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Not sure how to start your drawing of a flamingo or a flying squirrel? Businessman? Bat? Baobab tree? How to Draw Almost Everything is here to help!

With over 2,000 images, this playful visual reference book offers illustrated step-by-step instructions for drawing almost anything you can imagine:

  • Animals: a menagerie of terrestrial animals, aquatic animals & fish, birds, bugs & insects, dinosaurs, and even unidentified mysterious animals
  • People: facial features, expressions, actions, people of different ages and genders, clothing, occupations, and famous faces
  • Plants: all kinds of trees, shrubs, flowers, and other unique plants
  • Foods: a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, main dishes, snacks, drinks, and packaged foods
  • Things around the house: stuff found in the entryway, kitchen, living room, bedroom, study, bathroom, and patio as well as tools for home maintenance
  • Architecture: structures found around the neighborhood, famous sites in Japan, and famous landmarks around the world
  • Vehicles: on the road, on the tracks, in the air, on the water, and beyond
  • Seasons: everyday events, holidays & special events, weather, Chinese zodiac, and astrological signs

Author and artist Chika Miyata’s whimsical, loose drawing style will encourage you to be spontaneous and creative as you try the wealth of different drawing subjects. At the end of each chapter, Chika challenges you to synthesize what you’ve learned by drawing a scene.

As you go, you will find not only that you can draw, but that you love to draw.

Each book in the Almost Everything series offers readers a fun, comprehensive, and charmingly illustrated visual directory of ideas to inspire skill building in their creative endeavors.

Not sure how to start your drawing of a flamingo or a flying squirrel? Businessman? Bat? Baobab tree? How to Draw Almost Everything is here to help!

With over 2,000 images, this playful visual reference book offers illustrated step-by-step instructions for drawing almost anything you can imagine:

  • Animals: a menagerie of terrestrial animals, aquatic animals & fish, birds, bugs & insects, dinosaurs, and even unidentified mysterious animals
  • People: facial features, expressions, actions, people of different ages and genders, clothing, occupations, and famous faces
  • Plants: all kinds of trees, shrubs, flowers, and other unique plants
  • Foods: a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, main dishes, snacks, drinks, and packaged foods
  • Things around the house: stuff found in the entryway, kitchen, living room, bedroom, study, bathroom, and patio as well as tools for home maintenance
  • Architecture: structures found around the neighborhood, famous sites in Japan, and famous landmarks around the world
  • Vehicles: on the road, on the tracks, in the air, on the water, and beyond
  • Seasons: everyday events, holidays & special events, weather, Chinese zodiac, and astrological signs

Author and artist Chika Miyata’s whimsical, loose drawing style will encourage you to be spontaneous and creative as you try the wealth of different drawing subjects. At the end of each chapter, Chika challenges you to synthesize what you’ve learned by drawing a scene.

As you go, you will find not only that you can draw, but that you love to draw.

Each book in the Almost Everything series offers readers a fun, comprehensive, and charmingly illustrated visual directory of ideas to inspire skill building in their creative endeavors.

Über den Autor

Chika Miyata, born in 1980, is an award-winning illustrator. She lives and works in Japan.

Inhaltsverzeichnis
INTRODUCTION 4
GETTING STARTED 8
Materials 8
Warm Up: Practice Drawing Lines 12
Warm Up: Practice Drawing Shapes 13
How to Use This Book 14

ANIMALS 15
Terrestrial Animals 16
Aquatic Animals & Fish 31
Birds 42
Bugs & Insects 48
Dinosaurs 54
Challenge #1: Draw a Zoo 60
Unidentified Mysterious Animals 62

PEOPLE 65
Faces 66
Expressions 68
Actions 69
People by Age & Gender 70
Clothing 84
Occupations 88
Famous Faces 94

PLANTS 97
Trees 98
Shrubs 102
Flowers 105
Other Unique Plants 112

FOODS 113
Fruits 114
Vegetables 118
Main Dishes 126
Snacks 136
Drinks 141
Challenge #2: Draw Bottles 141
Packaged Foods 142
Challenge #3: Draw Food Packaging 143
Challenge #4: Make a Food Journal 144

AROUND THE HOUSE 145
Entryway 146
Kitchen 147
Living Room 152
Bedroom 154
Study 155
Bathroom 156
Patio 159
Home Maintenance 160
Challenge #5: Draw Windows and
Doors 160

ARCHITECTURE AND SITES 161
Around the Neighborhood 162
Challenge #6: Draw a Street Map 167
Famous Sites in Japan 168
Famous Sites Around the World 171

VEHICLES 177
On the Road 178
On the Tracks 192
In the Air 195
Challenge #7: Draw Vehicles and
Landscapes 198
On the Water 200
Other Vehicles 205

SEASONS 209
Everyday Events 210
Challenge #8: Illustrate Your Date Book 211
Holidays & Seasonal Events 212
Weather 215
Chinese Zodiac 218
Astrological Signs 219
Challenge #9: Draw Scenes from Your
Favorite Movies 220
Challenge #10: Animal Alphabet 221

AUTHOR’S NOTE 222

ABOUT THE AUTHOR 223
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Genre: Importe
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Hobby & Freizeit
Thema: Malen & Zeichnen
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781631591402
ISBN-10: 1631591401
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellernummer: 223125
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Miyata, Chika
Hersteller: Quarto
Quarry Books
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Abbildungen: 500 color illustrations
Maße: 202 x 157 x 21 mm
Von/Mit: Chika Miyata
Erscheinungsdatum: 14.04.2016
Gewicht: 0,373 kg
Artikel-ID: 107991190

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