30-Minute Drawing For Beginners: Easy Step-by-Step Lessons & Techniques For Landscapes, Still Lifes, Figures, And More

30-Minute Drawing for Beginners: Easy Step-by-Step Lessons & Techniques for Landscapes, Still Lifes, Figures, and More

Build basic drawing skills with easy 30-minute lessons Anyone can learn to draw! This beginner?s guide is the perfect place to get started, with easy lessons that you can do in half an hour or less. Even if you have no drawing experience, you?ll grow your skills and confidence over the course of this book with short, simple exercises that break down the basics of sketching, shading, composition, perspective, and more. A step-by-step approach?Clear, illustrated instructions make it easy to hone your skills as you progress from sketching simple forms like a cube to landscapes and self-portraits.Regular practice?Short lessons make it easy to stick with drawing and find time to practice, even for busy people.Essential art concepts?Each chapter explains a key element of drawing, like line, shape, texture, and form, and includes activities to apply what you learned.Ease into the basics with this fun and friendly guide to drawing for beginners. Review?As an art educator, Jordan knows how to encourage creativity and confidence. With his approachable step-by-step and timed exercises, anyone can learn or improve their drawing skills. Even for the most reluctant learner, this book makes drawing approachable and possible. So, grab a pencil and start drawing!? ?Megan Dehner, Senior Editor, The Art of Education University Magazine?When I was a young and aspiring artist, I often looked to drawing tutorial books to build my skills, yet, those step-by-step tutorials only got me so far in my creative abilities. What sets 30-Minute Drawing for Beginners apart from those earlier references is that it provides equal parts guidance and creative freedom. It builds both skills and confidence in the emerging artist.? ?Sarah Ackermann, Executive Director of Teaching Innovation at Ball State UniversityAbout the AuthorJORDAN DEWILDE has taught art for more than nine years and was awarded the Illinois Elementary Art Educator of the Year award in 2018. He writes regularly for The Art of Education University magazine on topics pertaining to contemporary art, social justice, and art education. Follow Jordan @mrdewildeart.