The Complete Beginner's Guide to Drawing by Walter Foster Creative Team -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Contents Basics

Tools & Materials Getting Started Learning to See Starting with Sketches Beginning with Basic Shapes Warming Up Simple Shapes Strawberries Pineapple Developing Form

Flowers

Mastering Flowers Basic Flower Shapes Simple Flowers Tulips Rose & Water Drops Daffodil Carnation Dendrobium Fuchsia Primrose Hibiscus Hybrid Tea Rose Floribunda Rose Bearded Iris

Landscapes

Studying Trees Surfaces & Textures Trees in Perspective Begin with Simple Shapes Tree Trunks Root Patterns Branches & Boughs Majestic Oak Sycamore Lane Landscape Composition Perspective Tips Clouds Rocks Creek with Rocks Mountains Rendering a Grand Landscape Deserts Exploring Distance

Animals

Drawing from Photographs Drawing from Life Drawing Animals Shading Techniques Rabbits Guinea Pig Squirrel Kangaroo Toucan Budgerigars Iguana Giraffe Elephant Baboon Giant Panda Chimpanzees Parrot

Cats

Rendering Cats Feline Features Paws & Tails Tabby Cat Persian Cat Composition Common Cat Behaviors Adult Cats

Dogs

Depicting Dogs Proportion & Anatomy Muzzles Doberman Pinscher Great Dane Shar-Pei Puppy Golden Retriever Siberian Husky Puppy Rough Collies Bloodhound Dachshund Maltese

Horses

Basic Heads Horse Portrait Horse Head in Profile Advanced Horse Heads Pony Foal’s Body Arabian Shetland Pony Adult Horse’s Body Horse & Rider in Action The Jump

People

Beginning Portraiture Adult Head Proportions Woman in Profile Studying Adult Proportions Exploring Other Views Depicting Adult Features The Nose, Ears & Mouth Head Positions Learning the Planes of the Face Approaching a Profile View Woman Frontal View Developing a Portrait Capturing a Likeness Including a Background Depicting Age Elderly Men

Body

Figures in Action Movement & Balance Bending & Twisting Figures Proportion & Detail Hands & Feet Drawing from Life Clothing Folds

Children

Portraying Children Children’s Proportions Girl in Profile Indicating Fair Features Child Body Proportions

Anatomy

Getting to Know the Basics Exploring the Torso Portraying a Seated Figure in Pencil Sketching a Standing Figure in Pencil Rendering a Reclining Figure in Charcoal

Still Life

Still Life Composition Pinecone Floral Arrangement Liquid & Glass Bottle & Bread

More Tips

Pictorial Composition Perspective Practicing Perspective People in Perspective Composing Figures Foreshortening More Foreshortening Choosing a Pose Understanding Lighting Depicting Textures Describing Surface Textures Capturing Vacation Scenes Experimenting with Different Media

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