Drawing Flowers: Learn to Draw Step by Step - Couverture souple

Powell, Mr. William F.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1633227774 ISBN 13 : 9781633227774

Editeur : Walter Foster Publishing, 2019

Synopsis

With Drawing: Flowers, learn to create detailed, realistic flowers in graphite pencil from basic shapes.
 
It’s no wonder we’re naturally attracted to flowers. Their fascinating and varied forms, colors, and textures provide a never-ending source of artistic inspiration. This book shows the step-by-step process of rendering various types of flowers—from their basic shapes to their completed forms. It begins with tools and materials needed to get started, as well as the shading techniques that bring flower drawings to life.

Among the flowers you'll learn to draw:

• Tulips
• Regal Lily
• Daffodil
• Carnation
• Poppy
• Pansy
• Hibiscus
• Fuchsia
• Peony
• Foxglove
• Chrysanthemums
• Bearded Iris
• And more!

In this large-format, 40-page reference guide, William F. Powell teaches you how to render a variety of beautiful flowers in graphite pencil, with tips on choosing materials, building with basic shapes, and shading to develop form and realism. With a wealth of detailed step-by-step projects to both re-create and admire, Drawing: Flowers shows artists how to develop a flower drawing to its fullest.
 
The How to Draw & Paint series offers an easy-to-follow guide that introduces artists to basic tools and materials and includes simple step-by-step lessons for a variety of projects suitable for the aspiring artist. Drawing: Flowers allows artists to develop their drawing skills, demonstrating how to start with basic shapes and use pencil and shading techniques to create varied textures, values, and details for a realistic, completed drawing.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

William F. Powell was an internationally recognized artist and one of America’s foremost colorists. A native of Huntington, West Virginia, Bill studied at the Art Student’s Career School in New York; Harrow Technical College in Harrow, England; and the Louvre Free School of Art in Paris, France. He was professionally involved in fine art, commercial art, and technical illustrations for more than 45 years. His experience as an art instructor included oil, watercolor, acrylic, colored pencil, and pastel—with subjects ranging from landscapes to portraits and wildlife. He also authored a number of art instruction books, including several popular Walter Foster titles. As a renowned master of color, Bill conducted numerous “Color Mixing and Theory” workshops throughout the US. His expertise in color theory also led him to author and illustrate several articles and an educational series of 11 articles entitled “Color in Perspective” for a national art magazine. Additionally, he performed as an art consultant for national space programs and for several artist’s paint manufacturers. Bill’s work included the creation of background sets for films, model making, animated cartoons, and films for computer mockup programs. He produced instructional painting, color mixing, and drawing art videos.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Walter Foster Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1633227774
• ISBN 13: 9781633227774
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 40
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible