The Complete Book of Drawing: Essential Skills for Every Artist

This looks like a great book. A corner of it was slightly damaged and the package appeared to have been opened and taped closed again so I don't know if it was delivered to incorrect address first or if it was a used item packaged in a recycled package.

it is indeed a very complete book, a wonderful primer for anyone who wants to start drawing or is trying to pick up the habit again (like me). the book includes basic shapes, figure drawing, caricatures, landscapes and still life; and probably i left behind important bits of the book in that enumeration, these ones are just the ones that catched my eye. also in the short time that i have practiced i can see and improvement in my way of drawing, even if its simple shapes. something to take into account before buying this book is that the way of teaching is not step to step, or at least i would not describe that way; the book gives written instruction (which are incredibly easy to understand and follow) and a picture of whatever you are suppose to draw. this is a very different way to learn that i am accustomed by my Autodidacticism. and also, i must admit that i wont take the pen as the book intends, i am too accustomed to hold the pen, the brush, the soldering iron or the scalpel the same way; but that just my personal pet-peeve, you may improve to hold the pen in the specific way the book intends, i don't.

I havent sketched in several years and decided recently to get back into it, i never took any classes or anything, always been self taught. This book is great!! he actually walks you through the sketch step by step instead of just a paragraph telling you how to with an end picture saying now draw this. he does a great job walking you through how to sketch. great so far

I was a little skeptical getting such a huge book. I had this "fear" that something major would be left out, or the information would be glossed over. By skimming some of the Chapters I could tell that the information is broken down well, and there are enough picture examples to get you through. The Plus side of this book is that quite a few things are covered which is grand, and honestly if one Instructional Book covered all the bases, then we would all have one book. With that said, I was a little disheartened that Stippling wasn't covered. I know it isn't Rocket Science, and it could be quite taxing if you are of Singular dominant hand, but it would of been nice to see an expert cover it. I guess I will have to travel solo on my Stippling Journey and figure it out for myself. Other than that, this heafty Book is full of what you need to get Started or to keep going on your own Journey ☺️

Great book with pleanty of references. You can't tell that this book was ever used.

I purchased this for my Great Grand Daughter! She loves it!

always wanted to learn to draw since jr high school. this book is great. starts at the basic shapes, shading, directionals, etc. practicing with different types of pencils and pens.

This book was recommended to me by an art friend of mine and it does not disappoint. we call it an "art bible". It goes into different drawing subjects and ways to approach something and is written simply for anyone to understand. It gives overviews of drawing scenery, perspective, portraits, and proportions and plenty more. An absolute must have for your art reference shelf. You will need an additional book if you want to get a more targeted in any particular subject (such as anatomy), but this lays out all the groundwork for artists to learn, or hone drawing skills.

Excelente, se ve muy completo me será muy útil para mis clases

Oh I'm glad that I ordered this book..... It's has everything thing that an beginner artist has to know about sketching... The book is really nice... And fat too..and I got it for a great deal... I recommend this book for every single beginner artist out there

Ich würde dieses Zeichenbuch weiterempfehlen. Auf den ersten Blick sieht es vielleicht nicht besonders aus, aber es enthält eine Fülle von hilfreichen Tipps.

Absolutely superb book . Excellent value.

I learn something new every time I read this book and reference certain subjects, it's great for beginners and is a good way to just refresh and get the best from your art... The book has lots of advice but also gives you some reference and understanding about how stlyes differ between artists, but ultimately this book helps you create what you want to draw, and find your own style .. I would definitely recommend..