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... are some possibilities.
To Show, to Publish, or Just to Draw
Sometimes you just need to get out of the house with your work to get a better look at it
and where you want to take it next. The white ... long time to learn how to draw well, and, though you
may have come a long way, there is still a long way to go. Trust that it is a good road, and
take the time to go there.
T...
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... choose what to draw and what to draw it with? How do you begin to arrange ob-
jects in a composition?
What makes a good composition? How do you learn to draw the form or volume into some-
thing? ... of the space you have drawn around it.
Back to the Drawing Board
If you get confused or have a
problem, remember to see the
shape relative to the guides—the
marks on the frame, the...
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... remember that you will have to carry it to be
able to use it.
Closer to Home
You will want a larger sketchbook or supply of loose sheets in a port-
folio for drawing close to home. Most of your learning ... provides the means to keep those moments with you and
be able to go back to them for inspiration or solace—or to simply remember.
Part 4
➤
Developing Drawing Skills
142...
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... Flow 35
To Begin 36
The Next Set—Send Off the Logical Left 36
Contour Drawing of Your Hand—Without Looking 37
Contour Drawing of Your Hand—While Looking 38
Another Set to Keep It Gone 40
Contour ... Kitchel
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Amy Gordon
Production Editor
Billy Fields
Copy Edit...
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... those fruits and veggies. We’ll also help you begin to choose what to
draw, what to draw it with, and how to make your way from a contour line to a consideration of form
and weight. Then we will ... basic
concepts for serious art making. You will learn to see like an artist, to choose a subject, to compose a
picture, and to bring it to completion. And of course, you’ll l...
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... ’em.
Special Thanks to the Technical Reviewer
The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Drawing was reviewed by an expert who double-checked the accuracy of
what you’ll learn here, to help us ensure that ... “I’ll never learn to
draw,” forgetting that all skills (and drawing, remember, is a skill) take
practice.
Learning How to Look
Learning to draw is really a matter of learning to se...
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... there: see to draw.
The rest is up to you!
Being in an altered state
of consciousness helps
you see and draw what’s
really there.
The Least You Need to Know
➤ You don’t have to be a magician to learn ... the rest of the world may fade into the background. The right
side, after all, is not a timekeeper.
As a first step toward learning to shift your brain from left to right, let’s...
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... Hand
If you go to an art store to pur-
chase your first materials, let your-
self look around and enjoy the
place. Poke into the piles and
boxes. Get acquainted with all the
toys (they are toys, and ... where
there’s a paper specialty store,
you’ll want to stop by at some
point. Take the time to feel the
paper, to note its grain and tex-
ture. There’s more to paper than
meets the...
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... Nicolaides in his book,
The Natural Way to Draw
(Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1990). It is a way to completely concentrate on what you see,
without looking to check, analyze, and judge your work. ... swing you to left-brain reality; the
phone ringing is the worst offender, but you can swing yourself back, too, just by seeing
instead of thinking.
Drawing is a meditation, a way to get...
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... plane
to take with you wherever you go, and how to use both of these tools to help with your drawings.
Your first drawings will concentrate on learning to see an object in space, using a contour ... mix.
Part 2
Now You Are Ready to Draw
It’s time to meet some of the tools of the trade, including the view finder frame and the plastic
picture plane. We’ll show you how to make your...