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Freehand: Sketching Tips and Tricks Drawn from Art
By Helen Birch
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Creating stylish sketches by hand is easy and fun with this inspiring guide. Freehand breaks down basic drawing techniques into bite-sized chunks, and reveals their practical application in dazzling examples by today's coolest artists. Over 200 innovative works of art demonstrate all the fundamentals—line, tone, composition, texture, and more—and are presented alongside friendly text explaining the simple techniques used to achieve each stylish effect. The final section of the book offers aspiring artists essential reference materials to hone their drafting skills and practice what they've learned. Petite in size but comprehensive in scope, this hip handbook will teach artists of all skill levels how to find their personal drawing style and start making amazing sketches.
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Reviews for Freehand
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I found the book delightful and the websites and the blog very informative. It is what is says sketching tips and tricks, with some good ideas thrown in.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5recommended by: CarolineNifty little book that got me inspired to get out my colored pencils, but while some might find the instruction helpful I can’t say it had practical use for me. I think I just can’t learn art this way, and perhaps it’s just that I didn’t put any concentrated effort in trying. What’s lovely about the book is the art; I loved a lot of it. For artists or people who want to dabble in many artistic media, I think there are some good ideas and helpful tips. I did make note of the art apps mentioned and I have started to check them out. Fun book! It’s a friendly size for carrying around, which I did. I was hoping for more pure colored pencils (only one example where that was the only technique used) and watercolors. For people who want to play with a bunch of kinds of art, especially in each art piece, this is a really good book for ideas and inspiration. 3 ½ stars
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Very clear
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This book is mistitled... It is a small art exercise book with specific tasks and prompts. As such it's good, a nice challenge. It's just not really about freehand sketching as I understand it.