The Complete Guide to Drawing for Beginners. Yoshiko Ogura

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      How to Use This Book

      Keep the following points in mind in order to take full advantage of the lessons in this book and enjoy

       the learning process.

      Practice with objects

       that are handy

      To practice the basics, you can take advantage

       of things that are close to you, such as apples

       or eggs. The simple things around you will help

       you get a lot of practice. These are things you

       can draw any time, and just draw casually. The

       objects covered in this book are categorized on

       pages 4–5. Use the Quick Lookup Index there to choose subjects to draw.

      Refer to the photographic

       and finished sketch examples

      It’s challenging to render full-color objects

       monochromatically. In these lessons, refer

       to both the color photo graph of the subject and

       the finished drawing to refine your

       shading technique.

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      The basics

      The foundational skills are divided into five

       sections in the first part of this book. The

       appropriate techniques needed to draw each

       subject are explained on pages 26–35. All these skills can be put into practice as you progress through this book.

      Process explanations

      The step-by-step process of drawing each

       subject is explained through a series of pho-

       tos. There will be many pointers along the

       way to guide you through.

      Useful terminology

      Technical terms are easy to understand with

       the right explanation. I decided to keep the

       explanations plain and simple in this book to

       make it easier for beginners.

      Refer to the sample

       illustrations along the way

      For many basic concepts, it is often better to

       show than tell. This book includes a lot of

       illustrations to help you understand what is

       meant to be done. The illustrations will help

       you remember the basics.

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