To draw accurately artists must do away with preconceived ideas of what a subject should look like & study the actual shape size & position of the subject. This title begins with learning how to observe
- to see whats really there not what you want to see. Observation is a skill thats learned & practiced & one of the hallmarks of successful artists is that they know how to look at a subject with clear vision unfettered by preconceived notions or old habits. Using reference photos diagrams sketches & comparative examples the author shows first how to observe an object & second how to translate that observation into an accurate rendering using graphite pencils charcoal pencils & pen & ink.