Claudia Nice Bücher

Imagine having the ability to draw any subject with precision, detail and expression. With Claudia's help, you can do it! In How to See, How to Draw , you will discover how to tap into your powers of observation, strengthen your hand-eye connection, and draw the world around you with new skill and accuracy. Just take it one step at a time. Claudia is an expert teacher, breaking down complex compositions into a series of achievable shapes and values that even beginners will understand. Through dozens of mini demonstrations, fun-to-do exercises and complete step-by-step instruction, you'll learn everything from basic drawing techniques to more challenging methods for rendering wonderfully rich, in-depth compositions. Her visual instruction details how Claudia's drawings illuminate a range of subjects, including portraits, landscapes, animals and still life. You can practice using her reference photos and drawings, or you can apply her exercises to your own subjects. Start today, Claudia's way! Following her masterful guidance, you'll see the world through new eyes and draw better than you ever have before.

Got a yearning to pick up a pen and see what you can do? Go for it! But don't sketch alone—let popular artist and teacher Claudia Nice be your guide. She'll make your first steps fun and successful! In her trademark style—friendly and encouraging—Claudia will show you how to do a sketch of a subject that actually ends up looking like the subject. And she shares her secrets for turning simple lines and dots into all kinds of lifelike textures, including leaves, glass, hair, fruit, water, clouds, wood grain, grass, fur and feathers. Easy (and fun!) exercises get you started. Step-by-step projects teach techniques as you draw trees, flowers, barns, animals and other subjects—even people! And demonstrations show you how to put all that you've learned together to create a finished picture. So go ahead—grab that pen and have fun! Just follow along with Claudia to get the hang of it, and before you know it you'll be making your own, original pen-and-ink drawings!

Readers will learn to use different materials, from technical pens to paint brushes, and fun techniques such as salt and spatter, to create colorful, realistic vignettes of the world around them. Includes reference photos and field sketches.

Bestselling author and naturalist Claudia Nice presents an essential guide for landscape artists focused on painting trees in their natural settings. With her inspiring style and detailed visual instruction, Claudia begins with the basics, teaching you to simplify reference photos and outdoor vistas into manageable shapes, colors, and textures. She guides you through creating vibrant compositions featuring majestic trees and foliage, covering techniques for mapping out successful compositions, and providing a variety of basic tree shapes to reference, including over 40 conifers, hardwoods, and deciduous trees. You'll discover proven color mixes for a spectrum of vibrant hues, from the diverse greens of foliage to the soft pastels of spring blossoms, using various mediums like watercolor, oil, acrylics, or mixed media. Step-by-step instructions help you capture essential details, such as the textures of bark, the sculptural forms of bare branches in winter, and the character of aged mossy trunks. Claudia also shares smart techniques for any medium, including simple watercolor washes for distant foliage and "knife painting" in oils for added dimension. Whether you're aiming to create field sketches, paint on your travels, or capture views in your backyard, Claudia makes the process enjoyable and rewarding. Each step is like a walk in the woods, allowing you to relax, enjoy, and learn something new.