If I had only bought this one book in the series, I’d probably have been pleased with it. However, I have bought three. I bought them for my Mum, as a gift, as she has developed an interest in drawing in her later years, and I thought she’d like some drawing guides.
The issue with this book series is that they have many duplicates. I’ve shown just a few of them in some photographs, but there are more. It’s disappointing as I’m now giving my Mum three books that contain a lot of the same things inside.
On top of that, I find a few of the guides a little strange. One example shows 12 steps to draw a basic face. The first 11 steps focus on proportion, shape and features, and then step 12 shows a drastically different result from step 11, with the instruction ‘Add hair and shade’. I appreciate that it is intended as a basic face, but then, why include step 12? It just seems odd - either keep it basic, or add more steps between 11 and 12, so the student can reach the results in step 12.
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How to Draw Cool Stuff will teach you the basic elements of design and more
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Line QualityThe appearance of a line (thick, thin, light, dark, etc). |
ForeshortningA way of representing an object so that it conveys the illusion of depth. |
ShadingLearn several different shading techniques. |
Draw Cool StuffBuild up simple shapes into beautiful works of art with ease. |
Suitable for Artists of All Ages
This book contains a series of fun, hands-on exercises that will help you see line, shape, space and other elements in everyday objects and turn them into detailed works of art in just a few simple steps.
The exercises in this book will help train your brain so you can visualize ordinary objects in a different manner, allowing you to see through the eyes of an artist.
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Lots of duplicates in this book series.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 November 2020
If I had only bought this one book in the series, I’d probably have been pleased with it. However, I have bought three. I bought them for my Mum, as a gift, as she has developed an interest in drawing in her later years, and I thought she’d like some drawing guides.The issue with this book series is that they have many duplicates. I’ve shown just a few of them in some photographs, but there are more. It’s disappointing as I’m now giving my Mum three books that contain a lot of the same things inside.On top of that, I find a few of the guides a little strange. One example shows 12 steps to draw a basic face. The first 11 steps focus on proportion, shape and features, and then step 12 shows a drastically different result from step 11, with the instruction ‘Add hair and shade’. I appreciate that it is intended as a basic face, but then, why include step 12? It just seems odd - either keep it basic, or add more steps between 11 and 12, so the student can reach the results in step 12.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 November 2020
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 November 2020
The issue with this book series is that they have many duplicates. I’ve shown just a few of them in some photographs, but there are more. It’s disappointing as I’m now giving my Mum three books that contain a lot of the same things inside.
On top of that, I find a few of the guides a little strange. One example shows 12 steps to draw a basic face. The first 11 steps focus on proportion, shape and features, and then step 12 shows a drastically different result from step 11, with the instruction ‘Add hair and shade’. I appreciate that it is intended as a basic face, but then, why include step 12? It just seems odd - either keep it basic, or add more steps between 11 and 12, so the student can reach the results in step 12.
Lots of duplicates in this book series.
By Carole Cash on 27 November 2020
If I had only bought this one book in the series, I’d probably have been pleased with it. However, I have bought three. I bought them for my Mum, as a gift, as she has developed an interest in drawing in her later years, and I thought she’d like some drawing guides.By Carole Cash on 27 November 2020
The issue with this book series is that they have many duplicates. I’ve shown just a few of them in some photographs, but there are more. It’s disappointing as I’m now giving my Mum three books that contain a lot of the same things inside.
On top of that, I find a few of the guides a little strange. One example shows 12 steps to draw a basic face. The first 11 steps focus on proportion, shape and features, and then step 12 shows a drastically different result from step 11, with the instruction ‘Add hair and shade’. I appreciate that it is intended as a basic face, but then, why include step 12? It just seems odd - either keep it basic, or add more steps between 11 and 12, so the student can reach the results in step 12.
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