5-Minute Sketching: Animals and Pets

Sketching has become an extremely popular pastime. This book can help artists of all abilities to nurture their creativity and to develop skills and speed. Each spread features six expert tips and ideas. Examples of amazing five-minute sketches inspire readers who are short on time or short on ideas, showing how easy it is to make drawing a part of everyday life. Animals are among the world's most colourful life forms and this book provides expert guidance on using colour in sketching: choice of media and their uses, including washes, pencils, charcoals and pastels. The 60 quick exercises include challenges that incorporate colour. An ideal introduction to a rewarding pastime and a source of inspiration for new, experienced and lapsed sketchers alike!Author: Gary GerathsPublisher: Firefly BooksNumber of pages: 128ISBN: 9781770859173