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Drawing: Dragons

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Drawing : Dragons is a great small book that would be good for students in school or artists at home. A lot of information and techniques are included in this book.

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Title: Drawing Dragons

Author: Michael Dobrzycki

Let your imagination guide you as you learn to draw dragons, step by easy step.



Drawing: Dragons invites you into the fantastic world of artist Michael Dobrzycki and teaches you how to draw imaginative fire-breathing creaturesfrom start to finish. Featuring step-by-step lessons on drawing legendary dragons from around the world, as well as a wide variety of shading techniques in ink and graphite pencil, Drawing: Dragons covers everything you need to know to draw these fantastic beasts.



Each dragon subject is introduced with a brief history of the creature and summary of its characteristics. "Did you know?" sections throughout offer fascinating dragon facts.



Some of the amazing dragons you'll learn to draw:Fire Dragon Hatchling Drake Hydra Lindworm Drachenstein Designed for beginners, the How to Draw & Paint series offers an easy-to-follow guide that introduces artists to basic tools and materials and includes simple step-by-step lessons for a variety of projects suitable for the aspiring artist. Drawing: Dragons allows artists to develop their drawing skills, demonstrating how to start with basic shapes and use pencil and ink techniques to create varied textures and characteristics, such as scales, feathers, wings, claws, and more.



My thoughts

Rating: 5

Would I recommend it? yes

Will I check out anything else from this author? yes

I'm not much of a drawer in fact I can't draw at all but this was easy for me to fellow and that what I loved about it because it showed you step by step how to do it and it made it look easy , this would be a perfect gift for anyone no matter the age , with that said I want to say think you to Netgalley for letting me read and review it exchange fotr my honest opinion.

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A little too intense for my middle school audience. They require something a little more basic and foundation building. This one is best for already schooled artists 12+

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Drawing: Dragons Learn to draw step by step by Michael Dobrzycki is a fun drawing book I requested from NetGalley and the review is voluntary. Imagination and this book could that you to some fantasy worlds as you practice tone of the many step-by-step projects of dragons in here! Hatching dragons or three-headed dragons, the artist is sure to find something fun to draw! The book also shows how to draw scales, claws, and wings. This is a beginner's book but intermediate level might enjoy it too! This book uses pencil and ink.

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Drawing: Dragons is a new entry in the Learn to Draw series of booklets. Due out 7th May 2019 from Quarto on their Walter Foster imprint, it's 40 pages and available in paperback and ebook formats. This booklet is an excerpt from Michael Dobrzycki's larger work The Art of Drawing Dragons, Mythological Beasts, and Fantasy Creatures , from 2007 (isbn: 1600580122).

The book includes a general introduction to tools and materials which is identical across all the booklets in this series. The next chapter, specific to this book is a quick overview into shading, texture and constructing/anatomy which can also be applied to non-dragon drawings. There are 9 specific step by step tutorials for individual dragons. The tutorials for the 9 included projects are 2-4 pages each.

I could see this booklet, bundled with a drawing set, being a superlative gift for a young artist up to adult age. The drawings are detailed enough to look quite professional, but not so extremely advanced that they would frustrate a keen beginner.

Three and a half stars (mostly because it's an excerpt and includes a lot of identical content to the other booklets in the series) - rounded up to four stars for the quality of the instructions and the cool fantasy subject. The world would be boring indeed if the only drawing books were on portraiture, horses, dogs, and florals.

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