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Creative Drawing: Symbols and Sacred Geometry

Autor Ana Victoria Calderón
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 14 iun 2022
Learn simple step-by-step techniques for drawing and embellishing the exciting, inspiring, and beautiful motifs of sacred geometry. In Creative Drawing: Symbols and Sacred Geometry, artist, instructor, and author Ana Victoria Calderon takes you on an inner voyage of discovery to:
  • Learn how sacred geometry has been practiced and celebrated by cultures all over the world and influenced artists throughout history, including Leonardo da Vinci
  • Start with the essentials--compass drawing with graphite pencils on paper--then explore the featured mediums for embellishing, including colored pencils, watercolor, inks, and other easy-to-use mediums
  • Take a step-by-step look at fundamental drawing techniques for creating such universal motifs as the Vesica Piscis, the Fruit of Life, and the Hypercube
  • Learn to paint a variety of stunning effects and find great project ideas for stylish gifts
The study and creation of sacred geometry inspires the imagination and provokes reflection. So grab your pencils and take a beautiful creative journey with drawing! Perfect for creative beginners, the books in the Art for Modern Makers series take a fun, practical approach to learning about and working with paints and other art mediums to create beautiful DIY projects and crafts.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780760374535
ISBN-10: 0760374538
Pagini: 144
Ilustrații: 200 color photos
Dimensiuni: 216 x 254 x 12 mm
Greutate: 0.53 kg
Editura: Quarry Books

Notă biografică

The author of Creative Watercolor, Color Harmony for Artists, Creative Watercolor and Mixed Media, and Creative Drawing: Symbols and Sacred Geometry, Ana Victoria Calderon is a Mexican/American watercolor artist and teacher with a bachelor's degree in Information Design and continued studies in Fine Arts. Her licensed artwork can be seen in retail outlets throughout the United States and Europe on a wide variety of products. Ana teaches in-person workshops and hosts creative retreats in Tulum, Mexico, as well as summer watercolor retreats throughout Europe. She has had more than 80,000 students on Skillshare, where she is a Top Teacher, and she also teaches thousands of Spanish-speaking students on Domestika. See more of Ana's work on Instagram (@anavictoriana), YouTube (Ana Victoria Calderon), and Facebook (Ana Victoria Calderon Illustration). She lives in Mexico City, Mexico.

Cuprins

INTRODUCTION
My Discovery of Sacred Geometry and Meditative Art Making
What Makes Sacred Geometry Sacred?
1 GEOMETRY TOOLS AND ART SUPPLIES
The Relationship Between
Mathematical Precision and Artistic Fluidity
Technical Drawing Tools
Tools for Creative Interpretation
2 BASIC SHAPES AND SYMBOLISM
The Circle - Tips for Using Your Compass
Vesica Piscis - Drawing Technique
Artistic Exploration: Shapes within the Shape
Trinity Knot - Drawing Technique
Artistic Exploration: Using Colored Pencils and Blending
PROJECT: Coloring Your Trinity Knot
3 THE SEED OF LIFE
Building Circles Upon Circles - Drawing Technique
Artistic Exploration: Shapes and Patterns
PROJECT: Finding the Yin-Yang Symbol
PROJECT: Drawing a Burst Pattern
Artistic Exploration: Meditative Art with Mosaics
PROJECT: Drawing on Black Paper
PROJECT: Collage Moons and Mixed Media
4 THE FLOWER OF LIFE
The Flower of Life in Many Cultures - Drawing Technique
Flower of Life Expanded Pattern - Drawing Technique
Artistic Exploration: Connecting the Dots, Uncovering a Hexagram Star Symbol
PROJECT: Rainbow Watercolor Flower of Life
5 COMPLEX SHAPES BUILT FROM THE FLOWER OF LIFE
The Egg of Life - Drawing Technique
The Tree of Life - Drawing Technique
The Fruit of Life - Drawing Technique
Artistic Exploration: Organic
Shapes, Mediums, and Colors
PROJECT: Tree of Life with Opaque Paint on Black Paper
PROJECT: Crystal Grid
6 METATRON'S CUBE
The Power of Metatron's Cube - Drawing Technique
Platonic Solids: Shapes Derived from Metatron's Cube - Drawing Technique
Artistic Exploration: Emphasizing Specific Lines
PROJECT: Platonic Solids on a Sky Background
7 THE TORUS
The Energy of the Torus - Drawing Techniques
Artistic Exploration: Adding and Subtracting Lines and Using Color
PROJECT: The Hypnotic Eye
PROJECT: The Vortex
PROJECT: A Blended Hypnotic Eye
EPILOGUE
Continue Your Path of Exploration
RESOURCES
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
INDEX


Descriere

Learn simple step-by-step techniques for drawing and embellishing the exciting, inspiring, and beautiful motifs of sacred geometry. In Creative Drawing: Symbols and Sacred Geometry, artist, instructor, and author Ana Victoria Calderon takes you on an inner voyage of discovery to:

  • Learn how sacred geometry has been practiced and celebrated by cultures all over the world and influenced artists throughout history, including Leonardo da Vinci
  • Start with the essentials--compass drawing with graphite pencils on paper--then explore the featured mediums for embellishing, including colored pencils, watercolor, inks, and other easy-to-use mediums
  • Take a step-by-step look at fundamental drawing techniques for creating such universal motifs as the Vesica Piscis, the Fruit of Life, and the Hypercube
  • Learn to paint a variety of stunning effects and find great project ideas for stylish gifts

The study and creation of sacred geometry inspires the imagination and provokes reflection. So grab your pencils and take a beautiful creative journey with drawing! Perfect for creative beginners, the books in the Art for Modern Makers series take a fun, practical approach to learning about and working with paints and other art mediums to create beautiful DIY projects and crafts.