Keys to Drawing (Draw Books)

Dodson, Bert

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ISBN 10: 0713632526 ISBN 13: 9780713632521

Published by A & C Black Publishers Ltd, 1990

Language: English

Condition: Used - Fine Soft cover

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Describes the drawing process, discusses proportions, light, depth, texture, pattern, design, and imagination, and tells how to evaluate one's work.

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Title: Keys to Drawing (Draw Books)
Publisher: A & C Black Publishers Ltd
Publication Date: 1990
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0713632526
ISBN 13: 9780713632521
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Fine
Weight: 748 grams

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Anyone who can hold a pencil can learn to draw.

In this book, Bert Dodson shares his complete drawing system—fifty-five "keys" that you can use to render any subject with confidence, even if you're a beginner.

These keys, along with dozens of practice exercises, will help you draw like an artist in no time.

You'll learn how

Restore, focus, map, and intensify
Free your hand action, then learn to control it
Convey the illusions of light, depth, and texture
Stimulate your imagination through "creative play"

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A painter, teacher and illustrator, Bert Dodson is the author of the best-selling North Light book Keys to Drawing. He's illustrated more than 70 children's books and worked as an animation designer for the PBS series Intimate Strangers.

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