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Easy Drawing offers beginning artists a definite way to succeed. Without getting bogged down in a lot of technical detail, artists just need to gather a few inexpensive supplies and put graphite pencil or colored pencil to paper!
List of contents
Getting Started
Introduction, Drawing Tools, Drawing Basics, Adding Color
Foods
Tomato, Lemon (in graphite), Lemon (in color), Apple, Avocado, Berries
Plants & Flowers
Daisies, Sunflower, Succulent, Potted Plant, Dahlia
Everyday Objects
Tea Mug, Feather, Chair, Stool, Bicycle, Seashell, Brush, Coffeepot, Glass Bottles, Office Supplies, Indoor Scene
Landscapes & Architecture
Street Scene, Brick Window, Doorway, House, Landscape (in graphite), Landscape (in color), Landscape with Trees
Faces & Figures
Figure Proportions, Facial Proportions, Gesture Drawing, Adding Color, Skin Tones & Hair Color, Woman
Animals
Chicken, Pigeon, Cat (in graphite & pen), Cat (in color), Dog (in graphite & pen), Dogs (in color), Giraffe
About the Author
About the author
Chelsea Ward is an artist, author, and art instructor who loves to watercolor. Her stationery business, Sketchy Notions, features her original illustrations and hand-lettering. Chelsea, who holds a BFA in studio art from University of Texas at Austin, also travels to teach art workshops and hosts annual retreats in Italy with her other business, Wanderful Retreats. She is the author of
Modern Drawing, Your Year in Art, Modern Colored Pencil, and
Art Made Easy: Easy Drawing (Walter Foster Publishing). Chelsea lives in Southern California with her husband, two cats, and lots of plants. Learn more at www.chelseawardart.com
Summary
Leave your artistic insecurities behind as you easily re-create the simple but beautiful drawings in Art Made Easy: Easy Drawing.
Easy Drawing offers beginning artists a definite way to succeed. Without getting bogged down in a lot of technical detail, aspiring artists just need to gather a few inexpensive supplies and put pencil to paper! Even if you have never drawn before, the engaging yet easy subjects are simple to re-create by following the step-by-step progressive images.
Projects include:
- Flowers, leaves, and trees
- Landscapes
- Animal portraits
- Gestures of animals and people
- Still lifes of everyday objects
- And much more
Along with the
beautiful, on-trend art projects, tips and common pitfalls are explained throughout to ensure your art is the best it can be.
No matter your skill level going in, you will be proud to frame your creations and just might
feel encouraged to progress to more in-depth art in the future.
And the best part is, as you’re drawing, you’ll be familiarizing yourself with art concepts without feeling like you’re taking a serious class. If you want to move on to more difficult subjects, you’ll have a
basic understanding of color, value, form, texture, perspective, composition, and more.
With the simple, fun, and low-pressure approach found in Walter Foster’s
Art Made Easy series, absolutely anyone can create a work of art! Continue your streak of creative successes with another book in this series,
Easy Watercolor.
