Download or read book Learn to Draw in a Weekend written by Richard Taylor and published by David and Charles. This book was released on 2006-09-08 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unleash your inner artist in just a couple of days with this hands-on beginner’s guide to drawing full of techniques, projects, and inspiration. Learn to Draw in a Weekend leads the reader through basic techniques and skill-building exercises to a variety of fully developed projects. Developing artists go from indoor drawing on Saturday to a beautiful Sunday of drawing outside. Beginning with simple shapes and lines drawings, they soon learn to add texture, depth, and color. Each project is packed with encouraging advice and helpful tips for a variety of drawing media, including graphite pencils, colored pencils, Conte, pastel, charcoal and watercolor pencils. The volume also features inspirational artworks, and professional advice from the author and acclaimed artist Richard Taylor.