The Laws guide to nature drawing and journaling / written and illustrated by John Muir Laws ; in joyful, inspired collaboration with Emilie Lygren.
Material type: TextPublisher: Berkeley, California : Heyday, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Description: vi, 303 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cmISBN:- 9781597143158
- 1597143154
- Nature drawing and journaling
- QH51 .L376 2016
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Lending Books | Elisabeth C. Miller Library Tall Shelves | QK98.24 .L29 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39352800173478 |
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QK98.24 .J64 1999 The Sierra Club guide to painting in nature / | QK98.24 .K56 2004 Beautiful botanicals : painting and drawing flowers and plants / | QK98.24 .K56 2015 The Kew book of botanical illustration / | QK98.24 .L29 2016 The Laws guide to nature drawing and journaling / | QK98.24 .L44 2011 Botany for artists / | QK98.24 .L46 1984 Portraits of plants / | QK98.24 .M25 1999 Drawing trees : step by step / |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 300-302).
Observation and intentional curiosity -- Projects that focus awareness -- Methods of deepening inquiry -- Visual thinking and displaying information -- Your journaling kit and materials -- Nature drawing -- Media-specific techniques -- How to draw animals -- How to draw wildflowers -- How to draw trees, near and far -- How to draw landscapes.
In straightforward text complemented by step-by-step illustrations, dozens of exercises lead the hand and mind through creating accurate reproductions of plants and animals as well as landscapes, skies, and more. Laws provides clear, practical advice for every step of the process for artists at every level, from the basics of choosing supplies to advanced techniques.