How to see, how to draw : keys to realistic drawing

This book begins with learning how to observe- to see what's really there, not what you want to see. Observation is a skill thats learned and practiced, and one of the hallmarks of successful artists is that they know how to look at a subject with clear vision unfettered by preconceived notions...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nice, Claudia , 1948- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cincinnati, Ohio : North Light Books c2016
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Tools and marks
  • 2. Seeing past preconceived ideas
  • 3. Using shapes as building blocks
  • 4. Comparative thinking
  • 5. Finding and fixing drawing mistakes
  • 6. Understanding the illusion of perspective
  • 7. Revealing form through light and shadow
  • 8. Creating texture and energy