Lee J. Ames - Draw 50 Magical Creatures: The Step-by-Step Way to Draw Unicorns, Elves, Cherubs, Trolls, and Many More

Draw 50 Airplanes, Aircraft, and Spacecraft

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Draw 50 Animals

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Draw 50 Baby Animals

Draw 50 Beasties

Draw 50 Birds

Draw 50 Boats, Ships, Trucks, and Trains

Draw 50 Buildings and Other Structures

Draw 50 Cars, Trucks, and Motorcycles

Draw 50 Cats

Draw 50 Creepy Crawlies

Draw 50 Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Animals

Draw 50 Dogs

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Draw 50 Famous Cartoons

Draw 50 Flowers, Trees, and Other Plants

Draw 50 Horses

Draw 50 Magical Creatures

Draw 50 Monsters

Draw 50 People

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Draw 50 Sharks, Whales, and Other Sea Creatures

Draw 50 Vehicles

Draw the Draw 50 Way

Copyright 2009 by Jocelyn S. Ames and Murray D. Zak

All rights reserved.

Published in the United States by Watson-Guptill Publications, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc., New York, in 2013.

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Originally published in hardcover in the United States by Broadway Books, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House Inc., New York, in 2009.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Ames. Lee J.
Draw 50 magical creatures: the step-by-step way to draw unicorns, elves, cherubs,
Trolls, and many more / Lee J. Ames and Andrew Mitchell. 1st ed.
p. cm. (Draw 50 magical creatures)
1. Fantasy in art. 2. DrawingTechnique. I. Mitchell, Andrew J., 1967
II. Title. III. Title: Draw fifty magical creature. IV. Series.

NC825.F25A44 2009
743.87dc22

eISBN: 978-0-8230-8611-5

v3.1

For Alison Sally, Jonathan David, and their families and pets

Before you begin drawing, here are some tips on how to use and enjoy this book:

When you start working, use clean white bond paper or drawing paper and a pencil with moderately soft lead (HB or No.2). Have a kneaded eraser on hand (available at art supply stores). Choose any one of the subjects in the book that you want to draw and then very lightly and very carefully sketch out the first step. As you do so, study the finished step of your chosen drawing to sense how your first step will fit in. Make sure the size of the first step is not so small that the final drawing will be tiny, or so large that you wont be able to fit the finished drawing on the paper. Then, also very lightly and very carefully, sketch out the second step. Carefully focus on each step to see how it fits into both the previous, and the following step. You must also focus on the final drawing to see how each step is a part of it. As you go along, step by step, study not only the lines but also the size of the spaces between lines. Remember, the first steps must be constructed with the greatest care. A wrongly placed stroke could throw the whole drawing off.

As you work, it is a good idea to have a mirror available. Holding your sketch up to the mirror from time to time can show you distortions you might not see otherwise.

As you are adding to the steps, you may discover that they are becoming too dark. Heres where the kneaded eraser becomes particularly useful. You can lighten the darker penciling by strongly pressing the clay-like eraser onto the dark areas.

When youve put it all together and gotten to the last step, finish the drawing firmly with dark, accurate strokes. There is your finished drawing. However, if you want to further finish the drawing with India ink, applied with a pen or fine brush, you can clean out all of the penciling with a kneaded eraser after the ink completely dries.

Remember, if your first attempts do not turn out too well, its important to keep trying. Practice and patience do indeed help. I would like you to know that on occasion when I have used the steps for a drawing from one of my own books, it has taken me as long as an hour or two to bring it to a finish.

Lee J. Ames

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