Hammond's self-described "drawing bible" encompasses techniques for rendering still lifes, portraiture, landscapes, and a variety of surfaces including fabric and transparent glass. With 20 years of art making and 15 published books in print to her credit, Hammond brings an authoritative thoroughness to her latest title, a guide suitable for beginning and experienced artists. She offers a useful orientation to tone, blending, shape, and light, followed by a three-step approach to drawing using grids for layout. Demonstrations of drawing rounded curves and flat edges lead to practice drawings using perspective before she introduces subjects by category, such as nature (flowers, trees, skies, clouds and more), water (complete with a study of lifelike reflections), animals (fur and wings), and people (with each facial feature examined separately). Filled with useful suggestions such as how to use statues and photo albums for ready reference and practice, Hammond's drawing how-to should satisfy a wide audience with a broad range of abilities. Whitney Scott
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Book Description
Popular author Lee Hammond is the queen of drawing instruction. In this latest book, she shows readers exactly how to make their work more lifelike and realistic. Even complete beginners can get fast results with:

* An encouraging "You Can Do It!" section for new artists

* Concise step-by-step instructions and basic techniques

* Lessons for shading, drawing basic shapes and creating textures

* A variety of fun subject matter, including people, animals and everyday objects

All it takes to get started is a few simple, readily available materials. Readers can make their artistic dreams a reality right away!