{"product_id":"drawing-maury-aaseng-9781633228504","title":"Drawing: Birds: Learn to Draw Step by Step","description":"\u003cb\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eDrawing: Birds, \u003c\/i\u003e learn to render a variety of beautiful, realistic birds in graphite pencil.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Artists of all skill levels and bird enthusiasts alike will find \u003cb\u003ecreative inspiration \u003c\/b\u003eand valuable drawing instruction in \u003ci\u003eDrawing: Birds. \u003c\/i\u003eThis comprehensive, 10.25 ﾗ 13.75-inch book book opens with an introduction to \u003cb\u003eessential drawing tools, \u003c\/b\u003e including graphite pencils, erasers, paper, and other materials. Then learn a variety of basic \u003cb\u003edrawing techniques, \u003c\/b\u003e such as shading, stippling, hatching, crosshatching, and others. Discover helpful tips for creating a \u003cb\u003egood composition, \u003c\/b\u003e understanding and seeing value, transferring photo references, and taking \u003cb\u003eartistic liberties.\u003c\/b\u003e After learning the drawing basics, jump into the easy step-by-step projects to\u003cb\u003e draw specific birds, \u003c\/b\u003e including a barred owl, a great blue heron, a ruby-throated hummingbird, a gray parrot, a pileated woodpecker, and black-capped chickadees. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this book, professional artist and nature enthusiast Maury Aaseng offers simple, \u003cb\u003ecomprehensive instruction\u003c\/b\u003e for drawing a range of lovely birds, as well as information for achieving accurate proportions, capturing motion, and building up form. Aaseng also shows you how to \u003cb\u003ecreate realistic textures, \u003c\/b\u003esuch as feathers, nests, tree bark, and water. With his easy \u003cb\u003estep-by-step projects\u003c\/b\u003e that start with basic shapes and progress to detailed final drawings, you can draw many birds, from the common to the exotic. Easy-to-follow instruction and \u003cb\u003eart tips \u003c\/b\u003ethroughout make \u003ci\u003eDrawing: Birds\u003c\/i\u003e a complete guide for creating \u003cb\u003erealistic and detailed\u003c\/b\u003e drawings of these feathered friends. For the aspiring avian artist, this book is a \u003cb\u003emust-have\u003c\/b\u003e art-instruction reference. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Designed for beginners, the How to Draw \u0026amp; Paint series offers \u003cb\u003eeasy-to-follow guides \u003c\/b\u003ethat introduce artists to basic tools and materials and include simple step-by-step lessons for a \u003cb\u003evariety of projects \u003c\/b\u003esuitable for the aspiring artist. \u003ci\u003eDrawing: Birds\u003c\/i\u003e allows artists to develop drawing skills by demonstrating how to start with \u003cb\u003ebasic shapes \u003c\/b\u003eand use pencil and shading techniques to create varied textures, values, and details for a realistic, completed drawing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maury Aaseng\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1633228509\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781633228504\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Walter Foster Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 13.50h x 10.00w x 0.20d","brand":"Maury Aaseng","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43987975209215,"sku":"9781633228504","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_022fc3f7-2431-4c03-b7e8-e322eae05b5c.jpg?v=1683291922","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/drawing-maury-aaseng-9781633228504","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}