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Learning How to Draw Has Never Been Easier!Lee Hammond's All New Big Book of Drawing is the culmination of nearly forty years of teaching. No matter what your experience level YOU CAN DRAW by following along these easy step-by-step demonstrations. Whether you want to create drawings of flowers, learn how to draw animals or how to draw a person, these drawing techniques, all-new projects, and expert tips will show you how to get great results with both regular pencils and colored pencils.Two books in one. The first half is a comprehensive course on using pencils to capture shape, form and likeness. The second half explores adding color using colored pencils88 step-by-step projects. You will learn to draw everything with this book! Starting with a simple sphere and working up to sea shells, sunsets, flowers, birds, horses, clothing, people--and so much more!A lifetime of know-how! Lee covers it all--from big picture concepts (selecting tools, shading techniques, making sense of perspective) down to techniques for creating the look of feathers, capturing skin tones, and making surfaces look shiny or transparent.
About the Author
A professional artist and art instructor for more than thirty years, Lee has authored more than 30 North Light books, and has appeared and contributed in over 75 publications, DVD's and video streams. She owned and operated the Midwest School of Art in Lenexa, Kansas for six years and now has a private studio in Overland Park, Kansas where she teaches during summer and fall. In the winter months she lives and teaches in Naples, Florida where she is the artist in residence for the Rookery Bay Research Reserve. She is also the artist for the Friends of Florida Panther organization. She conducts drawing seminars, gives school lectures and mentors nationwide. Also a certified police composite artist in the Kansas City metro area, and Southwest Florida, she has worked with "America's Most Wanted, and other crime related TV shows and documentaries." A former contributing writer for The Artist's Magazine, she has also been licensed with many of NASCAR''s racing teams to produce art and fine art prints. Her work is seen online at www.leehammond.com.
