Books with title Drawing With Pencils

Pencil Drawing includes comprehensive instructions for drawing a variety of subjects in pencil. A renowned master in the field, Gene Franks explains how to develop your drawings from start to finish, teaching specific techniques for shading, contrast, texture, detail, and more. You will learn all aspects of pencil drawing as you follow the easy-to-follow instructions for drawing everything from animals and people to household items in no time at all. All you need is this book, a pencil, and a little perseverance!

Pencil drawing is fundamental to the visual arts and pencil can be a wonderfully expressive medium. In this inspiring book, Gene Franks shares his knowledge and shows by example how to bring out the beauty in ordinary things. Each of the projects is broken down into manageable steps that will lead you through the process of drawing and expand your own artistic expression. o Find out about the materials you'll need, the basic hand positions, and how to set up a work area o Practice the different pencil strokes for shading and showing texture o Learn how to make and use a grid for establishing correct proportions o Discover the basics of perspective and value drawing o Follow 13 step-by-step drawings to create still lifes, animals, landscape, people, and more