How to Draw Still Life: A Step-By-Step Guide for Beginners With 10 Projects - Softcover

Sidaway, Ian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1843303825 ISBN 13: 9781843303824

Publisher: New Holland Pub Ltd, 2003

Synopsis

Still life is perfect for beginners since every element can be controlled: composition, lighting, shape, color, and tone. Filled with expert advice, this wonderful guide offers budding artists all the information they need to get started. The ten projects become progressively more complex and highlight different skills. Arrange objects into pleasing displays and be sure that they are properly lit. Draw still lifes of fruits and vegetables, hard objects, flowers and other natural objects, fabric items, pottery, and more. Techniques covered include line and line quality, rendering tone and depicting color as tone, erasing as a creative process, using a grid, and mixing media. With endless possible variations, still life offers art students the ideal introduction to drawing basics.

About this title

About the Author:

Susie Hodge has a passion for art education and has been teaching practical art and art history to children and adults for over 11 years. She has written and illustrated many books including Art Attack How to Draw, Drawing... is Fun! and many titles in the Art in History series. She also works for the Royal Academy, the Tate and the V&A museum to produce booklets for visitors, teachers and students. She lives in Westcliff-in-Sea, Essex.

About this edition

• Publisher: New Holland Pub Ltd
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1843303825
• ISBN 13: 9781843303824
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 80