Drawing: Landscapes by William F. Powell

Drawing: Landscapes by William F. Powell ISBN-13: 9781633228405 Paperback: 40 pages Publisher: Walter Foster Publishing Released: March 3rd 2020

Source: ebook review copy from the publisher through NetGalley.

Book Description, Modified from Goodreads:
William F. Powell invites you to explore a number of basic drawing techniques and shows how to develop a drawing to its fullest through a series of step-by-step demonstrations. Landscapes provides you with the necessary knowledge to create your own landscape drawings from preliminary sketch to the completed work. Discover different methods of shading and ways of manipulating drawing tools to produce specific textures. Also included are simple techniques for developing common landscape elements—such as trees, clouds, rocks, and water—and how to apply a variety of methods to convey a sense of realism. Then, with a little practice, you will be able to apply your newfound skills and draw your own beautiful landscape masterpieces!


My Review:
Drawing: Landscapes is an art instruction book on drawing landscapes using graphite pencil. The finished drawings are more like detailed sketches than highly detailed drawings, but they still look very nice. There is enough instruction that this would be appropriate for a beginner. The author started by describing the various tools and materials, various shading techniques, how to create various textures, and the basics of composition and perspective. He then provided step-by-step details on how to draw clouds, rocks, trees and bushes, buildings, mountains, deserts, creeks, and waterfalls. He ended with two step-by-step projects: Half Dome in Yosemite and Grand Falls in Yellowstone. I'd recommend this short book to beginners at drawing landscapes.


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