Figure drawing : the quick guide to mastering technique and style / Miss Led a.k.a. Joanna Henly.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Henly, Joanna, author.

Series:

Pocket art.

Pocket art

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Figure drawing--Technique.

Figure drawing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (115 pages) : illustrations (some color).

Place of Publication:

Beverly, MA : Rockport, 2018.

Summary:

In Pocket Art: Figure Drawing, the second book in the new Pocket Art series (be sure to check out the first book on portraits!), learn to draw figures on the go with thequick visual exercises in this compact book. The lively, graphic approach of this guide will have you drawing figures right away. Look and learn with step-by-step illustrations and expert tips provided by London-basedfashion and portrait artist Miss Led, a.k.a. Joanna Henly. Following an introduction including a look at career directions for figure artists and an overview of tools, materials, and techniques, your lessons begin withthe basics of accurately rendering body proportions, body types, and body parts. After you gain some experience drawing basic figures, you'll move on to adding expression -a person's style and personality, proclamation and identity-to your work. Then you'll finish up by headingout and about, practicing street sketching and movement. A gallery of drawings in the back provides a quick reference for inspiration and to reinforce what you've learned. This quick, visual guide is a must-have for figure drawing artists of all levels.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 7, 2018).

ISBN:

9781631594724

1631594729