An inspiring guide to sketching and painting the world around you!Packed with practical tips and advice, this book shows you how to fill your sketchbook or watercolor pad with a variety of everyday items that catch your eye, such as:Kitchen items like cups, teapots and silverwareToys like Rubik's Cubes and model carsTea sandwiches and roll cakesColorful bottles and containersHousehold items like umbrellas, bottles and candlesClothing and acessories including shirts, hats and umbrellasAnd so much more! Author Tomoko Kuramae provides clear step-by-step instructions on the proportions and perspective of basic objects and clearly explains how to draw dozens of items based on cubes, cylinders and flat shapes from a variety of angles. She then shows you how to bring your finished sketches alive with the use of brilliant transparent watercolors.
