highlights
• Creating depth and realism
• Perspective and foreshortening
• How to draw flowers, still life, and landscapes
• How to draw animals, horses, dogs, and cats
• How to draw people, portraits, and more

With helpful tips and easy-to-follow, step-by-step lessons,Big School of Drawingisthe perfect series for beginning artistsready to grab a pencil and get started drawing. With practice, you’ll soon be able to create your own realistic pencil drawings. It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3.

Also available as a companion:Big School of Drawing Workbook, a 112-page interactive workbook allowing artists to practice their step-by-step drawing skills directly inside the book.

Founded in 1922 by artist Walter T. Foster,Walter Foster Publishing, an imprint of The Quarto Group, is thlľ