Description
Book SynopsisThe Realism Challenge leads artists through Mark Crilley's use of pencil, watercolour, pastel, and gouache to produce life-like, seemingly impossible drawings of common household objects like playing cards, leaves, and seashells that look just like photographs. Each lesson builds off the previous, with sidebars covering specific techniques.
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"The realistic work of Mark Crilley is perfectly in step with a zeitgeist that revels in intense, vivid, and urgent reality."
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"What I really love about this book...is it’s simplicity...It offers you the ability to jump right in and get started."
--Destroy the Cyborg Table of ContentsIntroduction
One: Simulating Shadows Torn Paper
Crumpled Paper
Shattered Eggshell
Popcorn
Mushroom
Two: Adding Color Piece of Cardboard
Seashells
Cookie
Leaf
Toast with Jam
Three: Advanced Surfaces Porcelain Plate
Wooden Carving
Cut Rose
Folded Lace
Strawberries
Four: Transparent Objects Small Bottle
Glass Box
Marbles
Water Bottle
Glass Arrangement
Five: Metallic Surfaces Spoon
Tin Foil
Rusted Chrome
Christmas Ornament
Metallic Arrangement
Six: Manufactured Objects Plastic Turtles
Envelope with Stamps
Salt and Pepper Shakers
Chocolate Bars
The Ultimate Realism Challenge Conclusion
Index
