Description
Mastering the human form for portraiture is one of the most challenging subjects for a beginning artist to learn. Packed with practical instructions, helpful tips, and fundamental techniques, this comprehensive, 144-page drawing book is your essential resource for learning to draw the human form and poses with ease.
The Art of Figure Drawing for Beginners features instruction for learning how to render the head, body, and extremities using very basic shapes, as well as drawing mannequins placed in a variety of configurations. The book's informative, easy-to-follow content covers figure drawing essentials, including:
The Collector's Series offers approachable, step-by-step art instruction for a variety of mediums and subjects, such as drawing, oil, acrylic, watercolor, cartooning, calligraphy, and more. Perfect for beginning artists, each title features artist tips for drawing or painting anything and everything from people, animals, and still life to flowers, trees, and landscapes.
About the Author
Reviews
"An ideal instructional guide and manual for beginning artists, art enthusiasts, and serious fine art students, The Art of Figure Drawing for Beginners has continuing value for even more experienced artists needing to depict the human form and anatomy in their work." * Midwest Book Review *
Book Information
ISBN 9781633228818
Author Gecko Keck
Format Paperback
Page Count 144
Imprint Walter Foster Publishing
Publisher Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
The Art of Figure Drawing for Beginners features instruction for learning how to render the head, body, and extremities using very basic shapes, as well as drawing mannequins placed in a variety of configurations. The book's informative, easy-to-follow content covers figure drawing essentials, including:
- An overview of basic anatomy
- Natural variations in shape, texture, and proportion
- Helpful techniques for rendering humans in single and group poses
- Information for working with the tools of the trade
The Collector's Series offers approachable, step-by-step art instruction for a variety of mediums and subjects, such as drawing, oil, acrylic, watercolor, cartooning, calligraphy, and more. Perfect for beginning artists, each title features artist tips for drawing or painting anything and everything from people, animals, and still life to flowers, trees, and landscapes.
About the Author
Better known by his pen name, Gecko Keck is a stalwart on the German creative scene. As early as 1989, he founded an agency for caricatures and illustrations and got to know about production as a graphic designer. He has been a freelancer again since 1993, and has created over 5000 design drawings and over 300 models for the popular Kinder surprise eggs.
Reviews
"An ideal instructional guide and manual for beginning artists, art enthusiasts, and serious fine art students, The Art of Figure Drawing for Beginners has continuing value for even more experienced artists needing to depict the human form and anatomy in their work." * Midwest Book Review *
Book Information
ISBN 9781633228818
Author Gecko Keck
Format Paperback
Page Count 144
Imprint Walter Foster Publishing
Publisher Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
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