"Anyone who can hold a pencil can learn to draw with some degree of proficiency," Bert Dodson proclaims.

In this book he shares a complete drawing system that you can use for any subject or type of drawing - even if you've doubted your ability to draw. It's based on 55 "keys to drawing." which are introduced at a comfortable pace. The keys are interspersed with dozens of practice exercises that help you learn by doing.

You'll learn such helpful concepts as:

• restating, focusing, mapping, and intensifying
• how to free your hand action, then learn to control it
• how to convey the illusions of light, depth, and texture
• how to stimulate your imagination through "creative play"

About the Author
Bert Dodson, a talented draftsman, painter and illustrator, graduated from Arizona State University and later studied at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. He taught drawing and illustration for several years at the New York Fashion Institute of Technology, has frustrated more than 35 books, and is the creator of the comic strip, "Nuke." A transplanted Californian, he now lives with his wife in Vermont.

"This book is an excellent resource to teach students the principles of drawing." - Laura Woodward, M.A.

"The author is particularly adept at using those triggering words and phrases that get my ideas onto the paper." - Candace Garrison, Fine Artist

This is the best drawing book I've ever read!" - Pat Shorten, Fine Artist"