Still Life

Techniques and Tutorials for the Complete Beginner

AvSusie Johns

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

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Beskrivning

Still Life is an accessible instruction course for complete beginners to learn how to draw and paint contemporary still-life subjects.Following a concise guide to the tools, materials, and basic techniques that every beginner needs to know (including line, tone, colour, composition, and perspective), there are ten tutorials showing how to draw and paint a variety of still life subjects.Beginner-friendly materials, include:PencilCharcoalColoured pencilsPen and inkWatercolour paintsWatercolour pencils.Each tutorial has a list of the materials and tools required, step-by-step photographs of the work, informative text and tips and strategies for getting the best results.By working through the tutorials, you will gradually develop your skills and build confidence until you feel equipped to attempt any still life. In addition to the tutorials, you’ll find three ‘focus on’ feature spreads. These pages offer more in-depth/advanced techniques appropriate to the projects.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2021-10-07
Mått:212 x 272 x 8 mm
Vikt:431 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Art Techniques
Antal sidor:96
Förlag:GMC Publications
ISBN:9781784946173

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Mer om författaren

Susie Johns is an artist and designer who has written dozens of craft books, including 100 Essential Embroidery Stitches, Flower Embroidery, Circus Embroidery, Knitted Pets, Knitted Woodland Creatures, 100 Essential Knitting Stitches, How to Embroider, Fat Quarter: Bags & Purses and Fat Quarter: Vintage. Her patterns and designs appear regularly in consumer craft magazines in the UK, such as Let’s Knit, Sew and Let’s Get Crafting, and she has written numerous patterns for suppliers such as DMC. She has also demonstrated various crafts on television.Susie studied Fine Art at The Slade School and went on to pursue a career in publishing as an editor before becoming freelance. Alongside her writing career, she teaches drawing and painting at a local adult education college. She also runs classes and workshops on knitting and crochet and has been involved in a number of textile-based community projects in and around London, where she lives.

Recensioner i media

This is a pleasing guide to painting simple compositions using everyday objects you’ll find about you... a good way of developing skills without having to look far for subjects…. it’s an excellent grounding in drawing techniques...

Innehållsförteckning

Table of contents:IntroductionMaterials and equipmentpencil (graphite) and charcoalerasers and maskscolored pencils and watercolor pencilswatercolorsbrushespen and inkpaper and other supportsBasic techniquesline and tone: the building blocks of drawingcolour: hues and tints, color blending, complementary colors and morecomposition: arranging objects and planning a pictureunderstanding perspective and spatial relationshipsProject 1: Art materials: simple drawing of art supplies, using line and washFocus on Laying a Ground: Learn how to lay a ground on paper, using graphite or charcoal, in preparation for a tonal drawingProject 2: Kitchen items: tonal drawing in charcoal (or graphite)Project 3: Seashells and pebbles: line and tone, using graphiteFocus on Negative Space: Draw shapes more accurately by concentrating on the spaces between objectsProject 4: Table-top arrangement of white objects in pencilProject 5: Toys on a shelf, using watercolor and water-soluble colored pencilsProject 6: An arrangement of personal objects such as a watch and keys, in colored pencilProject 7: Tea and cakes using mixed mediaProject 8: Garden items, including a watering can, in watercolorProject 9: Table-top arrangement of fruit and flower heads in colored pencil or watercolorProject 10: Fresh fish (mackerel, herrings or bass) in watercolorGlossaryAcknowledgementsIndex