Drawing Secrets Revealed - Basics

Learn to draw anything you see!

Discover the artists' "secrets" that make drawing accessible for everyone. Sarah Parks shares with you her favorite materials and the basic techniques that make it possible. Follow along as she guides you through 20+ demonstrations: You'll learn how to strip a composition down to its basics before learning to build it back up into the masterpiece you've long imagined creating. Everything is covered, from the simple shapes of a composition, to the block-in of your drawing, to shading and proportions.

You may be new to the world of drawing, but soon you'll be able to draw anything!

• Get 3-D effects in your drawings
• Develop your artist's eye by learning to refine the overall shape, structure and features of the subjects around you
• Draw dynamic figures and gain a better understanding of their basic structure
20+ step-by-step demonstrations cover everything from still life to people to animals and more!

Auteur

Sarah Parks is a portrait artist who skillfully blends Impressionism with Classical Realism. She has developed an online drawing course, Drawing Secrets Revealed, that teaches a broad spectrum of drawing techniques and skills to give a strong foundation in drawing or painting. Visit here website at: http://sarahparksartist.com/.

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