Synopsis
Popular artist Leonardo Pereznieto--whose instructional YouTube videos have earned him millions of views and a devoted fan base--teaches beginners the fundamentals of traditional drawing. In his first book "You Can Draw!" Leonardo Pereznieto helped artists recreate the realistic surfaces and textures that make his own work so popular. Now he's going back to the very beginning to teach them the basics of drawing, covering first exercises, fundamental techniques, light and shading, composition, and perspective, and more. Loaded with information on materials, a glossary of essential terminology, and hundreds of illustrations, this illuminating guide includes such projects as a fall still life of fruit in a basket, with instructions on shape, shadow, and detail, as well as a cityscape, a landscape with depth of field, animals, train tracks, jewelry, and drawing with a message. Once you've mastered these basics, you can unleash your imagination on whatever subject you like!, Anyone can learn to draw with these essentials from renowned artist Leonardo Pereznieto, whose popular YouTube videos have earned hundreds of millions of views and a devoted fan base. This is the ultimate guide to basic supplies, shapes, light, shadow, composition, perspective and more. Once you've learned the basics, follow along with Leonardo's step-by-step instructions for drawing a wide variety of subjects. This book will be a useful reference for years to come! Book jacket., This book shows beginning artists the fundamentals of traditional drawing, and how to practice them for good results. It is loaded with information on materials, first exercises, basic techniques, light and shading, drawing a still life, basic composition, perspective, drawing a cityscape, drawing a landscape with depth of field, and more. Includes the author's unique explanations for classic techniques, such as his "envelope" technique of blocking out broad shapes before adding small details for good composition and proportions. It also includes hundreds of illustrations show important basic concepts., In his second book for beginning artists, YouTube superstar Leonardo Pereznieto goes back to the very beginning to teach them the basics of drawing. He covers first exercises, fundamental techniques, light and shading, composition, and perspective, and more. Loaded with information on materials and illustrations, this illuminating guide includes such projects as a fall still life of fruit in a basket, with instructions on shape, shadow, and detail, as well as a cityscape, a landscape with depth of field, animals, train tracks, and jewelry.
