Drawing- A Complete Guide: Nature

by Giovanni Civardi

Overview

Learn to draw the natural world in this fascinating and accessible guide by master-artist Giovanni Civardi.
Beginning with the key drawing methods and materials you'll need to start your artistic journey, along with advice on drawing perspective and light and shade, learn to sketch country scenes, fruit, vegetables, animals and more. Throughout you'll find hundreds of helpful and practical illustrations and diagrams, along with stunning examples of Civardi's work that exemplify his favourite techniques for capturing the natural world.
This is the perfect book for both beginner and experienced artists looking for an inspirational, no-nonsense introduction to drawing natural subjects.
This comprehensive guide brings together seven books from Search Press' successful Art of Drawing series: Drawing Techniques; Drawing Perspective; Drawing Scenery; Drawing Light & Shade; Flowers, Fruit and Vegetables; Drawing Pets; and Drawing Wild Animals.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781782218807
Publisher:	Search Press
Publication date:	09/07/2021
Series:	Art of Drawing
Pages:	400
Sales rank:	383,326
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Giovanni Civardi is a best-selling Italian artist and author, with over 600,000 copies of his books sold worldwide in English alone. Civardi was born in Milan, Italy in 1947. While training to become a sculptor, portrait artist and illustrator at the Free Life-Study School of the Accademia di Brera, he also studied medicine and surgery. For over a decade, he worked as an illustrator, producing commissions for newspapers, magazines and book covers. During frequent trips to France and Denmark, Civardi put on one-man exhibitions of this work and pursued his interest in studying the relationship between medical anatomy and the human form as depicted by the artist. His experience gained from teaching anatomy, life drawing and portraiture in schools and institutions over many years has led to the publication of numerous books in which Civardi's experiences are brought into focus. For more work and information visit his website: www.giovannicivardi.it.

Table of Contents

I Drawing Techniques 6

Introduction 7

Materials and equipment 8

Basic techniques 10

Pencil and graphite 12

Charcoal, chalk and carbon pencil 20

Ink 26

Watercolour, tempera and mixed media 30

Drawing from life 34

Practical advice 36

II Understanding Perspective 38

Introduction 39

Getting started 40

The main types of linear perspective 42

Aerial perspective 48

Understanding linear perspective 50

Central linear perspective 54

Two-point linear perspective 60

Three-point linear perspective 76

Using construction lines 80

Projected shadows 82

Reflections 86

III Drawing Light & Shade 92

Introduction 93

Light and shade 94

Form shadow and cast shadow 98

Perspective and shadow theory 104

Tone and tonal values 106

Tonal simplification 110

Gradation of tones 112

Tonal key and tonal contrast 118

Creating effective shading 120

Composition 132

Volume and relief 134

Aerial perspective 136

Effects of chiaroscuro in art 138

Studies from life 140

IV Drawing Scenery 148

Introduction 149

Tools and techniques 150

Practical advice 152

Linear perspective 154

Aerial perspective 160

Composing a scene 164

Choosing a composition 166

Drawing techniques 168

Preliminary studies 178

Detail 180

Light 182

Water 184

Trees and vegetation 188

Buildings and structures 192

Clouds and sky 196

Reference material 198

Figures and animals 200

Landscapes 202

Seascapes 204

Mountains 206

V Flowers, Fruit & Vegetables 208

Introduction 209

Getting started 210

Perspective 214

Composition 216

Botanical anatomy 220

Structure 222

Lighting 226

Stages of a drawing 228

Botanical sketchbook: Flowers 232

Botanical sketchbook: Fruit 252

Botanical sketchbook: Vegetables 262

Proportions 271

VI Drawing Pets 272

Introduction 273

Some practical considerations 274

Perspective 276

Anatomy 278

Form, structure and movement 282

Drawing techniques 284

Sketchbook: Dogs 286

Sketchbook: Chickens 296

Sketchbook: Cattle 298

Sketchbook: Cats 300

Sketchbook: Horses 308

Wildlife sketchbook 322

VII Wild Animals 334

Introduction 335

Practical considerations 336

Perspective 340

Anatomy 342

Form, structure and movement 346

Drawing methods 352

Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) 356

Zebra (Equus zebra) 358

Brown bear (Ursus arctos) 360

Tiger (Panthera tigris) 362

Lion (Panthera led) 364

Jaguar (Panthera onca) 366

Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) 368

Rhinoceros 370

Elephant (loxodonta africana and Elephas maximus) 374

Kangaroo (Macropus genus) 378

Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) 380

Sketchbook studies 384