Lee Hammond's All New Big Book of Drawing

Beginner's Guide to Realistic Drawing Techniques

by Lee Hammond

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Pub Date Jan 24 2018 | Archive Date Jan 31 2018

F+W Media | North Light Books

Arts & Photography | Nonfiction (Adult)

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Description

Learning How to Draw Has Never Been Easier!

Lee Hammond's All New Big Book of Drawing is the culmination of nearly forty years of teaching. No matter what your experience level YOU CAN DRAW by following along these easy step-by-step demonstrations. Whether you want to create drawings of flowers, learn how to draw animals or how to draw a person, these drawing techniques, all-new projects, and expert tips will show you how to get great results with both regular pencils and colored pencils.
Two books in one. The first half is a comprehensive course on using pencils to capture shape, form and likeness. The second half explores adding color using colored pencils88 step-by-step projects. You will learn to draw everything with this book! Starting with a simple sphere and working up to sea shells, sunsets, flowers, birds, horses, clothing, people--and so much more!A lifetime of know-how! Lee covers it all--from big picture concepts (selecting tools, shading techniques, making sense of perspective) down to techniques for creating the look of feathers, capturing skin tones, and making surfaces look shiny or transparent.Using her straightforward, three-stage approach to lifelike drawings, Lee makes any subject approachable, from still life and landscapes to animals and even people. This project-driven tome will help you create realistic, frame-worthy artwork. Project by project and subject by subject, you will gain confidence and cultivate great joy in drawing.

A Note From the Publisher

Lee Hammond is a bestselling North Light author with a full line of instructional DVDs and more than 30 drawing and painting books. She lives in Naples, Florida but teaches worldwide.

Available Editions

EDITION	Other Format
ISBN	9781440343094
PRICE	£18.99 (GBP)
PAGES	224

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Erica T, Reviewer

This book takes you step by step through the process of drawing people, animals, flowers, and nature. With beautifully detailed examples throughout it is the perfect reference for beginner and advanced artists alike. Two books in one allow you to explore pencil drawing techniques and then enhance those drawings with the use of colored pencils. A must have reference to add to your creative library with techniques designed to help you gain confidence and enjoyment with your craft.

I have owned and loved several of Lee Hammond's art books throughout my lifetime and I have enjoyed sharing my love of them with my daughter. I have always felt her books are some of the best art references on the market and jumped at the chance to review this one. I was so delighted to see such a wonderful collection of techniques in one book. This will definitely be a treasure to add to my collection.

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Denise B, Reviewer

I love Lee Hammond's books! I love her drawings & how realistic they appear. Lee does an excellent job at providing step-by-step instructions. This book covers both graphite & colored pencils. I would highly recommend this book!

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Diane H, Reviewer

Really two books in one, this book includes a full book on graphite pencil drawing and a second on drawing using colored pencils.

Only requiring pencils, paper, erasers, blending tortillions and stumps plus spray fixative, the author's technique creates well shaped images that appear 3-D. The book begins simply with drawing spheres and cylinders and progresses through grid drawing to a great discussion about perspective.

Lee Hammond’s All New Big Book of Drawing is geared toward beginning artists. The author explains the most important ingredient to becoming a full-fledged artist is practice, practice practice. If you are a budding artist interesting in drawing close to photo-realistic pictures of any subject, this book is a good choice.

Thanks to the publisher, North Light Books, and NetGalley for an advanced review copy. This book will be published on January 24, 2018.

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Carey H, Reviewer

5 Stars! I love Lee Hammond’s new book! This book has some really great tips & techniques that I found very helpful! I am awful at drawing but I like to do it anyway! Reading this book has helped make me less-awful than I was! I’m still not that great at drawing but I’m working on it! I’m reading through the book again and hope that will help make me better at drawing! I definitely recommend this book to anyone looking to better their drawing skills!
*I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own!*