Synopses & Reviews
Designed for beginning and amateur artists, this guide to the essentials of drawing features comprehensive, easy-to-follow lessons and more than 500 detailed illustrations. Frank Lohan, a renowned artist and popular instructor, conducts readers through each step of the creative process, from grasping the concepts of perspective and proportion to producing lifelike drawings of a variety of subjects — landscapes, architecture, animals, flowers, and faces.
Step-by-step exercises focus on attaining the fundamentals of composition, visualizing the geometry of the subject, working with perspective, and mastering drawing techniques for both pencil and pen and ink. Each exercise includes gridded outline compositions to help students develop their drawing abilities. Suggestions for the selection and use of tools will assist in achieving professional-quality results.
Synopsis
This guide for beginners to the essentials of drawing techniques and composition features more than 500 step-by-step illustrations. It covers the basics of composition, tools and materials, geometric shapes, and simple methods. A series of exercises uses gridded outlines to help students portray a variety of subjects, including landscapes, architecture, animals, flowers, and faces.
Synopsis
Clear, concise guide for beginners features more than 500 step-by-step illustrations. Topics include composition, tools, geometric shapes, and simple methods, plus exercises focusing on landscapes, architecture, animals, flowers, faces, more.
About the Author
A Detroit-based industrial electronics engineer, Frank Lohan turned his lifelong interest in sketching and painting into a career in teaching adult classes in art.
Table of Contents
Introduction Part 1: Basics1. Composition2. Basic Drawing Tools and Materials3. SOMe Fundamentals4. Seeing the Geometry of Things5. Drawing Techniques Part 2: Drawing Exercises6. Landscapes7. Architecture8. Artifacts9. Birds10. Animals11. Flowers12. Faces and Clothing13. On Your Own BibliographyOther Books by Frank J. LohanIndex