Product Description
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An indispensable compendium of technical know-how and
troubleshooting tips. Just like having a drawing tutor on call 24
hours a day ― this book is packed with information on everything
you need to know to get started and then get good at drawing and
sketching. Explore the versatility of drawing both as an art in
itself and as a foundation for building other media. Over 200
tips and step-by-step techniques are organised in the order you
would need to use them, with quick fixes and solutions for common
problems. This book covers all kinds of pencils, pens, and
techniques, different drawing surfaces, line work, shading and
textural effects, and how to build your observation and
composition skills ― whether you are working from life or drawing
from your memory and imagination.
Review
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Nov 12
This book is literally packed full of information, from the tools
and materials needed to get started, sketching and drawing
techniques and working with your subject, to commissions and
exhibitions. It's a busy book to look at, with numerous
illustrations and text kept to a minimum, but the work, which is
by a number of artists, is very strong and the captions provide a
great deal of useful information. There are also plenty of
exercises throughout, inviting you to have a go at a particular
technique and exploring how basic drawing can be used as a
foundation for building confidence with other media.
― Leisure Painter, The
Aug 13
Krizek's book is a perfect answer to anyone looking for a gift
for an artist keen to improve skills in sketching and drawing.
There are many useful hints such as how to create natural looking
hands, how to draw from models, and dealing with the planes of
the face. It is both a reference book and a guide as it contains
over 200 tips and step by step techniques, together with advice
on dealing with common problems. Even choosing s and frames
can be a hazard for artists - the wrong choice can badly affect
the style of a painting. The pros and cons of dark versus light,
simple versus complex are highlighted using examples of each type
as well as providing instructions on just how to a work of
art. 4 stars
― Monstersandcritics.com
Apr 14
Never has the phrase 'it does what it says on the tin' seemed
more apt yet incomplete. I was expecting a book with such a
to skim some areas and focus on key concepts. What I got was a
how to book that would be an ideal homework tool to reinforce and
develop learners knowledge in drawing. In a class you are limited
in time and this would be great to cover background reading prior
to lessons. It really does cover all the areas and would be a
great aid for anyone considering drawing in its many
incarnations. This is not just a book for my learners; this is a
book to keep handy for myself as a concept art lecturer. This
compendium surprised me because behind a title that showed
promise was a book that showed much, much more. An excellent
resource which I would recommend whole-heartedly.
― Marian Carr, Bradford College
Sept 12
The sheer variety of ideas and subject matter, combined with the
extraordinarily sensitive illustrations, make this book quite the
tour de force. As a result, it’s hard to believe it won’t have
something for even the most experienced practitioner. Suffice to
say that the book covers just about every drawing medium from
pencil to pastel by way of scraperboard and watercolour and is a
veritable box of delights.
― Artist, The
Aug 12
A first glance at this, sitting on the shelf, screams “Quarto”.
They’re a company that designs and produces books that publishers
then put their imprint on and sell. They’re very much design-led
and have always been at the forefront of that. I don’t think it’s
an exaggeration to say that book design would be twenty or thirty
years behind where it is now if it weren’t for them. They’ve
absolutely nailed the art of getting the reader to understand the
point from a simple set of images, the minimum of text and almost
always a single page or a single spread. This, which as far as I
can tell is all new material (you do have to check these days!),
is a classic of their style. The subtitle, “200 tips, techniques
and trade secrets”, tells you what to expect. Each section is
numbered, and there are 234 in all so you get quite a bonus, and
the book covers things like perspective, foreshortening, contour
drawing, the use of photographs, facial features and colour
values. There’s also an overall chapter structure that groups
things into Tools and Materials and Techniques as well as the
more esoteric: Working with Your Subject and Commissions and
Display. To be honest, I think the chapters have been introduced
to break the book up and I’m not really sure they’re necessary. A
list of tips is a list of tips and I like the fact that they go
from the technically practical to the more general – “a little
psychology” on the “Working with Pets” page isn’t something I’d
have automatically expected. Serendipity is a word you’d very
much associate with this book. It’s one to dip into, and
especially to open at random, rather than to read, or even to use
for reference, though there’s an index if you want to do that.
― Artbookreview.net
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About the Author
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Donna Krizek is a National Honour Society student, and
scholarship alumna of the American Academy of Art, Chicago. For
this international artist with over 30 years experience out in
the field, sketching, drawing, and painting have become an
activity as natural as breathing. Commissioned artwork began at
an early age. From landscape to architecture, portraiture to
nature, Donna has been in the business of bringing inspirations
and visions, her own and of others, on to the page for her entire
life. Collections include, US Department of the Interior,
National Agriculture Museum and Hall of Fame, American Kennel
Club Museum of the Dog.
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