Any artist who loves the beauty of nature and is drawn by the majesty of the sea will want to try sketching boats and nautical scenes. American painter Yngve Edward Soderberg, who spent much of his career mastering this art on the Mystic coast of Connecticut, was known for his breathtaking maritime art. In this concise guide, he makes it look easy with step-by-step instructions perfect for novices and anyone wanting to brush up on his drawing skills. From sailboats and dinghies to cruisers and whale ships, Soderberg shows how to observe and draw all that is seaworthy. Enhanced by expert commentary, over 100 illustrations include gulls, buoys, lighthouses, water surfaces, skies, clouds, and more. He even demonstrates how to sketch a boat's crew in action and offers valuable tips on perspective. Easy to follow, this essential guide helps hone all the valuable skills needed to create beautiful nautical compositions.

Provides step-by-step instructions for drawing different types of ships and boats.

This book woll teach you how to draw ships and boats in a fun and unique way step by step.

This book features simple, age-appropriate instructions that teach kids how to draw all sorts of ships and big boats. Drawing terms are defined so readers are learning about ships and art at the same time.

With the help of this guide, children and other beginning artists will enjoy learning how to draw 30 different forms of transportation — most of them composed of simple shapes such as circles, triangles, squares, and rectangles. Easy-to-follow, step-by-step illustrations show how to put these shapes together to form everything from a canoe, biplane, and antique locomotive to an ocean liner, seaplane, and passenger car of a modern train. Fun to draw, these pictures will also help youngsters and budding artists understand the basics of shape, form, and dimension. Blank practice pages are included.

Create a swashbuckling world of pirate adventure! Here's a wonderful way for children — and adults — to learn to draw. Using just a few simple steps, budding artists can sketch more than 30 exciting images of buccaneers. Illustrations include a crew of peg-legged, eye-patched hearties, plus a pirate ship and all the equipment, such as a compass, a cannon, doubloons, and the Jolly Roger. Practice makes perfect, so each drawing appears next to a blank practice page.

How to draw weapons, guns, pistols, arrows, clubs, swords and more step by step