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You Can Draw
Explains how to work with pencils, chalks, pens, and brushes, discusses textures, tones, shapes, shadows, color, and composition, and offers tips on drawing people, animals, still lifes and landscapes
192 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 1986
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August 7, 2014
Beware: there are a few nude drawings in this book.
Overall it's a helpful, inspiring book on drawing, especially drawing from life, not photos. I got back into sketching, which is a fun and useful exercise. I liked that there were so many style options given, even ones for decorative drawing, such as wallpaper or fabric (not sure I'll be using it, but it's still neat). Especially helpful for me were parts about perspective in building and people.
Overall it's a helpful, inspiring book on drawing, especially drawing from life, not photos. I got back into sketching, which is a fun and useful exercise. I liked that there were so many style options given, even ones for decorative drawing, such as wallpaper or fabric (not sure I'll be using it, but it's still neat). Especially helpful for me were parts about perspective in building and people.
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