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    The Practical Guide to Drawing Landscapes: [Artist's Workbook]
    The Practical Guide to Drawing Landscapes: [Artist's Workbook]
    The Practical Guide to Drawing Landscapes: [Artist's Workbook]
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    The Practical Guide to Drawing Landscapes: [Artist's Workbook]

    By Peter Gray

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    Immensely varied and full of interest, landscape provides a limitless subject for artists, and gives them the opportunity to explore the great outdoors. In this book, author and illustrator Peter Gray talks you through the stages of drawing landscapes, from the smallest detail to the widest views. Tailored step-by-step exercises will guide you through the challenges of landscape drawing and help you achieve your own stunning results.

    The Artist's Workbooks are practical guides for artists interested in getting to grips with a particular subject. Other books in the series include:

    • Drawing Animals
    • Drawing Caricatures
    • Drawing Figures
    • Drawing Manga
    • Drawing Portraits
    • Drawing Still Life
    • Drawing Techniques
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArcturus Publishing
    Release dateDec 5, 2013
    ISBN9781782129271
    The Practical Guide to Drawing Landscapes: [Artist's Workbook]

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      Livro excelente para quem quer desenhar paisagens. Muito bem escrito.
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      I liked the style of gradual improvement to sketches and the simplicity of being able to follow along

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    The Practical Guide to Drawing Landscapes - Peter Gray

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    INTRODUCTION

    Whether you have access to coast or country, fields or forests, moors or mountains, you will never be short of subject matter; every landscape is worthy of your attention. With ever-changing skies and atmospheric conditions, even the most featureless wasteland provides rich pickings for the artistic eye.

    Landscape differs from other areas of study in that the shapes and scenes are imprecise; if you draw a tree too large or small or position it in the wrong place, it will not detract from your artwork. This means that even the complete beginner should be able to draw with the boldness and confidence necessary for producing satisfying results.

    This book aims to instruct the reader in the drawing skills that may be applied to any type of landscape. It is designed as a course, with each new subject following on from the previous one. Step-by-step demonstrations will teach you to capture basic natural form and then gradually increase your facilities to render shade, texture and detail.

    Though some of the exercises may be undertaken indoors, the great pleasure of landscape drawing comes when you venture beyond the comfort of the home. Whenever possible, get out among the elements and work directly from nature. This book will discuss some simple practical measures you need to take for the sake of your drawings and your physical comfort. Outdoors, the practice of sketching comes into its own, as a means of gathering information and for developing your skills. Sketches done in the field can be developed into artwork at home, but portable materials are also perfectly sufficient for producing finished pieces on location.

    We will investigate various materials and techniques and strive to develop your imaginative interpretation of natural scenes as well as your own expressive drawing style. It’s down to you to decide what it is about a landscape that interests and inspires you, and with the lessons contained in this book, you’ll be able to capture something of your delight on paper.

    Draw confident and economical marks with the simplest of tools.

    Inform your drawings with the simple rules of landscape perspective.

    Develop your eye for selecting powerful compositions.

    Learn to see the basic simplicity of tones and strive for boldness of execution.

    Expand your range of materials and methods to achieve accomplished results.

    BASIC MATERIALS

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