Description
Book SynopsisFeaturing more than 600 sketches depicting a vast array of beautiful winged forms, Draw Like an Artist: 100 Birds, Butterflies, and Other Insects is a must-have visual reference for student and aspiring artists, fantasy and scientific illustrators, urban sketchers—anyone who’s seeking to improve their realistic drawing skills. This contemporary,
step-by-step guidebook demonstrates
fundamental art concepts like proportion, anatomy, and spatial relationships as you
learn to draw a full range of winged creatures, all shown from a variety of perspectives. Each set of illustrations takes you from beginning sketch lines to a finished drawing. Author Melissa Washburn’s clear and elegant drawing style
will make this a go-to sourcebook for years to come.
Learn how to:
- Establish basic shapes and symmetry
- Articulate lines for body shapes, wing forms, and shading
- Add defining details
Draw Like an Artist: 100 Birds, Butterflies, and Other Insects is a library essential for any artist interested in learning how to draw the fascinating forms of birds and winged insects.
The books in the
Draw Like an Artist series are richly visual references for learning how to draw classic subjects realistically through hundreds of step-by-step images created by expert artists and illustrators.
Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION
How to Use This Book
SECTION 1: BIRDS
Eagle, Hawk, Peregrine Falcon, Gull, Sandpiper
Cormorant, Tern, Pelican, Cuckoo, Emu, Spoonbill
Stork, Turkey, Pheasant, Wood Duck, Canada Goose
Loon, Puffin, Swan, Barn Owl, Toucan, Macaw, Cockatoo
Cassowary, Kakapo, Bird of Paradise, Weaverbird, Honeycreeper
Green Heron, Thrush, Cardinal, Cedar Waxwing, Quail
Finch, Sparrow, Titmouse, Oriole, Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher
Swallow, Peacock, Downy Woodpecker, Wren, Nuthatch
Kingfisher, Warbler, Blue Jay, Crow, Mockingbird, Dove
Vulture, Whip-Poor-Will, Feathers, Songbird Wing, Hawk/Raptor Wing
Feet: Songbird, Feet: Shorebird/Water Bird, Feet: Bird of Prey
Feet: Woodpecker, Hawk in Flight, Songbird in Flight
SECTION 2: BUTTERFLIES
Monarch Butterfly, Swallowtail Butterfly, Blue Butterfly, Question Mark Butterfly
Skipper Butterfly, Buckeye Butterfly, Checkerspot Butterfly, Birdwing Butterfly
Fritillary Butterfly, Sulphur Butterfly
SECTION 3: MOTHS
Cecropia Moth, Luna Moth, Tiger Moth, Underwing Moth
Sphinx Moth, Flannel Moth
SECTION 4: BEES AND WASPS
Honeybee, Bumblebee, Sweat Bee, Wasp
SECTION 5: BEETLES
Ladybug, Longhorn Beetle, Scarab Beetle, Flower Beetle, Leatherwing Beetle
Firefly, Rhinoceros Beetle, June Bug/Chafer Beetle, Weevil
SECTION 6: OTHER INSECTS
Leaf-Footed Bug, Lacewing, Cricket, Grasshopper
Dragonfly, Damselfly, Housefly, Praying Mantis
Katydid, Cicada, Stick Insect
Acknowledgments
About the Author
