Step-by-Step Studio: Drawing Lifelike Subjects teaches beginning
artists how to create realistic, detailed drawings in graphite pencil.
Featuring in-depth instruction on basic drawing techniques, creating
texture, developing likeness, and more, Step-by-Step Studio: Drawing
Lifelike Subjects is the perfect guide for you as a beginning or
intermediate artist. After an introduction to basic materials and
pencil techniques, four accomplished artists offer insight, tips, and
step-by-step demonstrations that help create detailed, lifelike
drawings of your chosen subjects, including animals, flowers, and
landscapes. Learn to create texture and likeness using basic pencil
techniques, understanding perspective, exploring light and shadow,
developing values, and more.
- Dogs & Puppies: From a soulful Basset Hound puppy to a full-grown
German Shepherd, learn to draw your chosen breed step by step.
- Flowers & Botanicals: Explains basic flower anatomy and how to
render detailed still lifes and florals using basic pencil techniques
to convey light and shadow.
- Beautiful Landscapes: See the world through the eyes of an artist
as you recreate coastal scenes, warm cottages, and pastoral
landscapes.
- Lifelike Animals: Capture the essence of your favorite wild
animals, including elephants, tigers, lions, wolves, and more.
Throughout the book, artists Diane Cardaci, Nolon Stacey, Linda Weil,
and Diane Wright offer practical drawing techniques and
easy-to-understand, step-by-step instruction, but also encouraging
words. The journey through Step-by-Step Studio: Drawing Lifelike
Subjects is not about making perfect drawings; it's about achieving
likeness and drawing skills with each new project, while having a great
time.
The books in the Step-by-Step Studio series introduce beginning
artists to the fundamental tools and techniques of their chosen medium.
Easy-to-follow, step-by-step projects help beginners hone their skills
while creating artwork across a variety of subjects, from still life and
landscapes to animal portraits and botanicals.
