How to Draw Almost Everything: An Illustrated Sourcebook

How to Draw Almost Everything: An Illustrated Sourcebook

<DIV><P><B>Not sure how to start your drawing of a flamingo or a flying squirrel? Businessman? Bat? Baobab tree? <I>How to Draw Almost Everything</I> is here to help!</B><BR /><BR /> With over 2,000 images, this visual reference book offers <B>instructions for drawing animals</B>, <B>people</B>, <B>plants</B>, <B>food</B>, <B>everyday objects</B>, <B>buildings</B>, <B>vehicles</B>, <B>clothing</B>, and more. The section on people gives simple tricks for showing emotion (angry, surprised) and action (skipping, doing a handstand). There's also a section on clothing that shows how to draw<B> coats and jackets</B>, <B>shoes and boots</B>, <B>bell-bottoms and skinny jeans</B>. From tricycles to tanker trucks, the book gives tips on drawing all kinds of moving vehicles.</P><P>At then end of each chapter, author and artist Chika Miyata challenges you to <B>synthesize what you've learned and create a scene</B>. At the end of the chapter on animals, the challenge is to draw a zoo. At the end of the chapter on food, the challenge is to keep an illustrated food journal.</P><P>Each entry is broken down with<B> step-by-step illustrations</B>, making this book perfect for <B>beginners or experienced artists</B> in need of a quick refresher and a great resource for those who want to express themselves through<B> illustration or cartooning</B>.<BR /><BR /> Each book in the <B>Almost Everything series </B>offers readers a fun, comprehensive, and charmingly illustrated visual directory of ideas to inspire skill building in their creative endeavors.</P></DIV>