Parks - The Big Book of Realistic Drawing Secrets: Easy Techniques for drawing people animals flowers and nature

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The Big Book of Realistic Drawing Secrets. Copyright 2009 by Carrie Stuart Parks and Rick Parks. Manufactured in China. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means including information storage and retrieval systems without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages in a review. Published by North Light Books, an imprint of F+W Media, Inc., 4700 East Galbraith Road, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45236. (800) 289-0963. First Edition.

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ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Rick and Carrie Parks blend their love and friendship with their Christian faith, home and art careers. They team-teach forensic art classes throughout the nation, winning national awards for their outstanding instruction and for inspiring others to achieve artistic excellence. They are both forensic artists and have worked on major national and international cases. Their forensic art has appeared on multiple television shows, including Americas Most Wanted and 20/20.

In addition to teaching, Rick and Carrie create fine art in pencil, watercolor, pastel pencils and stone carvings. Carrie is a signature member of the Idaho Watercolor Society and has won numerous awards for her paintings.

To find out more about the Parks or to find a class near you, check out their website at www.stuartparks.com. Contact Rick at rick@stuartparks.com or Carrie at carrie@stuartparks.com.

Metric Conversion Chart

APPLE BLOSSOMS

14" x 17" (36cm x 43cm)

The following artwork originally appeared in previously published titles from North Light Books (the initial page numbers given refer to the pages in the original book; page numbers in parentheses refer to pages in this book).

Secrets to Drawing Realistic Children 2008

Carrie Stuart Parks and Rick Parks

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Secrets to Drawing Realistic Faces 2003

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Secrets to Realistic Drawing 2006

Carrie Stuart Parks and Rick Parks

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

The first secret to realistic drawing is having the right tools.

Once you have the right materials, learn how to properly use them in this chapter.

Follow along with the demonstrations in this chapter and put your drawing techniques to work.

Drawing the human face is tricky. Discover the secrets to success here.

Refine your ability to draw the face by focusing on individual facial features.

Put everything youve learned together to draw portraits of your friends and loved ones.

INTRODUCTION

S o many times I have heard someone throw down the swordmake that the penciland issue this challenge to me: Yeah, but you cant teach ME to draw! Yes, I can teach you to draw, even if you cant draw a straight lineor draw blood with a knife. Youre reading this book, which means youve met the only criteria I have: a desire to learn.

Drawing is a very learnable skill. If you havent learned to draw, your drawings are weak or some art teacher told you to take up knitting instead, you just havent had the right instruction. Im not promising that youll become Leonardo da Vinci by the end of this book, but I do believe you will draw better than you have ever hoped. All you must do is apply (and practice!) the drawing tools taught in this book. Youll soon discover that learning to draw is less about talent and more about learning to perceive the world around you differently.