Learn to Draw Series

Learn to Draw - Manual Drawing - for the Absolute Beginner If you are an artist in search of further knowledge about drawing to enhance your skills, then this is not the book for you. This book is for the individuals who wants to be an artist but know nothing about drawing. I know how it feels when you want to illustrate an idea but you just don’t know how to start. And when you finally grabbed the confidence to mark that paper but then it turned out really terrible and you didn't want to show it to anyone. Table of contents INTRODUCTION GETTING STARTED How to grip a pencil properly Warming up SKETCHING Starting with sticks and shapes DETAILING Design Texture SHADING Casting shadows Hatching Cross-hatching Scumbling Stippling Smudging and layering Smudging Layering This instructional manual is for making the ‘two circles’ cat of yours into something more pleasing and distinguishable, for enhancing that sheep which looks like a cloud with a face, for turning your stick figures into cartoons, and more. Learn the very basics of drawing easily by following this step-by-step tutorial and realize that drawing is something that is fun to do, and not something that becomes a cause of frustration. To give you a hint of what this book is all about, look at this short list of tasks that you will learn to properly initiate after reading and following the tutorial. Tasks: Start with a loose sketch. You need to define the first look of your drawing by sketching it first so it could serve as a pattern for your permanent outlines (defined outlines). If the lay-out of your primary sketch is too far-off from the final piece that you are after, the latter parts are going to be difficult. Define permanent outlines. Trace your sketch to clearly define the contour shape (primary shape) of your drawing, and clean it up by erasing the sketch markings. Show/illustrate some texture. Texture contour provides a better portrayal of the shape’s dimension values. The details such as scales, fur or any print and texture should curve and flow with the contour shape of your subject and adjust with it accordingly. Draw the necessary details. Use a variety of line thickness and line weight (given pressure on the pencil) to show the right balance to the whole drawing, use thick lines for the parts that should visually dominate the drawing, and less visible and thin lines for the secondary details and parts that merely describe the object/subject’s form.

Learn How to Draw Portraits of Ocean And Sea Animals in Pencil For the Absolute Beginner TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Drawing Materials Rendering •Sphere •Cone •Cube •Cylinder Application •Drawing an Outline •Grid System Drawing and Rendering •Dolphin •Great White Shark •Blue Whale •Octopus •Jellyfish •Stingray •Sea Turtle •Sea Horse Tips to Remember Author Bio Introduction Most of us are fascinated by these Ocean or Sea animals, because let’s face it, we don’t normally see them (unless you’re living near any the body of water), we only see them most of time in the aquarium and ponds or any man made or artificial body of water which is too limited. Knowing the nature of aquatic animals; how they live in their habitat? Considering how large it is, how do they interact? How do they contribute to their marine environment? Aside from all these questions, which I suppose your wonder and interest is great, that curiosity is building within. I’m glad that you pick up this book, as it proves that it is not just out of curiosity, but within you, an artist that need to be unleashed. That’s how you want to understand something; you want it to be more vivid, and that is why you want to draw them, not just a doodle or do a quick sketch. But you want more with a touch of realism. And that my friend, where this course comes in, you will do these exercises, with perseverance and dedication in your part. As this book will guide and help you achieve the skills, which you will need to become an Artist in Marine life. Just follow this book step by step, and in no time you will be good in drawing Ocean and Sea animals. I promise you that, and you will be amaze of how good you are in drawing and everyone.

To draw a caricature is to simply draw an image that is very distinguishable to your model/subject’s identity with or without being photographically identical. In early forms of this genre, the type of figures used was animals to represent a certain person. A painting or any type of artwork cannot be called a caricature if the piece does not involve an actual person, because involving a real person as a model is the critical part of this genre. TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Quick ink sketches •Caricature of a Child •Head in Profile Establishing Tones/Shade Values Drawing a Face in a Proper Proportion Drawing Caricatures with a Pencil •Using Simple Reference Lines •Starting with a Facial Feature Exaggerating Proportions Caricature of a Girl - Amplifying facial expression Caricature Samples So start taking pictures of your friends or ask for a willing volunteer to be your model and begin drawing caricatures. If nobody is willing to be your model, it’s okay. I have few pictures of my friends here and they are more than willing to be models for practicing, mess up their facial features. It’s totally fine, they don’t care. Follow the steps in this book and become a caricature artist in a short amount of time. Learn how to draw caricatures easily without any formal training. This book will guide you how faces take form step by step, how to base it on a model and produce a caricature portrait with ease. This instruction booklet will teach you how to draw caricatures quickly with the use of a simple pen and marker, and then move on to using pencil and start conveying shade values and produce realistic portraits with cartooned bodies. Good luck and I hope you enjoy reading!

Pencil Drawing For the Beginner - Animals Two books in one, Domestic Animals and Land Animals. Learn to draw from two different artists methods and perspectives. Great learning resource for anyone wanting to start pencil drawing. Domestic Animals and Land Animals Domestic Animals TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction: Drawing Materials Rendering Sphere Cone Cube Cylinder Application Drawing an Outline Grid System Rendering the Cute Puppy Exercises: Drawing and Rendering Little Pot Belly Pig Little Chick Little Duckling Little Lamb Little Kitten Tips to Remember Author Bio Land Animals TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction: Drawing tools Sketching Animals The contour shape The planes Details Furs Raccoon Lion Bison Texture Armadillo Elephant Prints Tiger Shading Linear shading Imaginary light source Tapir Smeared shading Hippopotamus Rhinoceros Gaur

Learn How to Paint Portraits of People In Watercolor For the Absolute Beginners TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction: Materials Color Terms Primary Colors Secondary Colors Tertiary Colors Hue Values Saturation or Chroma Application and Techniques How to Use Your Brush How to Mix Your Watercolor How to Make a Color Wheel How to Create Color Value Chart How to Create a Wash Rendering the Sphere Drawing the Outline Exercises The Cute Little Baby Boy The Little Girl in Red The Lovely Couple The Old Man Author Bio Bonus Content - Drawing a Puppy Bonus Content - Drawing Landscapes Introduction: Learning to Paint Watercolor is easy, and painting portraits using this medium is easier, if you know how and this book is all about it. So first of all I congratulate you for purchasing this eBook. What will you get from this eBook? Let me count the ways: First you will learn how to use your painting brush as if I’m watching you doing your brush strokes, just follow the pictures step-by-step. Next you will be learning to how to mix colors and some fundamentals about the natures of it, and then you will learn Techniques and Tips that will make you confident when painting. Lastly, if you finish all the exercises here, I’m very sure you can paint any portraits that you want to paint it can be your family or relatives, friends, neighbors, and even your love ones. Just give your dedication 100% and time, and you will reap all the benefits. Also don’t forget to take a rest after you finish one exercise, take time to see and correct your work if there is any and have fun it’s a must. Step by Step instructions to go from photo to finished Portrait

Drawing Birds for Beginners Step by Step Guide to Drawing Birds Table of Contents Drawing tools Warming up Drawing Birds with Pencil Kiwi Penguin Parts of a bird's Wing layers Drawing with Ink (pen) Hornbill Peacock Owl Coloring with Color Pencils Vulture Lammergeyer/ Bearded Vulture Cassowary Kingfisher Coloring with Watercolors Blue-Winged Kookaburra Cassowary in watercolor Author Bio

Learn How to Paint Rainforest Animals In Watercolor For The Beginner TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Materials Color Terms Primary Colors Secondary Colors Tertiary Colors Hue Values Saturation or Chroma Application and Techniques How to Use Your Brush How to Mix Your Watercolor How to Make a Color Wheel How to Create Color Value Chart Rendering the Sphere Drawing the Outline Exercises The Toucan The Poison Dart Frog The Rhinoceros Beetle The Sloth The Macaw Author Bio Bonus Chapters Drawing Animals Bonus Chapters Drawing Landscapes Introduction Painting animal using watercolor is easy, trust me and this book will help you, First of all I want to share something, when I was little, I can still remember the first time I used watercolor, I was so excited that at the end of the day all the colors in the watercolor case are wet and ruined, not knowing the basic and how to use it properly really can cause disaster and even make me frustrated, that time I began to question myself “Why some people can paint it nicely and beautifully?” So as time goes by, I began to study some of the works of the famous artist, which inspired me to make artworks, and also learned some other art mediums. I found out that Watercolor was accessible in terms of availability of materials, like Watercolor paints, Brushes and The Watercolor Paper, since you just need water to thin the color down unlike other media like oil Paints which need Turpentine and other Mineral Spirits. Also Let me mention the Work space, which is easy to setup, even with your simple easel, you can even set it outdoors if you like. Picking this book is a wise choice, as this book is design for all beginners; it will teach you the basics, how to use the Brush, including lectures about Colors and how to mix them with confidence. What you have to do is to follow it step by step. After you finish the exercises, you will able to paint animals using the techniques mention in this book and you will see Watercolor painting in a different way something enlightening.

Learn How to Draw Portraits of Domestic Animals in Pencil For the Absolute Beginner TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction: Drawing Materials Rendering Sphere Cone Cube Cylinder Application Drawing an Outline Grid System Rendering the Cute Puppy Exercises: Drawing and Rendering Little Pot Belly Pig Little Chick Little Duckling Little Lamb Little Kitten Tips to Remember Author Bio Introduction: If you are fond of animals, and like to learn and draw them, this book is for you. Drawing animals isn't new, as we know it was already done by our ancestors from 40,000 years ago, mostly seen in Prehistoric cave paintings, it’s painted on walls and ceilings, most images that are drawn were; Horses, Deer, Bison and large wild cattle called “Auroch”. Their tools for drawing include Charcoal, Hematite, and some coloring pigments. Today we have graphite pencils and other efficient drawing tools, if you can see the style of their drawings, there are already forms, especially there line drawings, They only lack for what I can say are the definition, depth and proportion, I can’t argue of their style, if they did that intentionally or not, as we look and compare it to Renaissance art that have Perspective, Emotion, Light and Shadows, and a Realistic touch. This book will help you draw realistic animals in pencil, along the way we will be learning, how we can see through things to make your drawing easy and fun, I will be guiding you through step by step, and after you finish the course you will be drawing animals that you like, like your pet, or friends and neighbors or somebody’s pet, your school drawing projects, you can impress your teacher (a plus from your drawing skill), or make a living out of your Animals Portrait drawings. Which I’m looking forward to, and I will be happy to hear from you, if that day will happen. And also get a copy of my other book “Learn How to Draw Portraits of Famous People in Pencil for the Absolute Beginner”, it’s a good companion for this book, it will teach you how to draw Human Portraits. And don’t forget to read some other titles.

Learn How to Draw Reptiles in Pencil For the Absolute Beginner TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Drawing Materials Rendering Sphere Cone Cube Cylinder Application Drawing an Outline Grid System Drawing and Rendering King Cobra Yellow Anaconda Gecko Diamondback Terrapin Giant Tortoise Albino Alligator Tuatara Tips to Remember Author Bio Introduction To all young Artists, Aspiring Artist, and Artist who need to learn new ways or technique of drawing, this book is for you. If you’re a person that fined Reptiles fascinated, I promise that you will never get bored, when you learn how to draw and render them, and even if you’re not, after you learn to draw them, you will have a new understanding about reptiles, with their extra ordinary texture of their surface scales. As we know reptiles are cold bloodied and divided to subgroups, like crocodiles and alligators, tortoises and turtles, snakes and lizards and the tuataras(has a resemblance of a lizard, differ on their texture as they have spiky scales like a prehistoric dinosaur). They lay their eggs on land or others carry it with them. Other people like reptiles too much that, they have one as pet in their home. This book will teach you step-by-step with Illustrations, so that you will see the exact way how I draw them with pencils; also you will be guided along the way, to detail a specific texture or shade areas we need to focus. The only things you need aside from what I mentioned. Are your focus, perseverance and dedication to succeed in doing portraits of reptiles.

Learn How to Paint Portraits of Children In Watercolor For the Absolute Beginner TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction: Materials Color Terms Primary Colors Secondary Colors Tertiary Colors Hue Values Saturation or Chroma Application and Techniques How to Use Your Brush How to Mix Your Watercolor How to Make a Color Wheel How to Create Color Value Chart How to Create a Wash Rendering the Sphere Drawing the Outline Exercises The Cute Little Baby Boy The Little Girl in Red The Lovely Couple The Old Man Author Bio Bonus Content - Drawing a Puppy Bonus Content - Drawing Landscapes Introduction: Learning to Paint Watercolor is easy, and painting portraits using this medium is easier, if you know how and this book is all about it. So first of all I congratulate you for purchasing this eBook. What will you get from this eBook? Let me count the ways: First you will learn how to use your painting brush as if I’m watching you doing your brush strokes, just follow the pictures step-by-step. Next you will be learning to how to mix colors and some fundamentals about the natures of it, and then you will learn Techniques and Tips that will make you confident when painting. Lastly, if you finish all the exercises here, I’m very sure you can paint any portraits that you want to paint it can be your family or relatives, friends, neighbors, and even your love ones. Just give your dedication 100% and time, and you will reap all the benefits. Also don’t forget to take a rest after you finish one exercise, take time to see and correct your work if there is any and have fun it’s a must. Step by Step instructions to go from photo to finished Portrait.

Learn How to Draw Cartoons For the Beginner Step by Step Guide to Drawing Cartoons TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction: Materials: Drawing a Cartoon Face: Man’s Face Woman’s Face More about a Cartoons Face Different angles of the Face Different faces have Different shapes Adding years to the Character Cartooning a baby Drawing Cartoon Eyes Drawing Cartoon Nose Drawing Cartoon Mouth or Lips Drawing Cartoon Ear Expressions Drawing Cartoon Hands Drawing Cartoon Feet Stick Figures The Center Line and Poses Body Construction Exaggeration Various Cartoon Effects Light and Shadows Overall Application Author Bio Introduction: Cartoons reminds me of Saturday morning when I was little, I usually bring along paper and pencil in front of our television, when the cartoon program starts, I drew along the characters in the paper, If I remember it right the show was about a munching sphere head who likes to eat pellets, when he eats the big pellet, that’s the time he can eliminate his ghost enemies, I’m pretty sure you know that one, a popular video game anyway, after I drew it, when First day of School comes, I show it to my friends telling them how I spend my weekend, of course other than studying my lessons. So that was my Saturday morning cartoon days, now a days we have different cartoons, with a lot of selection or genre that some of it needs to have mature audience, that even a kid wouldn’t relate to it, well that a contemporary trend, with a twisted style but at the end it can really entertain us, make us laugh and leave smiles to our faces. Thanks for choosing this eBook as your guide in the world of cartoons, where you will experience how to draw your own cartoons, practicing the steps in the drawing procedures will help you gain the drawing skills, that you will need to became a cartoonist, you will learn the proper materials that you will use when drawing cartoons, you will be able to draw cartoons with confidence, and seeing the simplicity behind every cartoon characters that you desire to draw, so set some time to commit yourself drawing cartoons with the help of this eBook, so have fun when drawing cartoons.

Learn to Paint Horses and Dogs In Watercolor For The Absolute Beginner TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction: Materials Color Terms Primary Colors Secondary Colors Tertiary Colors Hue Values Saturation or Chroma Application and Techniques How to Use Your Brush How to Mix your Watercolor How to Make a Color Wheel How to Create Color Value Chart How to Create a Wash Rendering the Sphere Drawing the Outline Exercises The Mini Horse The Bulldog The Running Horse The Shih Tzu The Race Author Bio Bonus Content From Pencil Drawing for the Beginner – Animals Grid System Rendering the Cute Puppy Bonus Content From Pencil Drawing for the Beginner – Landscapes The Lone Tree in Pencil Read our other books on Amazon.com Introduction: Painting Horses and Dogs has never been easy, if you know where to begin and finish especially if it is done in Watercolor, This eBook will teach you the basic and the right approach to where to start by following the step-by-step exercises. What make the Horse so special is the form and contour of its shape, which signify gracefulness and speed, Let me also mention that 2014 is a year of the horse, according to Chinese calendar, and Horse is a friend of a Dog, so I also include it in our exercises, also as they are consider as “Man’s Best friend”. As you Read this eBook you will learn, more about colors and how to mix them for application, you will be making the Color Wheel which can help you distinguish the differences of one color to another, also you will learn how to use your brush and techniques when working with the exercises, and learn how to transfer your drawing the non-destructive way to maintain your work clean. By this I’m sure you will be painting Horses and Dogs very well after you learn all the exercises from this eBook, so as I always say give your 100% dedication, perseverance and patience. And you will reap all the benefits especially acquiring this new skill.

Learn How to Draw Caricatures Step By Step Guide For the Beginner TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction: Materials Starting with Caricature The Face More about the Face Sections I.The Hair and Forehead •Drawing the Hair •Different Hairstyles II.The Eyes and Eyebrows •Drawing the Eyes •Drawing the Eyebrows III.The Nose, Cheek and Ears •Drawing the Nose •Drawing the Cheek and Ears IV.The Mouth, Teeth and Chin •Drawing the Mouth •Drawing the Teeth •Additional (Tongue) •Drawing the Chin V.The Neck, Shoulders and the Clothing •Drawing the neck and shoulders •Supplemental Lesson: Drawing Caricatures Step by Step Author Bio Introduction: First of all thank you for picking up this eBook, and I know that you are eager to learn how to draw a caricature, and you come in a right path for choosing this. Let me share to you how I begun drawing caricature, I was inspired one day when I was in the mall, I saw how the caricaturist finished a caricature of a couple and seeing them with a smile they are so glad of what the artist had done( and also the artist who just receive the “dough”), I also notice that the caricature drawn was very simple but catches the features that are good to exaggerate, on that moment on, I find ways to learn the art and practice this art and also to earn my living, and the result is this eBook that I’m sharing to all of you now. As we know Caricature is unique compared to other forms of art, because like a portrait or any other pictures the focus are different as you’re seeing them funny or humorous as sometimes oppose to reality. A subject with extraordinary full eyes will be caricaturized with large bulging eyes as it’s received an exaggeration touch, another one, a kid with a buckteeth will be transformed with a larger set buckteeth twice its original size, lastly a man with a small sets of eyes when caricaturize will have a thin lines as his eyes is almost visible making the other features more dominant. See that’s how we exaggerate in caricature, the only thing you should avoid in caricature is making the small features look big, as it will make your subject hard to recognize, and you don’t want that to happen. The eBook will guide you from start to finish, I divided the Lessons by sections for you to easily understand, and a real application of what you learn after you read all the sections here, you will be confident to draw and apply all that you learn from here, and I’m very sure you can do it.

Learn How to Draw Portraits of Famous People in Pencil For the Absolute Beginner TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction: Drawing Materials Rendering •Sphere •Cone •Cube •Cylinder Lesson about Light Application •Outlining •Rendering parts of the Face A.Eyes B.Nose C.Mouth D.Ears E.Hair F.Face •Drawing and Rendering A.Katy Perry B.Thomas Edison C.Queen Elizabeth II •Tips to Remember •The Last step-by-step Demonstration Author Bio Introduction: A Portrait as we all know, are meant to tell something. It could be an achievement, position in life of one person and simply how he live that he want others to see him with his delightful expression. That may also means that it is a representation in a form of drawing, sculpture, photography or any artistic form of oneself in still time (it’s his Utopia). An artist who makes a self-portrait knows this, since he is always moved by his passion that stimulates and drives him to make his masterpiece. The artist that I’m referring to is not just me, but anyone who have the artist spirit in them, especially you. Yes I repeat “YOU”, as you picked this book and read it; you had take a big step to become an artist, you will be in a journey of finding yourself and you are in a right direction. Things that you need to poses are dedication and perseverance. Also I have to include, you have to get motivated, and one key that I have to share to keep your creative side to work is to get an inspiration, it can come from any form, conscious or not, so always be thankful to, our creator “GOD” and our universe for it provide us what we need, The “Artist Spirit”. This book will help you achieve realism in doing your drawing specially portraits, believe it or not, you will be amazed of your accomplishment, also people who are close to you will be impressed, who know you will be making a living out of your Portrait drawings. Which I presume, and I will be happy to hear from you if that day will happen.

Learn How to Draw Aquatic Animals - For the Absolute Beginner TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction: Drawing Tools Primary Sketches Constructing Outlines Using a Base Common forms Veiltail goldfish Queen angelfish Mackerel Salmon Catfish Unique forms Ocean sunfish Cowfish Anglerfish Contour Shape Planes Texture Porcupine fish Siamese fighting fish Seahorse Composing the Figure Tarpon Primary sketches Rough sketching is an easy approach to build up your drawing skills by letting your hand gain familiarity on how the forms and details are expressed by lines. This is a good way of enhancing your creativity through experience and can build up your hand and mind coordination rapidly. Build the form through several lines until you figure out the primary shape of the subject. Sketching is the way to express your imagination freely and portray your ideas visually through lines. Start with a simple animal figure. Try to draw an animal in profile/side view, draw a simple fish or dolphin, whatever you think is easy for you. A figure in side view barely involves dimension values and does not contain any kind of foreshortening (overlapping proportions to depict the figure’s perspective). Worry less on how many line strokes you need to make just to obtain the primary shape of the animal. Be expressive on your line strokes and produce different kinds of lines to construct a figure that is distinguishable to your subject. Start with thin and barely visible lines with light hand strokes. Try to construct the primary parts of the figure. Depict the animal’s mass and try proportioning them properly. Choose the lines that best define the primary shape of your figure and thicken them. Get back to the line marks you have made and observe what linings depicted the shape of your figure. Darken these lines to make them more dominant to the other markings. When you already have a good outline of the figure, clean up your drawing and erase the unnecessary line marks you no longer need. Erase the unsuccessful outlines so you will be left with the effective one (the ones you darkened). And clean up the inner portion of your drawing to have as space for the details. Now try to draw the details. Draw the eye, fins and gills. Continue your illustration with the same process you did before. Start with light thin lines until you make the most successful line stroke. Make the fins curvy as if it’s floating on the water. Once again, thicken the most successful lines and erase the unsuccessful sketch marks. Once you have the primary details, draw the secondary details such as the lines on the fins. At this point, the permanent (successful outlines) lines should be thinner than the previous outlines you have made but it should be as dark and as visible. Make parallel curved lines to give some details on the fins, follow the outline curves of the fins and adapt how it bends until the lines reach the outline. Now for the texture, don’t fill the whole thing with overlapping curves to illustrate the scales, just try to imagine that the scales are there but they aren’t totally exposed (as if the light is too bright for the little details to be visible). Draw the scales on the sides near the main outline with dark lines then make it lighter and lighter as it gets nearer at the center. Remember that the shape of a fish is a bit round, so draw the scales in a curved line, and sustain this curve along with the other scales on the upper portion of the fish’s body.

Learn How to Draw Land Animals For the Absolute Beginner TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction: Drawing tools Sketching Animals The contour shape The planes Details Furs Raccoon Lion Bison Texture Armadillo Elephant Prints Tiger Shading Linear shading Imaginary light source Tapir Smeared shading Hippopotamus Rhinoceros Gaur Sketching Animals - The contour shape To properly construct the figure of any subject you want to illustrate, observe the structure of its form and find what kind of shape that can resemble its body structure. The idea is to have a basis for portraying the mass of the figure. The basic shapes can be easily positioned upon your desired perspective or point of view. •Obtain the most basic form of the animal you are going to draw. •Use the basic form as a reference for constructing the main outline. The main outline is the most important element for the subject to be distinguishable. Remember that the basic figure (basic shapes) is mainly a basis for its mass in the simplest form, this is just a way for you to see the subject as a multidimensional figure, and any change in position will gradually change the manner of how the figure should be outlined. The primary outline may overlap, replace, or replicate the basic figure. If the portions of your animal are smoothly spherical (circles used to simplify the form), then the primary outline would simply overlap or replicate the simplified form, but if the part has ridges such as the face of the animal (nose, eyeholes, cheeks etc...) then the basic form should be modified to illustrate the exact shape of the head. •The basic forms will be your guide to properly lay out each linear shade. Observe the first sphere. The linear shades do not bend properly with the contour shape but it can show the dimensions by leaving the center of the sphere unmarked. These are hatches that use the point of light as a reference. The linear shades on the second sphere bend with the contour shape of the figure. The lines show the proportions by interpreting the form by flowing with it. These hatches use the point of light and the manner of its bend to show dimensions. If you are going to use a single set of hatches to shade the subject, use the method of the second sphere, and then use the method of the first sphere to darken and enforce the visual depth. Thin and light linings are used to portray the dimensional shape. Follow the contour figure of the basic form to properly portray the shade values according to its perspective

Learn to Draw - Faces and Portraits - For the Absolute Beginner TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction: Drawing Tools Basic Head Layout Facial Features Eyes Nose Mouth Measuring Via Eye Size Front view Quarter view Side view/Profile Basic head layout There are few characteristics of a head that is relative to almost everyone, this similarity in measurements will be your guide if you are to construct a face when drawing a portrait. The eyes are positioned below, above or right at the center of the head’s perfect-center level. It is usually aligned with the upper tip of the ear. The head’s space above and below the eyes’ location are equal. The nose wings are usually aligned with the tear ducts, and its nose ball is aligned with the ear lobes (this similarity changes depending on the person’s age as the ears grow bigger). Both tips of the mouth are nearly aligned with the center of both eyes. Although you will surely encounter a person that has a little difference on these measurements, it would be easier for you to identify his or her unique proportion value if you have the knowledge about what is most usual. The familiarity to different angles of the head is essential when drawing faces. Head shapes differ in every angle. The position of each facial feature gradually changes as the head makes a quarter turn. And as it turns further on one side, their sizes slightly change and the features reveal their unseen angles, thus, totally changing their shape. A head facing in a perfect front view would have two equal sides most of the time, while a head in a quarter angle view shows the outline of the nose bridge which cannot be portrayed perfectly when in front view. The lips would reveal its thickness as it loses the exposure of its further tip. And the further ear and eye will lose its exposure as the head turns further on the side. These natural gradual adjustments happen when the head moves horizontally. Unlike horizontal movements, when a head moves in a diagonal direction it changes the diagonal thickness of the head dynamically, thus, the facial features follow. Each facial feature comes closer together as the head leans further. The nostrils become totally exposed as the nose ball clearly establish its distance from the plane (face surface). The thickness of the lower lip can be easily conveyed as it overlaps the upper lip, and the eye shapes would appear flat. When the head moves downwards, the nose (depending on its height) would overlap the lips, and the eyebrows (depending on its thickness) would slightly overlap the eyes. The height of the neck would be hidden as the top of the head becomes clearly conveyed, totally changing or rather hiding the face’s horizontal height. The facial ridges of males are more defined and prominent compared to females, especially the nose bridge, Brow Bridge and the jaw line. But there are few cases in which the shape of a man’s profile looks more feminine than usual or vice-versa. In this case, you have to rely on the facial features he or she have to clearly portray his or her gender, such as thick eyebrows or any facial hairs for men or pouty, glossy lips and long eyelashes for women.

A quick and easy way to illustrate an idea is by using cartoons. Artists use this kind of theme when targeting young viewers or those who’s a little less of art critic and more into the message of the picture being portrayed clearly. Cartoons are “eye candies” that can easily capture people’s attention because of its stereotypical and simply understandable nature. This is also the reason why it is widely used by advertisers when presenting a service or a product. This book will teach you how to start drawing your own cartoon characters in a semi-realistic form and how to finish your illustrations easily. It will show you how to produce a traditional quality cartoon drawings and the fundamentals of illustrating your ideas properly. This step-by-step instruction manual is a great start for beginners and an additional knowledge or guidelines for amateur illustrators. Learn the very basics of cartoon and start making your own comics or detailed illustrations. Find out how to make a variety of different facial features to improve your characters’ appearance. Turn your thoughts into pictures and explore your creative side while having fun. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION TYPES OF CARTOON ELEMENTS OF A CARTOON •Large Heads •Body Proportions •Props and Objects EXPRESSIONS •Additional Details for Portraying Cartoon Expressions FACIAL FEATURES •Eyes •Nose •Mouth •Ears DRAWING A SCENARIO AGING YOUR CHARACTER

Learn How to Draw Landscapes in Pencil and Charcoal For The Absolute Beginner TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Drawing Materials Rendering Sphere Cone Cube Cylinder Charcoal Application Drawing an Outline Grid System Drawing and Rendering Sahara Desert in Pencil The Chocolate Hills in Charcoal The Lone Tree in Pencil Mountain View in Charcoal Nature’s Path in Pencil Desert Rock Formation in Charcoal The Bridge in Charcoal Tips to Remember Author Bio Introduction: Ever wonder how an artist draw a beautiful landscape, how with ease uses his chosen medium and finished his masterpiece. Well let me tell you, that can do it too, picking this book is the first step you showed your interest to draw Landscape. I promise you if you read and do the instructions step-by-step in this book in no time you will be drawing your Landscape masterpiece in no time. Imagine that you will not just amaze yourself but also your friends and others by your skill in drawing as well rendering it adding tones to make in realistic. Both in pencil and Charcoal, as what I always tell beginner artist, you must be dedicated, persevere and be patient, if your first drawing attempt is not the same as you seen in the examples, don’t be discourage, try to relax or take a break and after that do it again with your calm mind. This book will be showing you how easy it is to draw landscape, so let’s begin the journey and adventure of the world of Landscape with your pencil and charcoal, and remember have fun and free your creative mind.

Learn How to Draw with Charcoal For The Beginner - Landscapes – Portraits - Animals TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction: Drawing Materials RENDERING Pencil Sphere Cone Cube Cylinder Charcoal Application Drawing an Outline Grid System Drawing and Rendering Landscapes in Charcoal Sahara Desert in Pencil The Chocolate Hills in Charcoal The Lone Tree in Pencil Mountain View in Charcoal Nature’s Path in Pencil Desert Rock Formation in Charcoal The Bridge in Charcoal Tips to Remember Portraits of People in Charcoal Portrait of the Little Girl How to render the Eyes How to render the Nose How to Render the Lips How to Render the Ear How to render the Face How to render the Hair How to render the Grown, Necklace and Earring How to render the Background Portrait of a Young Man Couples Portrait Couples Portrait 2 The Portrait of Grandfather Grant Animals in Charcoal Zebra Giraffe Elephant Baby Chimp Lion Author Bio Introduction: Ever wonder how an artist draw a beautiful landscape, how with ease uses his chosen medium and finished his masterpiece. Well let me tell you, that can do it too, picking this book is the first step you showed your interest to draw Landscape. I promise you if you read and do the instructions step-by-step in this book in no time you will be drawing your Landscape masterpiece in no time. Imagine that you will not just amaze yourself but also your friends and others by your skill in drawing as well rendering it adding tones to make in realistic. Both in pencil and Charcoal, as what I always tell beginner artist, you must be dedicated, persevere and be patient, if your first drawing attempt is not the same as you seen in the examples, don’t be discourage, try to relax or take a break and after that do it again with your calm mind. This book will be showing you how easy it is to draw landscapes, people and animals so let’s begin the journey and adventure of the world of drawing with your pencil and charcoal, and remember have fun and free your creative mind.

Learn How to Draw Landscapes with Colored Pencils for the Beginner Table of Contents Introduction Mixing the colors Drawing the shadows Proportionality Sunset in Africa - drawing tutorial Black parts Mountain and house - Drawing Tutorial Sketch Sunset - drawing tutorial Forest - Drawing Tutorial In the forest - Drawing Tutorial Boats on the beach - Drawing Tutorial Author Bio: Introduction: Drawing with colored pencil is super easy if you use the right colors and have drawn a good sketch. Unlike the graphite pencils, colored pencils cannot be easily erased, so we have to draw carefully, particularly the darker areas. Always draw parts with colored pencil pressing down lightly and if it looks good, color over the same area pressing down hard. Buy a good brand of colored pencils and smooth paper. If you don't have a lot of red pencils, you can get more variations with only one pencil, by controlling how hard you press when you draw. In the image below I've drawn with one red pencil three nuances. In the first example I pressed hard, in the second I pressed normally and in the third example I pressed lightly. Even more variations of color can be created this way: This is just an example of what is inside the book.

Learn How to Draw Human Figures - For the Absolute Beginner Table of Contents Introduction: Drawing Tools Body Proportions -Body Shape -Polygonal Form -Ball Joints Arms Legs Muscle Structure Heads Clothing Proportioning the body structure properly is important when drawing a person. A disproportionate body will mislead the portrayed perspective of your subject. Or worse, the subject might look distorted and deformed. Knowing the proper length for your subject (the person or character you are drawing) can be easily achieved by drawing the head first. In this way, the traditional method in laying out the proper proportion of the body can be initiated. The traditional method of approximating the body proportion of a subject is by using its head’s size. The height of an average man is approximately eight to ten head’s size tall, while a women’s height is about seven to nine head’s size. If your subject/character is eight heads tall then the proportions should be as follows: •The distance of the head/face to crotch is about four heads long. •The arms including the hands from the shoulders are closely four heads long. •An average opened hand is usually equal to or almost one head size. While the length of a small hand can be compared to the length of the eyebrows to chin. •The wrists are aligned or right above the level of crotch. •The lower extremities/legs are about four heads long. Adjustments are most effective by decreasing or increasing the length of each part by half head-size depending on your preferred height. The wideness of the chest is usually two horizontal head’s size or more (two and half) depending on the body built you prefer for your subject. A subject having less than two head’s size will make its actual head look too big or a body proportion too skinny. Take note that these proportions are just an approximation of an average person’s body structure. The measurements can change depending on the body type you prefer to portray, such as a long-legged subject would obviously have legs longer than four heads, or perhaps a shorter upper body to give his or her lower extremities more length. Adjustments are done according to the certain body characteristic of your subject based on his/ her function or purpose. The body proportion should also match the age of your subject. A person that is eight-heads tall effectively portrays an average adult, but it is most unlikely the case when portraying a pre-teen. Considering that the subject will have a smaller head which will be used to approximate his/her height, the number of heads used to convey how tall he/she is must be decreased as well. Considering that an average man is eight heads tall... •A young adult can be seven to seven and half heads tall •A teenager can be six to seven heads tall. •A young child can be five to six and half head tall. •A toddler can be four to five heads tall. Notice how the head measurements adjust according to their age. An individual’s growth gradually decreases as he/she reaches adulthood. But certain measurements and alignments are still implied no matter how old the subject is, such as the comparative length (per head’s size) of arms and legs and the same level of wrists to the crotch

Learn How to Paint Landscapes Using Pastels For the Beginner TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Materials Shaving your Pastels Various ways to blend using Pastels Additional Techniques: Color Wheel Tips to Remember How to render using Pastels with brush Exercises: Tropical Beach Scene The Canadian Rockies Autumn Leaves Cabin Delicate Arch in Arches National Park Waterfall at Yellowstone National Park Author Bio Introduction: Learning to paint Landscape using Pastel is easy, if only you know how to use the right materials and also with proper skills, these are the things you will learn from this eBook. So let me congratulate you for picking up this eBook, for your guide in Pastels, later on as you are working with the exercises you will notice that the techniques used are different from other artists, as it is not just rubbing the pastel in the paper and staining your delicate hands is enough, but we will be using brushes when applying Pastels and materials for blending which you can easily find in your home. You will be using Shaved Pastel colors, which I will be teaching you to make and use it for our work, also various techniques of how to blend the Pastel using single or combination of colors, including discussion of color wheel which is very essential for every artist, and much more for you. You have to read the book step-by-step, I mean that you can’t go to the exercises without learning the basics and fundamental first, so you have to read the first page till the end page, for you to understand it fully. Give your dedication or set time to read the book and work with the exercises, as you are working with your rendering skills, it will become evident that you are getting better as you continue working and gaining experience with it, and who knows where it will take you in the future, it will be very bright for sure, so have fun with your Pastels- future artist. So be ready with your materials and follow the step-by-step procedures thoroughly in the exercises. And after that I’m sure at the end you will have Pastel Rendering skills and you will be rewarded for that, but first “have fun doing the exercises” and be sure to check our Pastel eBook series and other eBooks.

Pencil Drawing For the Beginner - Volume 1 Table of Contents INTRODUCTION GETTING STARTED DRAWING TOOLS Drawing Materials How to grip a pencil properly Warming up Rendering Sphere Cone Cube Cylinder SKETCHING Starting with sticks and shapes DETAILING Design Texture SHADING Casting shadows Hatching Cross-hatching Scumbling Stippling Smudging and layering Smudging Layering Bonus Chapter Animals Bonus Chapter Landscapes Introduction If you are an artist in search for further knowledge about drawing to enhance your skills then this is not the book for you. This book is for the individuals who want to be an artist but know nothing about drawing yet. I know how it feels when you want to illustrate an idea but you just don’t know how to start. And when you finally grabbed the confidence to mark that paper but then it turned out really terrible that you don’t want to show it to anyone. This instructional manual is for making that ‘two circles’ cat of yours into something more pleasing and distinguishable, for enhancing that sheep which looks like a cloud with a face, for turning your stick figures into cartoons, and more. Learn the very basics of drawing easily by following this step-by-step tutorial and realize that drawing is something that is fun to do, and not something that becomes a cause of frustration. To give you a hint of what this book is all about, look at this short list of tasks that you will learn to properly initiate after reading and following the tutorial. Tasks: -Start with a loose sketch. You need to define the first look of your drawing by sketching it first so it could serve as a pattern for your permanent outlines (defined outlines). If the lay-out of your primary sketch is too far-off from the final piece that you are after, the latter parts are going to be difficult. -Define permanent outlines. Trace your sketch to clearly define the contour shape (primary shape) of your drawing, and clean it up by erasing the sketch markings. -Show/illustrate some texture Texture contour provides a better portrayal of the shape’s dimension values. The details such as scales, fur or any print and texture should curve and flow with the contour shape of your subject and adjust with it accordingly. -Draw the necessary details. Use a variety of line thickness and line weight (given pressure on the pencil) to show the right balance to the whole drawing, use thick lines for the parts that should visually dominate the drawing, and less visible and thin lines for the secondary details and parts that merely describe the object/subject’s form.

Drawing Insects For Beginners Step by Step Guide to Drawing Bugs Table of Contents Drawing tools Warming up Pencil Rhino Beetle9= Snail- eating Ground Beetle Stag Beetle Ink (pen & marker) Leaf Insect Grasshopper Domino Cockroach Color Bluebottle Fly Pangkin Dragonfly Blue Morpho Butterfly Author Bio Step by step methods to make drawing easy for the beginner. Look over our shoulder as we draw all of the insects. You will be able to practice and learn the shorcuts to creating realistic insect drawings using pencil, pens and colored pencils.

Drawing Summer Flowers - How to Draw Summer Flowers For the Beginner TABLE OF CONTENTS Drawing tools Sunflower Gladiola Dahlia Calla Coneflower Aster Drawing a Summer Garden Author Bio

Pencil Drawing for the Beginner - People Table of Contents Drawing Tools Body Proportions Body Shape Polygonal Form Ball Joints Arms Legs Muscle Structure Heads Clothing INTRODUCTION TO CARTOONS TYPES OF CARTOONS ELEMENTS OF A CARTOON Large Heads Body Proportions Props and Objects EXPRESSIONS Additional Details for Portraying Cartoon Expressions FACIAL FEATURES Eyes Nose Mouth Ears DRAWING A SCENARIO AGING YOUR CHARACTER Step by step directions and example teaching you how to draw people, their bodies and cartoon people.

Drawing Cartoon Animal For Beginners Step by Step Guide to Drawing Cartoon Animals Table of Contents Drawing tools Getting Started Simple Cartoons How to draw a Dog How to draw a Cat How to Draw a Kangaroo How to Draw a Whale How to Draw an Elephant Easy Shapes to Start With Loony Cartoon Animals How to Draw an Ostrich How to Draw a Giraffe How to Draw a Turtle How to Draw an Octopus How to Draw the Eyes Finalize Your Artwork Adding Color to your Artwork

Learn How to Draw Animals with Colored Pencils For the Beginner Table of Contents Introduction Blending Mixing the colors Drawing the shadows Proportionality Golden eagle - drawing tutorial Tiger - drawing tutorial Fish - drawing tutorial Parrot - drawing tutorial Ladybugs - drawing tutorial Horses - drawing tutorial Author Bio Introduction: Drawing with colored pencil is super easy if you use the right colors and have drawn a good sketch. Unlike the graphite pencils, colored pencils cannot be easily erased, so we have to draw carefully, particularly the darker areas. Always draw parts with colored pencil pressing down lightly and if it looks good, color over the same area pressing down hard. Buy good brand of colored pencils and smooth paper. If you don't have a lot of say red pencils, you can get more nuances with only one pencil, by controlling how hard you press when you draw. In the image below I've drawn with one red pencil three nuances. In the first example I pressed hard, in the second I pressed normally and in the third example I pressed lightly. Even more nuances can be created this way:

Learn How to Paint Animal Portraits Using Pastels For the Beginner TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Materials Shaving your Pastels Pastel Storage Various ways to blend using Pastels Additional Techniques: Color Wheel Tips to Remember How to render using Pastels with brush Exercises: The Wolf The Capuchin Monkey The Sugar Glider The Panda Author Bio Introduction: First of all thank you for choosing this eBook as your guide in Pastel Art, This is the Second eBook for the Pastel Art Series The first one is – “Learn How to Paint Portraits of People Using Pastels For the Beginner”, for this Second series we will be drawing and rendering animal fur and it’s specific texture using Pastel. I remember as a kid I admired people who could draw and render animals, with just a pencil strokes, but as years goes by, my love and curiosity for art alone are not enough, so I seek for more ways to inspire me and appreciate art by immersing myself to some other medium, and I found out that pastel can really add something to my animals artwork as it has colors which can give life to your drawing aside from contenting myself from pencil alone. I can assure you that if you try this, you will be amazed with it. So read it from start to finish, the first part is about what to expect in Pastel art, styles and techniques, and a discussion of colors, tips to remember, and how to render Pastel using Brushes, which is the key for rendering and blending Pastels. And by the way if you want to learn how to render using Charcoal after you learned everything from this eBook, check our other Charcoal Titles- Learn How to Draw Portraits of People in Charcoal for the Beginner (Learn to Draw), Learn How to Draw Landscapes In Pencil and Charcoal For The Absolute Beginner (Learn to Draw), Learn How to Draw Portraits of African Animals in Charcoal For the Beginner (Learn to Draw). So be ready with your materials and follow the step-by-step procedures thoroughly in the exercises. And after that I’m sure at the end you will have Pastel Rendering skills and you will be rewarded for that, but first “have fun doing the exercises”.