{"title":"Books by Lise Herzog","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9780228105329","title":"365 Days of Drawing People","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAuthor of\u003c\/em\u003e 365 Days of Drawing.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLise Herzog is an accomplished teacher of pen and pencil skills. Her first work with Firefly is notable for the thoroughness of its easy lessons, progressing from a few simple lines to shading and texture... over 365 days.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen it comes to drawing, \"practice makes perfect.\" In \u003cem\u003e365 Days of Drawing People\u003c\/em\u003e, Herzog shows how, with a few strokes of the pencil, you can make a simple likeness of infant, toddler, young adult and older people - people with work and age lines in their faces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen progressively, through the year, make more complex drawings of hands and limbs, faces and hair, and have multiple perspectives of the same person, or drawings of bodies in motion.  Each drawing is shown in black on the page, but the days of the year and title of the drawing are in 4-colour, making the book lively and inspiring in its presentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetter still, like the original \u003cem\u003e365 Days of Drawing\u003c\/em\u003e, this new book is very thick, and quarter-bound in real cloth, ressembling a traditional artist's notebook or sketchpad. This feature has been a notable factor in the success of the original book, giving it the look and feel of a costly volume yet presented at an attractive price.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56228528882037,"sku":"9780228105329","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780228105329_fe5c823f-6292-4200-a3f2-23dfc2568796.jpg?v=1786012236"},{"product_id":"9780228102601","title":"365 Days of Drawing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA year of easy to progressively harder daily challenges to learn the fundamentals of drawing.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou want to learn to draw. You know you have to practice. Every day. But it is that blank sheet of paper that sets off the \"what do I draw?\" and \"I don't know how to draw it!\" panic. That is where \u003ci\u003e365 Days of Drawing\u003c\/i\u003e comes in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is a step-by-step drawing exercise for every day of the year. Each shows the steps from the first line to the last and a brief text explains the steps. You can move through the book front to back or pick and choose. All 365 drawings start with one shape or line -- a circle, an oval, a square, a rectangle, a curved line, a straight line -- upon which the object or person is built. By mixing these basic strokes anything is achievable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reader can add perspective to go from two- to three-dimensions: create volume turning a square into a box, add depth turning a circle into a cylinder, create distance making railway tracks disappear. A one-quarter view of a box is different than from the front, and an open box even more different.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFacial features can be a beginning drawer's nightmare but not if you know the lines of halves and thirds on which all faces are drawn. At the same time, you will learn anatomy and what goes where when someone is walking, bowling, sleeping, or more. In all, there are more than 50 drawings of people in various poses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe variety is impressive just by using the basic shapes and lines:\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul\u003e  \u003cli\u003e all straight lines for a xylophone, an Egyptian pyramid, a house \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e all curved lines for a rhinoceros, a high-heeled shoe, a crying baby\u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003e curved lines mixed with straight lines for a jetliner, a city center, a tennis racket. \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith its abundance of approachable drawings as well as loads of tips, instruction and inspiration, \u003ci\u003e365 Days of Drawing\u003c\/i\u003e will have even the most artistically challenged mastering the art of drawing. 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Each featured subject starts with \u003cb\u003ebasic lines and shapes\u003c\/b\u003e, and slowly progresses with each new step to a fully rendered, completed drawing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSaving the nitty-gritty technical aspects of drawing for the more advanced student, \u003ci\u003eJust for Fun: Drawing\u003c\/i\u003e simply touches upon \u003cb\u003ekey drawing concepts and fundamentals\u003c\/b\u003e, including \u003cb\u003eperspective\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eproportion\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003evolume\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eshading\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003ecomposition\u003c\/b\u003e, among others, that are relevant to a beginner’s core understanding of the craft.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith its abundance of approachable and contemporary drawings, as well as\u003cb\u003e loads of tips\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003einstruction\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003einspiration\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJust for Fun: Drawing\u003c\/i\u003e will have even the most artistically challenged individuals mastering the \u003cb\u003eart of pencil drawing\u003c\/b\u003e in no time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56302540980597,"sku":"9781633222816","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781633222816_8f5295e1-7999-4d6d-968b-d1ffc6b60615.jpg?v=1786023273"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-lise-herzog.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}