Art Handbooks: Basic Drawing Techniques - Softcover

Box, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 184448890X ISBN 13: 9781844488902

Publisher: Search Press, 2013

Synopsis

Previously published as Step-by-Step Leisure Arts: Basic Drawing Techniques 9780855328429
Richard Box explores drawing line, tone and colour with numerous step-by-step illustrations and finished drawings. He covers drawing media such as graphite, Pierre Noire, carbon, white, sanguine, sepia and coloured pencils, pastels, conte crayons and charcoal. There is plenty of information on making marks, tonal values, texture and composition, and there are step by step demonstrations in graphite pencil, charcoal and chalk, coloured pencils and pastels and Conte crayons.

About this title

About the Author:

Richard Box is a practising artist and professional embroiderer. He studied painting at Goldsmiths School of Art in London. Soon afterwards he developed a love of textiles, which led him to experiment with machine embroidery and fabric collage. He spends his time teaching and lecturing on both of his two areas of expertise. He has written a number of books on art instruction and embroidery, he has appeared on television and he writes regularly for specialist magazines.

Review:

May 13 Unlike most drawing guides, this svelte handbook does not limit itself to black-and-white line drawings but instead devotes a good portion of its pages to color, covering colored pencil, pastel, crayon, and chalks as media. Box (Drawing Step-by-Step) discusses how to mix the colors of a limited palette to produce vibrant drawings. Materials, mark making, tone, texture, and composition are also explained. VERDICT: Teens, young adults, and beginning artists of all ages may pick up this guide for quick drawing inspiration. * Library Journal, USA * Feb 13 Often when you start an art course or drawing course, it is assumed that you know the basics. If you need basic practice , this is the book for you. It covers mark making, drawing in different media and step by step instructions showing you how to draw different objects. * Karen Platt Yarnsandfabrics.co.uk/crafts *

About this edition

• Publisher: Search Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 184448890X
• ISBN 13: 9781844488902
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 48