Artist's Drawing Techniques (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781465461742)

The ultimate complete drawing course to help you take your sketches to a higher level.

Packed with inspiring workshops and advice from practicing artists, this art lesson book will help you sharpen your drawing skills in a range of media.

Here's what you'll find inside the pages of this artist's guide to drawing:

- Includes more than 90 detailed step-by-step workshops for pencil, charcoal, pen and pastel techniques
- A comprehensive range of techniques makes it suitable for beginners or more experienced artists
- Techniques are approached with progression in mind, so readers can learn the basics then move on to new creative challenges

Every aspect of drawing is explained in incredible detail in this drawing reference guide. It starts with the basics of drawing -- like learning how to draw and choosing a subject -- and works all the way through to mounting your finished masterpiece.

Learn more than 80 drawing techniques, from cross-hatching and stippling to blending and using colored pencils. Develop your own artistic style and grow as an artist by following the step-by-step drawing tutorials through beginner, intermediate and advanced art projects.

Artist's Drawing Techniques will help you tap into your creative potential and unlock new talents, whether you're a complete beginner or seasoned artist.

Author: DK
ISBN-10: 1465461744
ISBN-13: 9781465461742
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Language: English
Published: 08/01/2017
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 3.45lbs
Size: 10.10h x 8.70w x 1.20d

About the Author
DK was founded in London in 1974 and is now the world's leading illustrated reference publisher and part of Penguin Random House, formed on July 1, 2013. DK publishes highly visual, photographic nonfiction for adults and children. DK produces content for consumers in over 87 countries and in 62 languages, with offices in Delhi, London, Melbourne, Munich, New York, and Toronto. DK's aim is to inform, enrich, and entertain readers of all ages, and everything DK publishes, whether print or digital, embodies the unique DK design approach. DK brings unrivalled clarity to a wide range of topics with a unique combination of words and pictures, put together to spectacular effect. We have a reputation for innovation in design for both print and digital products. Our adult range spans travel, including the award-winning DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, history, science, nature, sport, gardening, cookery, and parenting. DK's extensive children's list showcases a fantastic store of information for children, toddlers, and babies. DK covers everything from animals and the human body, to homework help and craft activities, together with an impressive list of licensing titles, including the bestselling LEGO(R) books. DK acts as the parent company for Alpha Books, publisher of the Idiot's Guides series and Prima Games, video gaming publishers, as well as the award-winning travel publisher, Rough Guides.