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Klappentext For every artist who longs to capture natural beauty, here is a clear guide to realistic drawings. Its 600 illustrations include birds, animals, flowers, and trees, plus tips and techniques. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction1. Tools and MaterialsPencil DrawingPen DrawingPaper2. Drawing TechniquesBasic GuidelinesPencil TechniquesPen TechniquesLoose Drawings Versus TightUsing a Grid to Enlarge, Reduce, or CopyTransferring a Composition Drawing3. Perspective DrawingOne-Point PerspectiveForeshorteningTwo-Point Perspective4. SongbirdsBasic StructureComposition DrawingsDrawing Different PosesDrawing Specific BirdsA Wood Thrush Drawn Three WaysDrawing FlickersDrawing WrensDrawing RobinsAction and Foreground InterestFeathers5. TreesBasic StructureDrawing ElmsPen Sketch of a Black LocustIsolated Trees as Sketch SubjectsSilhouettes of TreesLeaves and BranchesTree Trunks and StumpsQuick Impression SketchesDrawing Evergreen TreesThe Aerial Perspective Effect: Drawing DistanceBackground TreesBarkDecorative Tree Parts6. AnimalsBasic Animal StructureSketching a RaccoonDrawing Animals With Similar ShapesFurDrawing CatsSketching a ChipmunkSketching DeerSketching BearsDrawing Dogs7. FlowersThe Structure ProblemSketching an Iris BlossomSketching a TrilliumDrawing a Wood LilySketching a Jack-in-the-PulpitMany-Petalled FlowersDrawing a ButtercupDrawing Goldenrod and Queen Anne's LaceTiny, Simplified Plant SketchesSketching Dried FlowersSilhouettes of Flowers and PlantsWhen to Show Detail and When to Just Suggest It8. MushroomsThe Many Shapes of MushroomsA Decorative Grouping of MushroomsUsing Ink Wash over Ink Lines9. Water BirdsBasic Approach--Structure of DucksSketching SandpipersThe Ruffed GrouseSketching Herons10. Reptiles and AmphibiansSketching SnakesSketching FrogsDrawing Turtles and SalamandersIn SummaryBibliographyIndex
