Again, I found myself flipping back and forth between pages looking at final image and then comparing it to the steps it took to get there. All of these are demonstrated with pencil drawing techniques, leaving the color decisions up to the reader. There are color pencil techniques followed by brief paint pattern explanations and a simplified overview of Photoshop.Ĭhapter 4 tackles machines, complete with a version of the Nautilus, a zeppelin, a flying galleon. The first chapter of the book is perfect for me – a brief couple of essays on steampunk and the influences around us that make for good imagery, and then a solid overview of color techniques, supplies, texture design, and perspective, my real weak spot. It's a full-color book, 128 pages, and oversized to allow for some great tutorials on a variety of techniques from pencil to paint to digital image manipulation.
#Steampunk heart sketch how to#
Written by Joey Marsocci and Allison DeBlasio and illustrated by Bob Berry, this is one of those books that is thoroughly enjoyable to thumb through and drool over (for folks like me) and even better for those with artistic talents who want to obtain some tips on adding steampunk elements to their art or just plain learn how to start from scratch and create some eye-catching steampunk artwork. I've taken a course here and there, trying my best to improve my sketches, but I'm honest enough with myself to admit I'll never be producing the kind of art found in How to Draw Steampunk from Walter Foster.
My skills do not lean in the direction of drawing, and never have.
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