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Apr xiii, 2022 Susan rated it it was astonishing

This book is great for a beginning artist and useful to all as our skills develop.

I bought this book because I was struggling with perspective, especially for built forms. The book starts with exercises on how to breakup a scene or object into its underlying shapes, and even the horizontal, vertical, and curved lines that make up those shapes. The book then moves on to capturing various textures (woods, brick, paper, etc.), then sketching landscapes, capturing the human being course, then details of v

This book is great for a beginning creative person and useful to all as our skills develop.

I bought this book considering I was struggling with perspective, especially for built forms. The book starts with exercises on how to breakdown a scene or object into its underlying shapes, and even the horizontal, vertical, and curved lines that make up those shapes. The volume so moves on to capturing various textures (forest, brick, paper, etc.), then sketching landscapes, capturing the homo form, then details of various 'difficult' trunk parts (easily, faces, etc.). The volume as well discusses cartoon/painting outdoors (which I actually enjoying) and working with different media. Each stage builds on and draws from the work washed at previous stages then you catamenia nicely to more difficult forms without feeling like it is as well hard.

Reyna encourages practising, suggesting different exercises to try to reinforce the lessons learned. He also shows how to apply your pencil to cheque line directions, and how to use a viewfinder to frame out scenes. Earlier reading this book I thought those techniques were 'cheating'; I take since discovered that if it is your work, yous can use whatsoever techniques y'all like and that even seasoned artists utilize these tricks, but it was from Reyna that both are adept practice.

Overall, a wonderful book to have on the shelf (and to exist used) by any artist.

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Aug 01, 2022 Eric Miller rated it really liked it

Once someone wants to draw on a college level than scribbles, doodles, and badly washed 2-d characters, they brainstorm to wait for educational activity books - and larn many of them are useless. They kinda go "step 1, add these three lines. Stride 2, add these 3 lines and wait at the edges. Pace three, finish shading the complete picture - TADA, masterpiece!". This book forces you lot to do exercises on shapes, perspective, and all the classic exercises that a college classroom would requite you (various still life, landscapes One time someone wants to depict on a higher level than scribbles, doodles, and badly done 2-d characters, they brainstorm to look for instruction books - and acquire many of them are useless. They kinda go "footstep 1, add these 3 lines. Stride 2, add these 3 lines and look at the edges. Footstep 3, stop shading the consummate picture - TADA, masterpiece!". This book forces yous to practice exercises on shapes, perspective, and all the archetype exercises that a college classroom would give you (various nevertheless life, landscapes, portraits, etc). The data at offset is very much read-then-draw, and it's a lot of cubes, cones, etc. Each affiliate builds on the prior chapters. This is ane of the all-time drawing instruction books out there, and if in that location was 1 volume I would propose everyone to start with before picking upward the others, option this upward first. Once you've gone through this, both reading the pages AND doing the exercises, you lot will take the foundational knowledge of information (shape rules, perspective, light/shadow, etc) and workmanship (you will larn your strengths and areas you need to ameliorate, which means yous will exist able to get the all-time use out of instruction - instead of "mister artist, assistance me draw" y'all can say "fellow creative person, can yous help me improve my use of sfumato to produce more than realistic drawings? I can't become the technique quite right...". ...more than

I found the "lessons" incredibly hard to follow and while I sympathize that the author wanted you to draw everyday objects, presumably because that's what y'all see, the bodily objects were extremely boring.

1 thing that I did take away from the book was regarding drawing straight lines which I had never really thought about earlier. That was an interesting lesson. Merely I never could become past the third or fourth because I didn't understand what I was "supposed" to practise.

I institute the "lessons" incredibly hard to follow and while I understand that the writer wanted you to describe everyday objects, presumably because that's what you see, the actual objects were extremely tedious.

Ane thing that I did accept away from the book was regarding cartoon direct lines which I had never really thought almost earlier. That was an interesting lesson. But I never could get past the tertiary or fourth because I didn't understand what I was "supposed" to do.

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December 26, 2022 Debbie rated it really liked information technology

"How To Draw What You Come across" is a bones-level drawing book. I don't draw, but a girl that I mentor spends a lot of time cartoon. I thought it'd be fun to take drawing lessons together, just the instructor isn't very good at explaining WHY we are doing the various exercises that he gives to usa. I noticed that he was basically post-obit the lesson plan in this book, so I bought a re-create. The book does a much ameliorate job of explaining the concepts than my art lessons instructor, and I take the feeling th "How To Depict What Yous See" is a basic-level drawing book. I don't draw, but a girl that I mentor spends a lot of time drawing. I thought it'd exist fun to take drawing lessons together, only the instructor isn't very good at explaining WHY we are doing the various exercises that he gives to u.s.. I noticed that he was basically following the lesson plan in this book, so I bought a re-create. The volume does a much improve job of explaining the concepts than my art lessons instructor, and I have the feeling that I could have learned just as much by using this volume instead of taking lessons. (Hopefully you take access to a better teacher.)

Part One of this book covers xix lessons which are progressive projects that build skill and confidence. He covered drawing basic shapes, perspective, shading, tones, cartoon still life (indoors), drawing outdoors (which covered the differences from still life more than than how to describe copse, etc.), and drawing people and faces. I wasn't every bit impressed with the instruction in the cartoon people section, simply it certainly gave some nuts to beginning from.

Part Two gave the basics on how to utilize watercolor, opaque watercolor, acrylic, and ink. He gives projects using black, greys, and white paints. This section had less education, but I think it's mainly intended to introduce the idea of "drawing" using other media.

Overall, I felt that this book was very helpful and adult my skill at creating realistic-looking drawings. I'd recommend it to beginners who wish to learn this skill.

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May 13, 2022 Eric rated it it was astonishing

This is a must read for a beginner in drawing.

Very helpful for me. I can now sketch specimens from the wood and know what they are after. This book was a very productive utilize of my time.

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I similar how this helps me under stand up techniques in drawing make it realistic. This shows me where to improve me art from where I am to where I demand to go.

Jun 05, 2022 明 rated it it was amazing

A must read(and practice) to all beginners interested in art.

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Jan 30, 2022 Julia rated it actually liked it

I could never depict anything that looked real until I read this book. At the ripe old age of...well, long by my loftier school days, now I can draw a chair that looks similar a chair, a tree that looks like a tree. I didn't instantly plow into an expert artist, but no more misshapen mutant drawings! For me this is kind of miraculous, as I had always believed I lacked the skill. I highly recommend this book for people who take tried to learn how to draw with other methods that didn't work for them. I could never draw anything that looked real until I read this book. At the ripe erstwhile age of...well, long by my high school days, now I tin depict a chair that looks like a chair, a tree that looks like a tree. I didn't instantly turn into an practiced artist, but no more misshapen mutant drawings! For me this is kind of miraculous, as I had e'er believed I lacked the skill. I highly recommend this volume for people who accept tried to learn how to draw with other methods that didn't work for them. ...more

Nov 27, 2022 Dominika rated it really liked it

I'm not done with this book, mostly because it's a manual with exercises. All the same, it's been a good guide for someone like me who has been guideless my entire life. The exercises and explanations do really help

This volume teaches how to depict starting with basic objects, which seem simple plenty, simply the devil is in the details. You should stop reading and practicing sometimes.

Corking identify to offset if you want to learn how to draw. Very first book I ever bought nigh fine art.

Nifty for intro into art to go a survey view of ideas. If you have followed a few podcasts, creative person channels, chances you accept heard much of this.

I didn't acquire a peachy deal more from this book than I already knew. No uncertainty it would be more than useful to a beginner, and it was nice to accept some of my bones principles reinforced, but -- not to be arrogant or anything -- I do know how to depict a cube. Not to say I don't need exercise...

I wish I could play with all the different mediums the author mentions, but even if I could afford them all, I don't recall I could mess with ink wash in my current living situation. (I'1000 reluctant to even use char

I didn't larn a great deal more from this book than I already knew. No doubt it would be more useful to a beginner, and information technology was nice to take some of my basic principles reinforced, but -- non to exist arrogant or annihilation -- I do know how to draw a cube. Not to say I don't need exercise...

I wish I could play with all the different mediums the author mentions, but even if I could afford them all, I don't call up I could mess with ink wash in my current living situation. (I'm reluctant to fifty-fifty use charcoal because it'south so easy to ruin my clothes and carpet with it. Yeah, it comes off, but non ALL of information technology -- certainly not all of the compressed stuff.) I promise to attend an "Intro to Different Mediums" course at a nearby art center to make up for this.

I had to laugh during the composition sections, considering the compositions I liked all-time were the ones he pointed out equally "bad." Well, nosotros'll hope there'south some flex in composition, or I'thousand doomed as an artist. ^^

Overall not a bad book; a little longwinded in the text, but certainly better than the awful "How to Draw Cartoons" blazon of book y'all'll find at your local library.

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Dec 27, 2022 Ravi Sinha rated information technology really liked it

My Christmas present this year :)

A skillful starter for drawing/ painting. I used to draw/ pigment a lot equally a kid. Now wanting to pick information technology up again and to larn information technology properly. I intend to exclusively use sketching apps on tablet computers now, but that shouldn't make a difference every bit far as learning from this book goes.

My Christmas nowadays this yr :)

A practiced starter for drawing/ painting. I used to describe/ pigment a lot every bit a kid. Now wanting to option it up once again and to learn it properly. I intend to exclusively use sketching apps on tablet computers at present, just that shouldn't brand a departure as far equally learning from this book goes.

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May 07, 2022 Jell rated it it was ok

If you're a beginner in the arts and drawing figures, this a very adept entry level guide. But I'chiliad more of an intermediate then I really didn't get muchbfrom this volume. And most of the examples and shapes are EXTREMELY Slow. If y'all're a beginner in the arts and cartoon figures, this a very good entry level guide. But I'm more of an intermediate so I actually didn't get muchbfrom this book. And most of the examples and shapes are EXTREMELY DULL. ...more

Bang-up reference book. Just read thrugh didn't follow the excercises. Will come up back and piece of work with the volume
Not bad reference volume. But read thrugh didn't follow the excercises. Will come back and piece of work with the book
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