You Can Sketch: A Step by Step Guide for Absolute Beginners

by Jackie Simmonds

Absolute Beginners guides represent a fresh new series of drawing and painting books for budding artists written by professional artist/ teachers. In You Can Sketch, master artist Jackie Simmonds leads the novice by the hand, demonstrating dozens of step-by-step, easy-to-follow techniques using a variety of sketching media. Over 100 clear, full-color illustrations show readers how to sketch the separate elements of simple still life and landscape subjects one by one in pencil, charcoal, colored pencil, pastel pencil, and Conté crayon. Explicit instructions demonstrate how easy it is to combine these different elements to make a finished picture. With You Can Sketch, even the most hesitant artists will gain confidence and start sketching fast!

Genres: Art

96 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2001

Reviews

[Kitty · Rating 2 out of 5]

ma ei oleks selle raamatu ligigi läinud, kui see selgelt ei lubaks, et on mõeldud täielikule algajale. aga ee, ei. kõige esimene joonistusharjutus on lillkapsa joonistamine. nii see kui kõik teised harjutused on samas stiilis, nagu see kuulus "kuidas joonistada öökulli" meem (step 1: draw a circle. step 2: draw the fucking owl). ausalt! esimene samm on, et joonista väliskontuur, ja teine, et nüüd joonista kõik see muu struktuur, seejuures silmas pidades, et su lillkapsas ikka kolmemõõtmeline välja näeks.

muud nõuanded on ka a la... "mõõda proportsioone kindlasti pliiatsi või puupulga abil." jaa, aga KUIDAS?

ühesõnaga, siin on ilusaid pilte, aga täielikul algajal pole selle raamatuga küll midagi teha.

[Leah Markum · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 Stars.

I'm not particularly fond of loose sketching, but it's an important skill in art, so I appreciate following all the exercises in this book. Exercises covered different subjects such as fruit, buildings, animals, and landscapes. They also range across different drawing mediums such as water soluble pens, pastel pencils, charcoal, and conte. They weren't the funnest drawings--I prefer more articulate styles--but I believe this book to be an excellent aid in learning to draw with more freedom.

[Susanne · Rating 2 out of 5]

Skimmed through it since it was collecting dust on my shelf.

I think it's an ok intro for beginners, it's got a nice introduction to materials and discovering different ways of using those materials. There is also some good beginner knowledge on texture and composition.

I have to agree with the other reviewer who wrote that some of the guides are like in the meme with "draw the rest of the owl". There is not a lot of depth and information on how to observe and understand the subject in those parts.

It's mainly about learning how to draw what you see.

[Lucky karma · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a nice book for beginners. It had a few exercises that I found helpful as a complete beginner. It's definitely worth checking out.

[Dyah Rinni · Rating 4 out of 5]

Buku yang bagus banget buat orang yang pengen belajar bagaimana cara menggambar tanpa perlu pusing dengan segala macam teori. Semua cara menggambar diajarkan dengan cara step by step sampai selesai.

Buku ini terdiri atas beberapa seri, tapi yang baru gue edit buku ini (sketsa) dan cat air.

Dalam bahasa Indonesia berjudul: Pelukis Pemula

Full Colour. 96 halaman.