Cover art for The Art of Pencil Drawing with Gene Franks
Published
Walter Foster, August 2022
ISBN
9781600588907
Format
Softcover, 144 pages
Dimensions
27.9cm × 21.6cm

The Art of Pencil Drawing with Gene Franks Learn how to draw realistic subjects with pencil

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From the fundamentals to advanced techniques, The Art of Pencil Drawing with Gene Franks is filled with more than 65 step-by-step projects useful to artists of all skill levels. The impressive drawings by author-artist Gene Franks seem to come to life right on the page.

With this comprehensive guide, learn to draw like Gene Franks with simple, step-by-step demonstrations that cover a wide variety of subject matter, from still lifes and landscapes to animals and people. First, there is an introduction to art supplies, how to use pencils, and information about the value scale and shading. Then move into the 65+ drawing projects, broken into six sections:

  • Still lifes, including fruit, a conch shell, and children's toys

  • Buildings, including a barn, a Spanish mission, and a lighthouse

  • Landscapes, including flowers and foliage, a creek, and a farm

  • Transportation, including a boat, car, and train

  • Animals, including a rabbit, a tiger, and birds

  • People, including a young man in a suit, a woman in profile, a ballerina, and a prospector

Along the way, learn more about sketching, composition, and much more. No matter your skill level, The Art of Pencil Drawing with Gene Franks is a must-have for any artist's library.

Walter Foster Publishing's Collector's Series offers a broad range of projects across a variety of mediums and genres, such as drawing, oil, acrylic, watercolor, cartooning, calligraphy, and others. Suitable for beginning to intermediate artists, each book features in-depth instruction about how to work with the tools of the trade, master techniques, and use newfound skills in practical application via step-by-step projects.

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