Learning to Paint & Draw (Practical Handbook): A Superb Guide to the Fundamentals of Working with Charcoals, Pencils, Pen and Ink, as Well as in Waterpaints, Oils, Acrylics and Pastels

This is a superb guide to the fundamentals of working with charcoals, pencils, pen and ink, as well as in waterpaints, oils, acrylics and pastels.It is a perfect introduction for beginners, and an inspirational reference for experienced artists to help develop skills, technique and individual style.It includes advice on how to use a broad range of equipment and artists' materials.It offers step-by-step demonstrations and fine examples of portraiture, figurative work, landscapes, still life, graphic and abstract work.This book is a comprehensive course on practical and creative techniques using a wide range of artists' materials and equipment.It covers all the most popular media: charcoals, pencils, pen and ink, waterpaints, oils, acrylics and pastels.The reader is taken through the essential techniques with step-by-step demonstrations, and lively and inspirational works by contemporary artists illustrate the skills in action.Special focus features are included on painting and drawing p