Art Class The Complete Book Of Drawing Nature

This full-colour drawing book guides readers through the many aspects of the natural world, written by internationally bestselling practical art author Barrington Barber. Presented in a useful lay-flat landscape format, this essential reference guide includes accessible step-by-step drawing projects starting with a close observation of plants and flowers, before exploring the possibilities of still lifes that can be made in the comfort of your own home. Other subjects include: • Outdoor elements, including tress, rocks, water and sky • Animals, from crabs to tigers • Landscapes and their composition Whether you are drawing in a garden, a park or the open countryside, you will find it extremely rewarding to create a record of where you have been and a feel greater connection to the natural world. With clear, practical advice for every step of the process for artists at every level, from the basics of choosing supplies to advanced techniques, this is the ultimate guide to nature drawing. ABOUT THE SERIES: Arcturus' Art Class books are a curated series of instructional art and craft titles designed to inspire artists of all levels, from beginner to professional. Stunningly presented in full colour, and in a highly usable landscape format, these comprehensive books are packed with all the ideas, inspirations, step-by-step projects, and techniques you'll need to master the subject covered.

Have you ever experienced the peace of walking through the woods or the excitement of a storm gathering on a beach? Drawing Nature for the Absolute Beginner will help you capture these moments in artwork and share them others. In their fun and friendly teaching style, Mark and Mary Willenbrink offer a great beginner's course on drawing nature, showing you how to realistically capture the world around you. All you need to get started are some simple supplies, basic techniques, and inspiration. From field to forest, beach or mountain, begin with a structural sketch, apply values and textures, and, before you know it, you'll be drawing everything you see. You'll even learn how to render favorite wildlife such as chipmunks, deer and eagles! • Follow along with easy step-by-step demonstrations to draw rocks, seashells, butterflies and even more developed nature scenes. • Gain a working understanding of key concepts such as perspective, value and composition. • Discover simple tools and tips you can use right away to improve your art.

The Natural Way to Draw - A Working Plan for Art Study contains a classic guide to drawing people, offering instructions and tips for drawing different poses and body types. It is split into sixty-four easy exercises covering such subjects as: - Contour and Gesture - The Study of Drapery - Light and Shade - Studies of Structure - Analysis through Design - Exercises in Black and White Oil Colour With simple, step-by-step instructions and many helpful diagrams, this is a book that will be of considerable utility to anyone wishing to learn how to draw. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on illustration.

If you love drawing plants and animals but don't know where to start, this is the book for you! 10 Step Drawing: Nature will help you turn simple shapes into beautiful nature images in just 10 steps. Create 60 different flowers, trees, animals and objects, from a bird's nest to a cheeky harvest mouse, by following the instructions inside.Learning to draw has never been so simple!

In straightforward text complemented by step-by-step illustrations, dozens of exercises lead the hand and mind through creating accurate reproductions of plants and animals as well as landscapes, skies, and more. Laws provides clear, practical advice for every step of the process for artists at every level, from the basics of choosing supplies to advanced techniques.

+! Bonus! Welcome to the Beginners Guide to Drawing Nature! In this book you will learn about how to draw elements and aspects of nature. You will learn about the techniques and the skills required drawing very carefully crafted images of nature. What kinds of images of nature you might be asking? Well, we will start out with animals and insects of various kinds and types. There are around 14 different creatures to draw. Then we will move on to a variety of flowers and foliage, a total of 14 images in that category as well. Then to cap it off we will illustrate 4 different engaging backgrounds that really capitalize on nature's beauty as a whole. Each one of these images will have several steps included in it to show you how you get from the very inception and conception of the idea and then you will be shown how to build up from it and turn it into the finished product. Each of these will vary in difficulty and ultimately culminate in you learning the skills required to tackle images like these on your own and know how to start and what materials you will need. More than you will learn how to carry the project through to completion step by step. This book is a great assistant to any artist of any skill level looking to either branch out or fine tune their skill set and level into something more nature based and oriented. It doesn't matter what you already know, or if you have more experience, you will find valuable information in these pages. Without dragging this introduction on for too long let's move on and get into the materials that you will need for this project! In this book you'll learn: - Materials for drawing - How to Start Draw - Techniques base - Geometrical figures - Flowers - Trees - Animals - Landscapes Get a bonus book. All the information inside