"At Last! You Can Draw or Paint Any Subject With Ease.........Even If You Have Never Drawn or Painted Before!" The work is divided up into 6 comprehensive sections:
Section 1: Beginning to Draw
- Wonderful suggestions on how to choose beautiful, interesting subjects to draw.
- The secrets to mastering the principles of perspective which apply to artists (It's not as difficult as most of the text-books would have you believe!)
- The role that tone and color plays in black and white drawings.
- The number one (and only!) rule when learning to draw and paint - Have Fun!
- The importance of letting your materials do the work, your hands having their way and allowing your eyes to dictate their impressions... In other words, don't force anything, let it happen naturally.
- The differences between various drawing media, the correct way to use them, and which drawing supplies best suit specific projects.
- Learn how to develop your ability to "see", then "draw what you see" using the "window-pane" method.
- Introduction to the three basic elements in drawing, namely line, tone and shape - broken down and simplified using charcoal and paper.
- How to use light and shade to develop form in your creation.
- How to create correct proportion when drawing portraits of the human figure - and the important role that lighting plays when creating a portrait.
- How to avoid being like some other artist, and accept your own drawing style and vision. You are yourself, separate and distinct, and in that lies your uniqueness.
Section 2: Watercolor Painting
- The tricks and secrets for successfully applying watercolor washes to avoid streaky and patchy results.
- The importance of using quality brushes, paints and papers when working with watercolors.
- Learn the correct techniques for using opaque watercolor.
- Learn the correct techniques for stretching and damping your paper before beginning to paint with watercolors.
- How to select the right color palette for you.
- Helpful tips and suggestions for selecting beautiful subjects for watercolor and opaque watercolor studies.
- Examples of some famous modern watercolor artists and the particular methods they use for their watercolor paintings.
Section 3: Sketching Outdoors
...........Section 4: Oil Painting
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Section 5: Picture Making
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Section 6: In Conclusion
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