num_pages: 224
description: This is the book that can teach anyone to draw (yes even you!)If you're not getting the kind of true-to-life results you want in your drawings (or if you can't even draw a straight line) Carrie and Rick Parks can help. As award-winning teachers they have a proven game plan for helping artists of all levels overcome common problems and see immediate improvement in their work. As professional composite artists they know the tricks and tools for achieving incredibly lifelike results. In this friendly foolproof guide to drawing they share it  Easy-to-master techniques for achieving a convincing sense of depth  How to draw challenging textures like metal and fur  Putting personality into your portraits  40 step-by-step demonstrations featuring a variety of people animals and natureEasy enough so that beginners can jump right in and comprehensive enough to help more accomplished artists refine their skills. This book covers all the essentials teaching you the secrets of realistic drawing one step at a time building the skills you need to tackle any subject convincingly--even those you've always thought were beyond your reach. Before you know it you'll be turning out picturesque landscapes stellar portraits--any subject that inspires you to put pencil to paper!
language: English
title: The Big Book of Realistic Drawing Secrets: Easy Techniques for drawing people, animals, flowers and nature
publisher: North Light Books