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    Learn to Draw: Manual Drawing - for the Absolute Beginner
    Learn to Draw: Manual Drawing - for the Absolute Beginner
    Learn to Draw: Manual Drawing - for the Absolute Beginner
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    Learn to Draw: Manual Drawing - for the Absolute Beginner

    By John Davidson and Adrian Sanqui

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    Learn to Draw - Manual Drawing - for the Absolute Beginner
    If you are an artist in search of further knowledge about drawing to enhance your skills, then this is not the book for you. This book is for the individuals who wants to be an artist but know nothing about drawing.
    I know how it feels when you want to illustrate an idea but you just don’t know how to start. And when you finally grabbed the confidence to mark that paper but then it turned out really terrible and you didn't want to show it to anyone.

    Table of contents
    INTRODUCTION
    GETTING STARTED
    How to grip a pencil properly
    Warming up
    SKETCHING
    Starting with sticks and shapes
    DETAILING
    Design
    Texture
    SHADING
    Casting shadows
    Hatching
    Cross-hatching
    Scumbling
    Stippling
    Smudging and layering
    Smudging
    Layering

    This instructional manual is for making the ‘two circles’ cat of yours into
    something more pleasing and distinguishable, for enhancing that sheep which looks like a cloud with a face, for turning your stick figures into cartoons, and more.
    Learn the very basics of drawing easily by following this step-by-step tutorial and realize that drawing is something that is fun to do, and not something that becomes a cause of frustration.

    To give you a hint of what this book is all about, look at this short list of tasks that you will learn to properly initiate after reading and following the tutorial.
    Tasks:

    Start with a loose sketch.
    You need to define the first look of your drawing by sketching it first so it could serve as a pattern for your permanent outlines (defined outlines). If the lay-out of your primary sketch is too far-off from the final piece that you are after, the latter parts are going to be difficult.

    Define permanent outlines.
    Trace your sketch to clearly define the contour shape (primary shape) of your drawing, and clean it up by erasing the sketch markings.

    Show/illustrate some texture. Texture contour provides a better portrayal of the shape’s dimension values. The details such as scales, fur or any print and texture should curve and flow with the contour shape of your subject and adjust with it accordingly.

    Draw the necessary details. Use a variety of line thickness and line weight (given pressure on the pencil) to show the right balance to the whole drawing, use thick lines for the parts that should visually dominate the drawing, and less visible and thin lines for the secondary details and parts that merely describe the object/subject’s form.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJD-Biz Corp Publishing
    Release dateJan 23, 2014
    ISBN9781310837012
    Learn to Draw: Manual Drawing - for the Absolute Beginner
    Author

    John Davidson

    My coauthor John Davidson was a high school teacher for 25 years and volunteered for the Vancouver Crisis Centre. He recently passed away on November 7, 2021.

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      Learn to Draw - John Davidson

      Learn How to Draw

      Manual Drawing

      For the Absolute Beginner

      Adrian Sanqui and John Davidson

      ~~~

      Smashwords Edition

      HOW TO LEARN

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      No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means, including scanning, photocopying, or otherwise without prior written permission from JD-Biz Corp. Copyright © 2013

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      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Getting Started

      Drawing Tools

      Drawing Materials

      How to grip a pencil properly

      Warming up

      Rendering

      Sphere

      Cone

      Cube

      Cylinder

      Sketching

      Starting with Sticks and Shapes

      DETAILING: Designs & Textures

      Design

      Texture

      Shading

      Casting shadows

      Linear Shading

      Hatching

      Cross-hatching

      Scumbling

      Stippling

      Smudging And Layering

      Smudging

      Layering

      Last words from the artist

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      Introduction

      If you are an artist in search for further knowledge about drawing to enhance your skills then this is not the book for you. This book is for the individuals who want to be an artist but know nothing about drawing yet.

      I know how it feels when you want to illustrate an idea but you just don’t know how to start. And when you finally grabbed the confidence to mark that paper but then it turned out really terrible that you don’t want to show it to anyone.

      This instructional manual is for making that ‘two circles’ cat of yours into something more pleasing and distinguishable, for enhancing that sheep which looks like a cloud with a face, for turning your stick figures into cartoons, and more.

      Learn the very basics of drawing easily by following this step-by-step tutorial and realize that drawing is something that is fun to do, and not something that becomes a cause of frustration.

      To give you a hint of what this book is all about, look at this short list of tasks that you will learn to properly initiate after reading and following the tutorial.

      Tasks:

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