Drawing for the Absolute Beginner. A Clear & Easy Guide to Successful Drawing
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Manufacturer: North Light Books
Author: Mark Willenbrink
Binding: Paperback
Publication Date: 2006-11-02
Publisher: North Light Books
Label: North Light Books
Number Of Pages: 128
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Editorial Review
*Artists of all skill levels will find tips and techniques to help them develop their craft
*17 step-by-step demonstrations make complex techniques easy to understand
*Provides fundamental skills that translate into other mediums
Absolute beginners and those looking for a refresher course will find this book to be a wonderful tool. The authors, Mark and Mary Willenbrink, have created a series of exercises which take the reader from the basic fundamentals of drawing to the complexities of creating landscapes, still lifes, people and much more. With encouraging words and an emphasis on having fun, each exercise is designed to build confidence. Complicated concepts are explained in a clear, understandable manner so that even the novice artist will feel inspired to try. Before long, readers will find themselves drawing with a confidence they never imagined.
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Customer Reviews
I love this book 
2008-09-28
I happened upon this book and started thumbing through it and was totally captivated by it. I am trying to develop my artistic side and this book is not only great but easy to understand. I highly recommend this book.
Great Book 2008-07-11
This is a great book for the beginning artist. The book is easy to follow and clearly lays out techniques and materials needed.
The One to Get!! 2007-10-11
I discovered this unassuming volume after buying four other drawing books and looking through about fifty others. While finding a lot of good things in the other books, none of them had what I was looking for in a beginner's guide - a solid step-by-step foundation course starting from square one. Too many drawing books, I learned, either turned into art displays - filled with beautifully rendered drawings and too little instruction, focused too much on certain aspects of drawing at the exclusion of others, or were poorly organized with a vague sense of direction. What I wanted was a solid stone on which to build my drawing and (eventually) painting skills...and I found it!
Where Mr. and Mrs. Willenbrink have succeeded so magnificently is in both the completeness and organization of their material. They assume nothing while providing valuable insight on every page. Their goal is to get you drawing - quickly and correctly. Not a word is wasted on lofty theories and no drawings are displayed without full and easy-to-follow instructions on how they were created. This is a book that will teach you how to walk before trying to teach you how to run.
The book's six chapters are laid out clearly and logically, starting with how to hold the pencil and a great overview of sketch types. From there the chapters cover basic shapes, measurement and perspective, value, and composition, with over 25 step-by-step practice drawings to apply what has been discussed.
I could not find a better presentation of this material in any other drawing book. If you dream of being an artist and don't know where to begin...start here!
