Description
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction 1
Part 1: Discovering What It Takes to Draw 5
Chapter 1: Gearing Up to Start (and Continue) Drawing 7
Chapter 2: A New Kind of Seeing: Getting Familiar with the Artist’s Perspective 19
Chapter 3: Gathering What You Need to Get Started 37
Chapter 4: Working through the Developmental Stages of Drawing 63
Part 2: Developing Basic Skills 77
Chapter 5: Planning Your Drawings 79
Chapter 6: Seeing and Drawing Lines and Shapes 107
Chapter 7: Exploring the Third Dimension 131
Chapter 8: Adding Life to Your Drawings with Shading 165
Chapter 9: Identifying and Rendering Textures 193
Part 3: Experimenting with Subject Matter 207
Chapter 10: Making Meaningful Still Life Drawings 209
Chapter 11: Representing the Natural World in Your Drawings 225
Chapter 12: Bringing Animals to Life on Paper 251
Chapter 13: Drawing People 275
Part 4: The Part of Tens 305
Chapter 14: Ten Tips for Drawing Cartoons 307
Chapter 15: Ten Ways to Grow as an Artist 315
Chapter 16: Answering Ten Common Copyright Questions 325
Index 331
