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The Art of Spiral Drawing: Learn to create spiral art and geometric drawings using pencil, pen, and more Paperback – April 14, 2020

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The Art of Spiral Drawing offers a fresh, modern take on everyone’s favorite childhood toy from the 1960s through today, the Spirograph®. With The Art of Spiral Drawing, no complicated tools are needed, as artists of all skill levels learn to create their own spiral art using little more than paper and a pen or pencil.

Written and illustrated by Jonathan Stephen Harris, the author of the popular The Art of Drawing Optical Illusions, the book opens with helpful sections on tools and materials, perspective, and shading, ensuring that beginning artists know the basics before getting started on the step-by-step projects that follow. Instructions for creating basic shapes, including a triangle, a circle, and a square, progress into more detailed patterns featuring perspective, florals, and more. Instructions are also included for creating a variety of subjects, from flowers to animals, all featuring a spiral pattern as their framework. Artists can even add color to their spiral artwork using the tips featured in the book and simple tools like colored pencils and markers.

Beginning and intermediate artists, doodlers, optical illusionists, and more will love creating their own spiral and geometric art with the help of The Art of Spiral Drawing!
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The Art of Spiral Drawing

Have you ever seen a magic trick and asked yourself, “How did they do that?” How about an optical illusion? Optical illusions have long held my interest; in fact, it was while trying to create new optical illusions that I developed my spiral drawings. The decorative elements in these drawings create the illusion that they were drawn with curved lines, when in reality, they consist of straight lines.

Spiral drawings may look intimidating, but with just a little guidance, they can easily be achieved! Geared toward the beginning artist, The Art of Spiral Drawing explains how to draw these basic optical illusions. It also includes a few more advanced tutorials for those ready to take their spiral art to the next level. Spiral drawings are impressive to look at, and once you get the hang of the drawing method, there’s no limit to what you as an artist can come up with!

Cube spiral drawing

I use a few basic tools and drawing techniques to create my spiral drawings.

  1. I always draw on 110-lb. card stock. This heavyweight paper is durable and doesn’t crease easily. Also, it can withstand almost any medium without buckling.
  2. For subject matter that requires accuracy, I begin my drawings with an HB or a #2 pencil; then I use permanent markers to outline.
  3. I do not use a ruler, but you should feel free to do so if you find it helpful!
  4. I erase with a kneaded eraser, also known as a putty rubber. Try not to use a hard eraser if you can avoid it. Your paper can handle some erasing, but it’s very important to draw lightly. You can always make a drawing darker, but it’s difficult to go back and erase a mark that was applied using too much pressure.
  5. To add color to my drawings, I like to use Crayola markers. They are affordable, they produce well-defined colors, and you can blend them simply by applying more pressure.

HEART

HEART sketch

Start of a heart spiral drawing

Half of a heart spiral drawing

Complete heart spiral drawing

STEP ONE

Lightly sketch a vertical line with a circle on each side. Sketch a curved line on one side; then draw over it with a pen or marker. Sketch another curved line on the other side.

STEP TWO

Draw over the right-side curved line with a pen or marker; then draw over the center line as well. Draw a diagonal line from the center of the heart downward; then draw another line that follows the curve of the left side of the heart to the center line. Draw a curve along the top edge of the heart and repeat this step inside the lines you just drew.

STEP THREE

Continue to add lines inside the heart, keeping the spacing between them consistent. You should now have formed a spiral on the left side of the heart.

STEP FOUR

Repeat steps 2 and 3 on the right side of the heart to complete it.

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About the Author

Jonathan Stephen Harris started his freelance artist career drawing portraits of people and pets, and then moved on to creating tattoo flash (tattoo designs) for studios all over the world. He spent 10 years creating custom tattoo designs. Now he spends most of his time painting and creating fonts and typefaces for both personal and commercial use. He has a successful YouTube channel, TattooWoo, showing how-to-draw videos and his processes for creating art and designs. Jonathan is the author of The Art of Drawing Optical Illusions and The Art of Spiral Drawing, both from Walter Foster Publishing.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Walter Foster Publishing; Illustrated edition (April 14, 2020)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 128 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1633228223
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1633228221
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.4 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.1 x 0.45 x 11.85 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Born and raised in England, Jonathan Stephen Harris started his freelance artist career drawing portraits of people and pets, and then moved on to creating tattoo flash (tattoo designs) for studios all over the world. For 10 years he worked online creating custom tattoo designs. Now he spends most of his time painting and creating fonts and typefaces for both personal and commercial use. He has a successful YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/user/TattooWoo) showing how-to-draw videos and the processes he takes when creating art and designs. Learn more at www.jonathanstephenharris.com.

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128 pages of knowledge and awesome illustrations. As a beginner following Jon Stephen Harris work, I am blown away by his book.
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concor
5.0 out of 5 stars Love this book
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2023
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Easy to follow. The designs are inovative,but the directions are easy to follow. Great book.
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Sherald W.
5.0 out of 5 stars A Zentangle Must
Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2023
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If you love Zentangling this is a must! Great enhancement for your projects!
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GirlyGirl
4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good!
Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2022
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I would have given it 5 stars but there are just not enough drawings in it. I expected a little more from this book, but it's a cool idea and great concept to use in your drawings, so it's pretty good.
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writenow
5.0 out of 5 stars FUN!
Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2020
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I was looking for some simple drawing projects to use as postcards in between my more time consuming drawings and this fit the bill perfectly. It's well written and has many step by step projects. He especially took the time to simplify the outline drawing portion. After doing a few of these you will surely be able to design your own. Some even have a 3D effect which makes them look more complicated than they really are. I know what I will be doing all night!
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Borinquen
5.0 out of 5 stars Time to have fun!
Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2021
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128 pages of knowledge and awesome illustrations. As a beginner following Jon Stephen Harris work, I am blown away by his book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Time to have fun!
Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2021
128 pages of knowledge and awesome illustrations. As a beginner following Jon Stephen Harris work, I am blown away by his book.
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Hadda Read
3.0 out of 5 stars Lack of Desciption
Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2023
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I'm fascinated with the drawings, but the author wasted no time or space with descriptions. They are as vague as can be. Some drawings would benefit from Reference/Starting Points and Directional Arrows. in some cases the pattern needs to be mirrored/flipped to achieve the desired symmetry. Some authors opt for showing beginning lines in color, etc., etc. I don't generally like writing in books but this one is an exception. After working through it though, I was able to stare at the large rectangle in the Gallery and determine how it was put together. :)
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Luvbead
5.0 out of 5 stars FABULOUS!!!
Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2021
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Wow! Fantastic instruction! This one is worth every penny!! This will take your skills to another level! Develop fine motor skills, eye/hand coordination and your brain will get a work out!
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Donna Willis
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2020
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Omg I love this book the different designs are wonderful hours of fun great book
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Big Dennis
5.0 out of 5 stars Heldere duidelijke instructie.
Reviewed in the Netherlands on September 23, 2023
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Goede basis om na verkrijgen van de basisvaardigheden, zelf verder te experimenteren. Wel juiste papier gebruiken om inkt niet door te laten drukken of vlekken.
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Jane
5.0 out of 5 stars Great value.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 21, 2023
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Loved this book , great for older children and adults.
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Wandar
3.0 out of 5 stars Nada
Reviewed in Spain on April 5, 2022
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Muy simple y caro para el contenido que ofrece. No merece la pena
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François Gibs
5.0 out of 5 stars Unique en son genre et complet
Reviewed in France on December 21, 2021
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Ce livre approche un sujet qui n est traité par aucun autre. On y apprend plein de choses passionnantes, je le recommande chaleureusement. La qualité d impression et du papier sont également très bonnes.
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Victor German Ledesma Garcia
4.0 out of 5 stars Atractivas figuras a realizar
Reviewed in Mexico on August 9, 2020
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La organización gradual de figuras está bien pues va de lo sencillo a lo complejo. La forma de trabajar omite dimensiones lo cual puede generar confusión y queda la elaboración muy al cuidado y criterio del dibujante.
Es una experiencia gráfica interesante para quien quiera incursionar en ésta técnica.
En mi caso el libro presentó dos pares de hojas pegadas.
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Victor German Ledesma Garcia
4.0 out of 5 stars Atractivas figuras a realizar
Reviewed in Mexico on August 9, 2020
La organización gradual de figuras está bien pues va de lo sencillo a lo complejo. La forma de trabajar omite dimensiones lo cual puede generar confusión y queda la elaboración muy al cuidado y criterio del dibujante.
Es una experiencia gráfica interesante para quien quiera incursionar en ésta técnica.
En mi caso el libro presentó dos pares de hojas pegadas.
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