You Can Draw in 30 Days

The Fun, Easy Way to Learn to Draw in One Month or Less

Nonfiction, Home & Garden, Crafts & Hobbies, Art Technique, Drawing, Art & Architecture, General Art

• Author: Mark Kistler
• ISBN: 9780786727230
• Publisher: Hachette Books
• Publication: January 4, 2011
• Imprint: Da Capo Lifelong Books
• Language: English

Learn to draw in 30 days with Emmy award-winning PBS host Mark Kistler

Drawing is an acquired skill, not a talent--anyone can learn to draw! All you need is a pencil, a piece of paper, and the willingness to tap into your hidden artistic abilities. With Emmy award-winning, longtime PBS host Mark Kistler as your guide, you'll learn the secrets of sophisticated three-dimensional renderings, and have fun along the way--in just 20 minutes a day for a month. Inside you'll find:

• Quick and easy step-by-step instructions for drawing everything from simple spheres to apples, trees, buildings, and the human hand and face
• More than 500 line drawings, illustrating each step
• Time-tested tips, techniques, and tutorials for drawing in 3-D
• The 9 Fundamental Laws of Drawing to create the illusion of depth in any drawing
• 75 student examples to help gauge your own progress