Contents
Title Page
Special Offers
Dedication
Introduction
Pencils
Paper and Drawing Board
Erasers
Additional Drawing Tools
Holding the Pencil
Structural Sketches
Value Sketches
Black-and-White Sketches
Contour Sketches
Combining Approaches
Using Basic Shapes
Gauging Proportions
Measuring Angles
Working From Reference Materials
Understanding Linear Perspective
One-Point Perspective
Two-Point Perspective
Three-Point Perspective
Hidden Horizons and Vanishing Points
Locating Vanishing Points
Atmospheric Perspective
Ellipses
Arches and Roofs
Reflections
Contrast
Creating Values
Light Effects
Plotting Shadows
Clouds and Grass
Leafy Trees
Evergreen Trees
Brick, Stone and Wood
Rocks
Plane
Train
Automobile
Boat
Cat Face
Side View of a Cat
Dog
Cow
Swan
Human Figures
Faces
Arranging the Elements
Number of Elements
Cropping and Formatting
Lines, Tangents and Shapes
Still Life
Textured Metal
Scene in Perspective
Natural Textures
Using Contrast
Expressive Portrait
Telling a Story Through a Drawing
Landscape Composition
Seascape Composition
Glossary
Metric Conversion Chart
About the Authors
Acknowledgments
Copyright
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