Sketching and drawing from life is fundamental to artists, who have always used it to record observations, experiences and ideas. Artists also want to use their sketchbooks to capture the character of everyday life in their drawings. This work helps readers learn how to develop the skills necessary in order to add life to their drawings. Num Pages: 128 pages, 300 colour illustrations, 100 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 274 x 209 x 12. Weight in Grams: 472.
Fluid, fast and expressive life drawing starts here. Step by step, you'll learn to render fleeting gestures from memory, capture expressions simply and quickly, give your drawing a life of its own with body language, and more. Along the way you'll develop a more spontaneous approach for successfully working from life. The skills you learn from this book are so fundamental that every artist will find something in these useful lessons for making the most of all the inspiration that life has to offer.