Everyone can draw and paint, including you! Even if you have never drawn or painted before, you can start creating your own beautiful artwork. Let the Willenbrinks show you how! Beginning with materials and basic techniques, these pages will teach you everything you need to know to get started in drawing, watercolours and oil painting. Follow along with 75+ demonstrations and mini-demonstrations as you learn how to draw and paint a wide variety of subjects: people, landscapes, buildings, still life and more. Every essential art topic is covered, from sketching and shading to composition and colour. Simple step-by-step instruction and many enormously useful lessons and tips will have you making your own masterpieces in no time! You may be an absolute beginner, but great results are absolutely within reach!|Through easy-to-follow techniques, tips and step-by-step demonstrations, Mark and Mary provide guidance and encouragement for beginning artists to create drawings, watercolours and oil paintings. Culled from four of the Willenbrinks' most popular titles, this book will teach readers about materials, basic techniques and more. 33 mini-demonstrations break down more complex ideas and help the reader practice techniques. Then, through 50 complete demonstrations, readers will learn how to accurately draw and paint a variety of subjects. Simple compositions and a realistic style build confidence in beginning artists, giving them the skills they need to draw and paint anything.
SELLING POINTS
? Materials and techniques sections give a strong foundation in drawing and painting
? 33 step-by-step mini-demonstrations help the reader learn techniques and break down elements from larger drawings and paintings
? 50 easy-to-follow step-by-step demonstrations help the reader complete finished drawings, watercolours and oil paintings|Every essential art topic is covered, from sketching and shading to composition and colour. Simple step-by-step instruction and many enormously useful lessons and tips will have you making your own masterpieces in no time!
