Look Closer, Draw Better: Expert Techniques For Realistic Drawing

Look Closer, Draw Better: Expert Techniques For Realistic Drawing

Capture your subjects on paper like never before.?ook Closer, Draw Better?ill transform the way you see the subjects of your artwork, lighting the way with practical techniques in a range of mediums. Are you looking tomake a leap in the quality of your artwork? Are you looking fornew perspectives on the art of drawing? Or maybe you want to bring morepoetry and presence to your work.?ook Closer, Draw Better?ill help you reach your goals with projects thatexplore graphite, charcoal, ink, and watercolor wash, emphasizing techniques that Kateri Ewing has refined over years of practice and teaching. Ewing teaches by?raining your eye tosee subjects clearly in contour, line, and shadow, while you learn to make marks with tools that areexpressive of what we really see. Her focus is on nature-birds, flowers,?nd plants that can be closely observed. Discover the techniques for capturing the delicacy?f feathers, the natural blemishes on a piece of fruit, the veins and velvety texture of a leaf-all the tiny details that enhance the realistic quality of a drawing. Ewing takes you carefully through every step. Let?ook Closer, Draw Better?nspire and transform your artistic eye.ReviewWith her lyrical artwork of natural subjects, Ewing presents lessons in graphite, charcoal, pen and ink, and watercolor. - Artists MagazineLook Closer, Draw Better will help aspiring artists to reach their personal and professional goals with projects that explore graphite, charcoal, ink, and watercolor wash... A comprehensive, profusely illustrated, and thoroughly 'user friendly' instructional guide,Look Closer, Draw Better is especially and unreservedly recommended for personal, professional, community, and art school instructional reference collections. - Midwest Book ReviewAbout the AuthorThe author of Look Closer, Draw Better and Watercolor Is for Everyone, Kateri Ewing is an artist in residence and teacher at the Roycroft Campus in East Aurora, New York. For her artistic and writing endeavors, she was honored with the 2012 Mary and Gil Stott Award at Roycroft. Her artwork has also won numerous awards in both local and national exhibitions. She uses her Patreon virtual classroom to interact with her students, worldwide, daily. She lives in Western New York. Her website is kateriewing.com.