Book description
Got a yearning to pick up a pen and see what you can do? Go for it!
But don't sketch aloneÂ-let popular artist and teacher Claudia Nice be
your guide. She'll make your first steps fun and successful!
In her trademark styleÂ-friendly and encouragingÂ-Claudia will show
you how to do a sketch of a subject that actually ends up looking like
the subject. And she shares her secrets for turning simple lines and
dots into all kinds of lifelike textures, including leaves, glass,
hair, fruit, water, clouds, wood grain, grass, fur and feathers.
Easy (and fun!) exercises get you started. Step-by-step projects
teach techniques as you draw trees, flowers, barns, animals and other
subjectsÂ-even people! And demonstrations show you how to put all that
you've learned together to create a finished picture.
So go aheadÂ-grab that pen and have fun! Just follow along with
Claudia to get the hang of it, and before you know it you'll be making
your own, original pen-and-ink drawings!
Popular among both fine artists and decorative painters, Claudia Nice
is known for her friendly, unintimidating art instruction. With over
400,000 copies sold, her nine bestselling North Light titles include
Creating Textures in Pen and Ink with Watercolor
,
How to Keep a Sketchbook Journal
, and most recently,
Creating Creatures of Fantasy and Imagination
.
