CONTENTS GET INTO DRAWING MATERIALS AND COLORS DOODLE AWAY IT’S ALL ABOUT THE CONTOURS SCRIBBLE ART DRAWING WITH SHAPES GRID HEAD STOP ACTION HATCH THAT TONAL SHADE THE SPACE BETWEEN OVERLAPPING FISH THAT’S ONE PERSPECTIVE LEARNING MORE GLOSSARY INDEX AND ABOUT THE AUTHOR 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 31 32
GET INTO DRAWING Approach this book with a sense of adventure It is designed to unleash the creativity that exists within you The projects in this book will help you express your feelings your thoughts and your ideas through your art Create images of things you want to say and messages you want to share Find your own individual style and run with it DRAWING AND SEEING To be able to draw well you must be able to observe things well Drawing helps you learn how to look at the world around you You can look at an apple and see a fruit but when drawing you will see a round form with light and shadows a sharp edge and color MINI-BIOGRAPHIES Throughout the book you will find mini-biographies highlighting the work of well-known artists You can learn a lot about drawing techniques by looking at great works of art Experiment with the techniques the artists used Examine each artwork to see how its parts were put together and how symmetry types of lines and color were used 4
Design elements When DraWing The elements of design include line shape texture pattern and composition Artists use these elements in different ways to achieve the result they want Line is the edge between two colors or shapes It does not have to be straight Lines can go in any direction and come in any shape length or thickness Artists use lines to draw the viewer’s eye in the direction they want it to go Shape is any enclosed space in a painting A shape’s edges may be created by lines textures or colors Physical texture describes the surface of the artwork such as smooth or rough Pattern is the way colors or shapes are combined and repeated to create a special effect such as contrast or movement Composition is the arrangement of all the shapes lines colors spaces and textures in a drawing Artists carefully use these elements so viewers eyes will follow a path leading to the key or most important element or message of the work 5
