Drawing Landscapes

Artists of all skill levels will find much to inspire them in this detailed and practical guide to drawing landscapes. Margaret Eggleton guides you through easy-to-follow drawing stages, and gives advice on using sketchbooks, line and tone, perspective and more. She shows how to draw elements of the landscape such as trees and foliage, hills and mountains, skies, water and buildings, and there are practical, step-by-step exercises throughout to help you practise the techniques.

Margaret then guides you carefully through each stage of six stunning projects, each culminating in a beautiful landscape drawing you'll be proud of. Suitable for beginners wanting to build up their confidence as well as more seasoned artists seeking inspiration, this book is a must-have for anyone who wants to draw landscapes in dry media such as graphite pencils, acrylic ink, pen, Conté crayons, pastels or charcoal.

This is a new, redesigned edition of Margaret's highly successful Drawing Masterclass: Landscapes.

Book Contents

Introduction 6
The history of landscape drawing 8
Materials 12
How to start 22
Line and tone 30
Perspective 36
Trees and foliage 40
Hills and mountains 48
Moors and meadows 54
Skies 58
Flowers in the landscape 62
Water 66
Manmade structures 72
Figures 78

LANDSCAPES
The Way to the Woods 82
Canon's Farm Barns 86
Mountains 90
Lake District Bridge 94
Rocamadour 100
Cottage Garden 106

Index 112