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Drawing Dimension - Shading Techniques: A Shading Guide for Teachers and Students

Drawing Dimension - Shading Techniques: A Shading Guide for Teachers and Students

Holmes, Catherine V.

Paperback

Series: How to Draw Cool Stuff, Book 4

Drawing InstructionIllustration

ISBN10: 0692919848
ISBN13: 9780692919842
Publisher: Library Tales Publishing
Published: Aug 22 2017
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.94
Height: 0.44 Width: 8.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
For artists and educators alike, Drawing Dimension - Shading Techniques unveils the secrets of realistic shading, making it a must-have guide for transforming simple sketches into lifelike art.

Shading is one of the easiest ways of adding depth, contrast, character, and movement to your drawings. By controlling pencil pressure and stroke, understanding light and having knowledge of blending techniques, an artist can enhance their work and offer the wow factor needed to produce realistic artworks.

Drawing Dimension offers a series of shading tutorials that are easy to understand and simple to follow. It goes beyond the standard step by step instruction to offer readers an in-depth look at a variety of shading techniques and their applications. Inside this book is a series of lessons designed to teach you how to add dimension to your own drawings, how to analyze real life objects and shade, create highlights, blend tones, and produce realistic drawings with ease. We will explore hatching, cross hatching, and stippling techniques and learn how to use contrast to set a mood and create a focal point. At last - we'll put all of these skills to the test and work together to produce a beautiful piece of art.

Drawing Dimension includes many resources to help you along the way through examples, tips on what you should aim for, and pitfalls to avoid. Each lesson is tailored to help you refine your shading techniques so you can add more depth and realism to your work. The book is perfectly suitable for beginners and moderates of all ages, students and teachers, professionals and novices; anyone can learn how to shade like a pro!

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