Sketching and Drawing – A Personal View – By Anant Kulkarni

After the success of his first book 'Figure Drawing', Tushar Moleshwari is back with his second book Head Study. Human head is one of the most complex forms. Drawing a head can be difficult if it is not simplified. Simplification is the key. Keeping this in mind, Tushar Moleshwari explains the basic fundamentals of drawing  human head in a simple way.  He also describes the skull and basic superficial muscle structure of the human head.

This inspiring book does away with lengthy explanations of techniques. Instead, Kamath has been successful in presenting a wide variety of his work which itself is an able guide. Although pencil sketches dominate, the book also has quick colour sketches and Kamath’s self-portrait too. It is a must-have on any art enthusiast’s book shelf.

 

Pencil and paper are the most preliminary but important materials which open the creative world of drawing to artists. There are many ways to handle the pencil. In this book, artist Rahul Deshpande shows tonal drawing with pencil, focusing on outdoor landscape studies. He explains how this approach helps as a foundation for creating paintings in any medium later on. He also shares some thoughts on drawing, observation skills, composition, tonal representation and shadow patterns. Along with a variety of subjects, this book will encourage art lovers, art students and professional artists to handle pencil as a tonal medium.