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Title: Pencil Drawing Techniques by David Lewis ISBN: 0-8230-3991-9 Publisher: Watson-Guptill Pubns Pub. Date: June, 1984 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.33 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Great book and a lot of text
Comment: Hi all. I draw as a hobby and have been drawing since I was a about 10. I took drawing classes before, but when I look at my previous artwork, they really don't have the "realism" that I wanted, i.e. they look too much like cartoons. I wandered around and tried looking for some books to teach me how to obtained that photo-realistic quality with a pencil.
Flipping through this book, my jaw dropped in amazement at the examples in this book. Near the end, the illustrations of zoo animals (tigers, horses, etc) were so life-like! The artist really know how to shade. I instantly brought the book.
Let me tell you, this book is very complex and loaded with information. There are lots of text for an art book. First, the book goes over the basics of shapes and different shades of pencil lead (from hard 6H to very soft 8B, the "#2 pencil" is near the middle). Then we go over shading. The book is primarily focusing on different shading and strokes techniques in order to get that "life-like" realism in your drawing. In my personal experience, trying to obtain that level takes many hours and many practice. If you are the type who gives up easily, then this book isn't for you. Nobody said drawing is easy. Or, if you are only interested in drawing nice line-arts (and letting a computer do the rest), then this book is NOT for you as well. However, if you want to draw to the highest realism with just a pencil, then this book is worth considering.
I should also mention that a small chapter is devoted to color pencils (whereas the rest, or 90% of the book, is on graphite pencil), but I haven't bother with color yet.
Rating: 4
Summary: Good book for beginners!
Comment: Any beginner to drawing with pencil should and eventually will come across this book. Save yourself the trouble and get this book now for you drawing library. You will learn something from it!
Rating: 4
Summary: Good starting fundamentals
Comment: I like this book as it covers most of the basic topics in pencil drawing. As compared to other books for beginners, this book gives sufficient guidelines and examples. The only concern I have is that the examples are not very "real", not "live" enough. After all, I would recommend this book to beginners in pencil drawing.
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Title: How to Draw What You See by Rudy De Reyna ISBN: 0823023753 Publisher: Watson-Guptill Pubns Pub. Date: September, 1996 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Keys to Drawing by Bert Dodson ISBN: 0891343377 Publisher: North Light Books Pub. Date: August, 1990 List Price(USD): $22.99 |
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Title: Drawing Realistic Textures in Pencil by J. D. Hillberry ISBN: 0891348689 Publisher: North Light Books Pub. Date: March, 1999 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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Title: The Drawing Handbook by Frank J. Lohan ISBN: 0809237865 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 1993 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards ISBN: 0874774241 Publisher: J. P. Tarcher Pub. Date: September, 1999 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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