• How to mix every color you need from a basic palette • Pages of detailed at-a-glance color charts • Mixing with both dry and water-soluble pencils • Ideas for mixing a wide range of greens • The best mixture for deep, rich colors • Useful techniques for blending and overlaying • Technical information on pigments
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30 reviews for Basic Figure Drawing Techniques (Basic Techniques)
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J –
Love this book
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Amby –
I really liked this book because it is a good how-to. Even though this paperback is good at teaching basic figure drawing techniques, it takes a lot of practice to do well – just as anything else. It is a great guide to be better if you struggle with figure drawing though.
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KatieScarlet –
This is a very good basic book on figure drawing. The author does tend to lean heavily on “basic shapes” (cones, orbs, cubes, etc) as the basis for his lessons. This technique doesn’t work for everyone, but if it does for you, you’ll like this book.
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Linda M. Vance –
I am just in my first week of Life Drawing class and so far this textbook has been an excellent tool for learning. The text is easy to read and understand. Great illustrations and instruction. Reasonbaly priced.
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Lynn Terese Saller –
This book is just what I was looking for. A lot of techniques using gesture drawing. Also includes measuring techniques. I am a beginner and am taking my first class, and this book is a great help.
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Laira –
I was skeptical of buying a used book at such a low price, but not only did it arrive quickly, it looks like it was never used. It has a vintage sticker in the first page, one I happen to really like, but other than that, it looks brand new. I am very happy with this item.
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Peter Brogan –
I needed this book for a class. It’s a very good book for someone new to figure dawing. It has some parts that are a bit redundant, but some sections are very helpful, such as; specific points about drawing human hands and heads. I wish there had been more of this sort of instruction instead of the huge portion of the book dedicated to gesture drawing and basic forms. In my opinion, these sections could have been greatly reduced. Overall, this book is worth the price and very helpful for beginners.
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Helga Woolsey –
I have both the hard cover and the kindle version of this book and I’m very glad that I decided to get both, being able to zoom in on details has really helped me in my assignments
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Kindle Customer –
As a beginner, I bought this as a supplement to my class, and found it so helpful. I really find this with more “instruction” that can then make the drawing from the model in class much easier to get proportion and movement in my strokes. Love it.
J –
Love this book
Amby –
I really liked this book because it is a good how-to. Even though this paperback is good at teaching basic figure drawing techniques, it takes a lot of practice to do well – just as anything else. It is a great guide to be better if you struggle with figure drawing though.
KatieScarlet –
This is a very good basic book on figure drawing. The author does tend to lean heavily on “basic shapes” (cones, orbs, cubes, etc) as the basis for his lessons. This technique doesn’t work for everyone, but if it does for you, you’ll like this book.
Linda M. Vance –
I am just in my first week of Life Drawing class and so far this textbook has been an excellent tool for learning. The text is easy to read and understand. Great illustrations and instruction. Reasonbaly priced.
spiritbride
Lynn Terese Saller –
This book is just what I was looking for. A lot of techniques using gesture drawing.
Also includes measuring techniques. I am a beginner and am taking my first class, and this book is a great help.
Laira –
I was skeptical of buying a used book at such a low price, but not only did it arrive quickly, it looks like it was never used. It has a vintage sticker in the first page, one I happen to really like, but other than that, it looks brand new. I am very happy with this item.
Peter Brogan –
I needed this book for a class. It’s a very good book for someone new to figure dawing. It has some parts that are a bit redundant, but some sections are very helpful, such as; specific points about drawing human hands and heads.
I wish there had been more of this sort of instruction instead of the huge portion of the book dedicated to gesture drawing and basic forms. In my opinion, these sections could have been greatly reduced.
Overall, this book is worth the price and very helpful for beginners.
Helga Woolsey –
I have both the hard cover and the kindle version of this book and I’m very glad that I decided to get both, being able to zoom in on details has really helped me in my assignments
Kindle Customer –
As a beginner, I bought this as a supplement to my class, and found it so helpful. I really find this with more “instruction” that can then make the drawing from the model in class much easier to get proportion and movement in my strokes. Love it.