How to Draw and Paint Fairies by Linda Ravenscroft

How to Draw and Paint Fairies by Linda Ravenscroft

From finding inspiration to capturing diaphanous detail, a step-by-step guide to fairy-painting techniques. Drawing and painting fairies is a delightful and eternally popular art form that poses its own unique challenges: how do you paint an imaginary subject? How can you capture the luminosity and tiny detail of a figure that might fit in the palm of your hand? This book explains the techniques to bring your fairy art to life. It goes right back to basics, assuming no practical art skills on the reader's part, just an urge to draw fairies. It supplies the know-how and the skills in the form of practical techniques, linework to trace, and constructional drawings that clearly demonstrate how to form heads, faces, and figures that are easy to copy. For the beginner artist there's linework to copy and trace, and then colour using whatever technique appeals. Easy-to-follow constructional drawings reveal how to simplify shapes and figures to create flower fairies, nymphs, and sprites; trace a basic form, then complete your fairy however you wish. Learn how to capture the grace and movement of fairy gestures; use stippling and impressing to add texture to fabric and wings; learn how to lay variegated washes and reserve highlights.

Aug 05

Those who love fairies should pick up a copy of [this book]If you're a beginner there's linework to copy and trace whilst the more confident artists can draw freehand using the step-by-step guides. This book provides you with the know how to bring your fairy art to life!

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Feb 06

This book explains how to capture the grace and movement of fairy postures. With easy-to-follow constructional illustration, it reveals how to simplify shapes and figures, and gives advice on clothing and colours. Containing everything needed to draw your own beautiful, imaginary creatures, plus tips and a variety of examples.

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Linda Ravenscroft is an artist of international standing, whose beautifully detailed fairy and fantasy images can be seen all over the world, from fine art prints to exclusive giftware and fantasy art books. Linda became a professional fantasy artist in 1996, and since then her work has been in demand, with many of her pieces now with American collectors. Linda is the author of How to Draw and Paint Fairyland, and How to Draw and Paint Fairies, which has sold 200,000 copies worldwide.

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ISBN 13	9781844480951
ISBN 10	184448095X
Title	How to Draw and Paint Fairies
Author	Linda Ravenscroft
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Search Press Ltd
Year published	2005-09-14
Number of pages	128
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.