The 15-Minute Artist
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Best-selling author and artist extraordinaire Catherine Holmes goes beyond the backyard with Drawing Nature, a quick and easy guide to drawing animals, plants, and landscapes from across the globe. Step-by-step tutorials break down how to illustrate perennial favourites like eagles and elephants, as well as more exotic subjects like capybaras, baobab trees, and echidnas, in just fifteen minutes per project. Readers will work in pencil, oil pastel, and other mediums as they learn about techniques like shading, scumbling, and hatching. From cuddly koalas to hairy tarantulas, Drawing Nature makes it easy for nature lovers of all ages to draw fascinating flora and fauna from every continent.
Whether you’re a seasoned artist new to the world of drawing, this book can help you create expressive, lifelike drawings of friends, family, and anyone you’d like. Drawing people might seem complex or daunting, but fear not—this comprehensive guide will walk you through the steps, providing techniques and tips to bring your sketches to life.
We’ll start with the fundamentals. From there, we’ll explore different facets of drawing people: their bodies, faces, expressions, hairstyles, clothing, and movements.