Artist's Handbook: Pencil Drawing : Materials, Techniques, Color and Composition, Style, Subject (Artist's Handbook Series)

Artist's Handbook: Pencil Drawing : Materials, Techniques, Color and Composition, Style, Subject (Artist's Handbook Series) by Sally Harper. spiral_bound edition. ISBN: 9780764156229.

Every well-rounded artist needs to be adept at sketching with pencils. Here is advice on the use of different types of pencil and appropriate papers, as well as instruction on sketching virtually everything from portraits to landscapes. Here is a new title in this exceptional art instruction series for advanced students and amateurs will also find a place on the professional artists bookshelf. All books in the series are sturdily bound and can be taken out to the field for quick reference while the artist is at work on a painting. Their hidden spiral binding lets them lie flat while theyre opened to any page, allowing students to refer to them while working at their easel. Each title in the series focuses on a specific medium, and advises on artists tools and techniques. Color illustrations include both how-to techniques and examples of works by famous artists.