[$0 eBook] "How to Draw Cool Stuff: Shading, Textures and Optical Illusions"

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By Catherine Holmes
Length: 241 pages

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“How to Draw Cool Stuff: Basics, Shading, Texture, Pattern and Optical Illusions” is the second book in the How to Draw Cool Stuff series. Inside you will find simple illustrations that cover the necessities of drawing cool stuff.

Specific exercises are provided that offer step-by-step guidelines for drawing a variety of subjects. Each lesson starts with an easy-to-draw shape that will become the basic structure of the drawing. From there, each step adds elements to that structure, allowing the artist to build on their creation and make a more detailed image.

Starting with the basic forms, the artist is provided a guide to help see objects in terms of simplified shapes. Instructions for shading to add depth, contrast, character and movement to a drawing are then covered. The varieties of texture and pattern that can be included in an artwork offer another layer of interest and depth to a design. These elements are necessary to indicate the way something looks like it feels in a work (texture) or creating the repetition of shapes, lines or colors (patterns). Illustrated optical illusions involve images that are sensed and perceived to be different from what they really are, showing examples of how the mind and the eyes can play tricks on each other.

All you need is a piece of paper, a pencil and an eraser and you are ready to draw cool stuff. Once the drawing is complete, it can be colored, shaded or designed in any way you like to make it original. Following these exercises is a great way to practice your craft and begin seeing things in terms of simple shapes within a complex object.

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  cheepwun on 19/07/2017 - 22:18

  +4

  me: cool!
  clicks link

  …

  Amazon:
  "You already own this item. Read anytime on your Kindle apps and devices."

  me: oh
  (one of the hundreds I'll get around to reading…someday)

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    harkoliar on 19/07/2017 - 22:42

    +2

    Apparently I purchased this back in 2015.

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  2be8 on 19/07/2017 - 22:34

  +2

  Also available free on kindle from the same author
  How to Draw Cool Stuff: A Drawing Guide for Teachers and Students
  https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/aw/d/B00JTI8SDU/

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    MatthewAsia on 20/07/2017 - 08:31

    US: https://www.amazon.com/How-Draw-Cool-Stuff-Teachers-ebook/dp…

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      coldturkey on 20/07/2017 - 18:42

      $9.99 NOT free at Amazon.com

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        MatthewAsia on 24/07/2017 - 09:10

        It was free at the time of posting.

        "You purchased this item on July 19, 2017."
        "Total for this Order: $0.00"

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  [Deactivated] on 19/07/2017 - 22:42

  +1

  Can we make my nose look smaller
  It's enormous

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    GateauBoeuf on 20/07/2017 - 20:01

    This is already possible - with the power of mineral wizardry. 8)

    It doesn't even need to be elaborate. Just pick up a half decent powder set with swatches darker and lighter than your natural skin tone; consider shades consistent with the shadows and highlights of your face. Dig around for a watercolour brush and repurpose for a greater cause. Apply lighter tone (highlighter) along the middle of your nose and darker tone (shadow) along the sides of your nose. Blend/smudge accordingly to achieve a natural look.

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      [Deactivated] on 20/07/2017 - 20:15

      It's too big for that
      I want to hear more about optical illusion's

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  RichardMelbourne on 19/07/2017 - 23:56

  Thanks OP!