The Complete Guide to Drawing for Beginners. Yoshiko Ogura
The Complete Guide to
DRAWING
for Beginners
21 STEP-BY-STEP LESSONS
YOSHIKO OGURA
Contents
Expressing color with the pencil 22
Work with the kneaded eraser 23
Practice Observing the Object 24
Understand the Five Basic Techniques 26
1 Position 26
SIDEBAR How Do You Use a Viewfinder? 36
Drawing Lessons
LESSON 1 Apple 42
DRAWING INSPIRATION Simple Shapes 54
SIDEBAR Understanding Perspective 56
Drawing Hard and Soft Surfaces
LESSON 5 Blanket 58
DRAWING INSPIRATION Hard & Soft Objects 66
LESSON 9 Water Droplets 68
DRAWING INSPIRATION Transparent Objects 72
SIDEBAR What to Observe When Drawing 74
LESSON 11 Piece of Squash 76
DRAWING INSPIRATION Complicated Shapes 80
SIDEBAR Portraits vs. Generic Drawings 82
Drawing Human Anatomical Features
LESSON 13 Hand 84
LESSON 15 Upper Body Portrait 90
SIDEBAR Draw Young and Old People 96
LESSON 16 Tree 98