Collins You Can Paint - Sketch

Relaunched in paperback, this book is the indispensable guide to the basics of sketching for the absolute beginner.

Full of easy-to-follow exercises and step-by-step demonstrations, `You Can Paint Sketch’ will give even the most hesitant of beginners the enthusiasm and confidence to start sketching in a variety of media.

Jackie Simmonds takes the reader by the hand and starts by explaining how to make different marks using a variety of sketching media. Then, with easy step-by-step exercises, she demonstrates how to sketch the separate elements of a picture one by one.

You can learn how to sketch simple still life, figures and animals in pencil, charcoal, pastel, water-soluble pencil and conte. It won’t be long before you can produce sketches to be proud of.

Sketching media covered:

• graphite pencil and charcoal
• conte and pastel pencils
• watercolour soluble pencils and crayons
• pen and ink
• markers and felt-tips
• coloured pencils

Title - Collins You Can Paint - Sketch

Edition -

Author - Jackie Simmonds

ISBN 13 - 9780007231799

Imprint - Collins

Publisher - HarperCollins Publishers

Date Published - 07/08/2006

Prize -

No. of pages -

Binding Type - Paperback

Dimensions - 246 x 189 x 7mm

Weight - 317 g

Languages - English