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Product Identifiers

PublisherDover Publications, Incorporated

ISBN-100486474577

ISBN-139780486474571

eBay Product ID (ePID)73084733

Product Key Features

Book TitleWildlife Sketching : Pen, Pencil, Crayon and Charcoal

Number of Pages256 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2009

TopicTechniques / Pen & Ink Drawing, Techniques / Drawing, Subjects & Themes / Plants & Animals

IllustratorYes

GenreArt

AuthorFrank Lohan

Book SeriesDover Art Instruction Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight23.4 Oz

Item Length11 in

Item Width8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2009-010685

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal743.6

Table Of ContentIntroduction 1. Tools and Materials Pencil Drawing Pen Drawing Paper 2. Drawing Techniques Basic Guidelines Pencil Techniques Pen Techniques Loose Drawings Versus Tight Using a Grid to Enlarge, Reduce, or Copy Transferring a Composition Drawing 3. Perspective Drawing One-Point Perspective Foreshortening Two-Point Perspective 4. Songbirds Basic Structure Composition Drawings Drawing Different Poses Drawing Specific Birds A Wood Thrush Drawn Three Ways Drawing Flickers Drawing Wrens Drawing Robins Action and Foreground Interest Feathers 5. Trees Basic Structure Drawing Elms Pen Sketch of a Black Locust Isolated Trees as Sketch Subjects Silhouettes of Trees Leaves and Branches Tree Trunks and Stumps Quick Impression Sketches Drawing Evergreen Trees The Aerial Perspective Effect: Drawing Distance Background Trees Bark Decorative Tree Parts 6. Animals Basic Animal Structure Sketching a Raccoon Drawing Animals With Similar Shapes Fur Drawing Cats Sketching a Chipmunk Sketching Deer Sketching Bears Drawing Dogs 7. Flowers The Structure Problem Sketching an Iris Blossom Sketching a Trillium Drawing a Wood Lily Sketching a Jack-in-the-Pulpit Many-Petalled Flowers Drawing a Buttercup Drawing Goldenrod and Queen Anne's Lace Tiny, Simplified Plant Sketches Sketching Dried Flowers Silhouettes of Flowers and Plants When to Show Detail and When to Just Suggest It 8. Mushrooms The Many Shapes of Mushrooms A Decorative Grouping of Mushrooms Using Ink Wash over Ink Lines 9. Water Birds Basic Approach--Structure of Ducks Sketching Sandpipers The Ruffed Grouse Sketching Herons 10. Reptiles and Amphibians Sketching Snakes Sketching Frogs Drawing Turtles and Salamanders In Summary Bibliography Index

SynopsisFor every artist who longs to capture natural beauty, here is a clear guide to realistic drawings. Its 600 illustrations include birds, animals, flowers, and trees, plus tips and techniques., For every artist who longs to capture the beauty of nature on paper, here is clear, concise instruction on creating true-to-life drawings. An experienced teacher provides 600 illustrations of birds, flowers, trees, animals, reptiles, and amphibians, plus step-by-step guidance on pencil and pen techniques, tips on perspective, and more., For every artist who longs to capture the beauty of nature on paper, here is clear, concise instruction on creating true-to-life drawings. Author Frank Lohan, an experienced teacher, stresses perceptive study and analysis. His numerous examples illustrate how to discover the underlying geometric shapes of natural subjects, and they show how to develop sketches that form the basis of realistic compositions. Beginning and advanced artists as well as wildlife enthusiasts will appreciate these 600 images of birds, flowers, trees, animals, reptiles, and amphibians. Step-by-step methods, explained in simple terms, offer guidance on selecting tools and materials; creating perspective drawings; employing pencil, pen, and charcoal techniques; and other approaches.

LC Classification NumberNC780.L64 2009