Drawn from Life: Tips and Tricks for Contemporary Life Drawing (Sketch Book, Life Drawing Guide, Gifts for Artists)

by Helen Birch

Overview

Drawn from Life offers bite-size lessons that will help anyone master the classic practice of life drawing. Over 100 pieces of art by contemporary artists illustrate fundamentals such as line, contour, and color, plus surprising and innovative techniques that will take your drawings to the next level. Showcasing a wide range of styles and methods, this is a refreshing new guide to a timeless art form.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781452158785
Publisher:	Chronicle Books LLC
Publication date:	07/18/2017
Sales rank:	670,630
Product dimensions:	7.20(w) x 4.60(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Helen Birch is an art lecturer and blogger based in the United Kingdom. She is the author of the highly popular blog drawdrawdraw, and her books include Freehand.

Editorial Reviews

Doling out technique instruction and visual inspiration in equal parts, Helen Birch’s half-sized, horizontally formatted guide helps readers tap into rich traditions of life drawing, demonstrating how to use everyday people as muses…. A great way for beginning- and intermediate-level artists to dip a toe into figure drawing without attending art school.” —Library Journal

“Doling out technique instruction and visual inspiration in equal parts, Helen Birch’s half-sized, horizontally formatted guide helps readers tap into rich traditions of life drawing, demonstrating how to use everyday people as muses…. A great way for beginning- and intermediate-level artists to dip a toe into figure drawing without attending art school.” —Library Journal

From the Publisher

07/01/2017
Doling out technique instruction and visual inspiration in equal parts, Birch's (Just Add Watercolor) half-sized, horizontally formatted guide helps readers tap into rich traditions of life drawing, demonstrating how to use everyday people as muses. Not necessarily intended to be read linearly, it is full of exercises that apply different approaches and styles. Each consists simply of a page of explanation, exemplified on the next page by successfully completed drawings. Some digital media is included, as is a very brief section on tools and materials. A handy visual index showing a thumbnail of each project starts off the book. VERDICT A great way for beginning- and intermediate-level artists to dip a toe into figure drawing without attending art school.

Library Journal