Drawing for Painters.
The first step in creating a painting is to sketch out a rough drawing on the canvas. This drawing gives a painting its structural base, indicating the picture's layout, the correct proportions of each element, and the distribution of the details that combine to make up the picture's overall composition.
DRAWING for PAINTERS shows you how to make these basic drawings and then guides you through the various stages towards completion of your painting.
Titles in Barron's Pocket Guides series, present practical advice and instruction to students and serious amateurs and include tips that even experienced professionals find helpful. Captioned colour illustrations include notes on how famous artists solved specific problems.