Complete Book of Drawing & Painting

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COMPLETE BOOK OF
DRAWING PAINTING
essential skills and techniques in drawmg, watercolour, oil and pastel

The decision lo learn lo draw and paint invariably throws up a lot of questions for Ihc beginner 'What medium should 1 tr)'? What materials 1 need? llow do 1 make the first marks on a blank sheet of paper?' The most imporlani question of all, of course, is 'Do 1 have any artistic talent?'
In this book Mike Chaplin answers all those questions and more, riinging from basic markmaking with drawing tools, watcrcolours, pastels and oils to tackling complicated subjects such as perspective in an easily comprehensible way. Which iTiodIa you eventually decide you want to use the most will depend on your own temperament and your preferred st)'le of working, but all have something special to bring to a subject and your art will greatly benefit from tr)'ing tliem all. Meanwhile, Mike's accessible style of teaching will demonstrate to you that you can indeed draw and paint through... Tovább

Fülszöveg

COMPLETE BOOK OF
DRAWING PAINTING
essential skills and techniques in drawmg, watercolour, oil and pastel

The decision lo learn lo draw and paint invariably throws up a lot of questions for Ihc beginner 'What medium should 1 tr)'? What materials 1 need? llow do 1 make the first marks on a blank sheet of paper?' The most imporlani question of all, of course, is 'Do 1 have any artistic talent?'
In this book Mike Chaplin answers all those questions and more, riinging from basic markmaking with drawing tools, watcrcolours, pastels and oils to tackling complicated subjects such as perspective in an easily comprehensible way. Which iTiodIa you eventually decide you want to use the most will depend on your own temperament and your preferred st)'le of working, but all have something special to bring to a subject and your art will greatly benefit from tr)'ing tliem all. Meanwhile, Mike's accessible style of teaching will demonstrate to you that you can indeed draw and paint through learning the necessary techniques in a simple and strLictured way.
Mike Chaplin was a popular expert on Channel 4's Walmohiir Challenge scries and <1 louniler of Ihe Winsor & Newton Turner Watercolour Award in 2003, of which he is now ,1 judge. A member of the prestigious Roy?ll Watercolour Society, he combines '1 ncliilile career in arl wilh communicating his knowledge and enthusiasm to nrlists in workshops in Ihc UK and internationallv. Vissza