The Complete Guide to Drawing for Beginners. Yoshiko Ogura

      How to Use This Book

      Keep the following points in mind in order to take full advantage of the lessons in this book and enjoy

       the learning process.

      Practice with objects

       that are handy

      To practice the basics, you can take advantage

       of things that are close to you, such as apples

       or eggs. The simple things around you will help

       you get a lot of practice. These are things you

       can draw any time, and just draw casually. The

       objects covered in this book are categorized on

       pages 4–5. Use the Quick Lookup Index there to choose subjects to draw.

      Refer to the photographic

       and finished sketch examples

      It’s challenging to render full-color objects

       monochromatically. In these lessons, refer

       to both the color photo graph of the subject and

       the finished drawing to refine your

       shading technique.

      6

      The basics

      The foundational skills are divided into five

       sections in the first part of this book. The

       appropriate techniques needed to draw each

       subject are explained on