Drawing (Idiot's Guides)

Learning to draw can be intimidating, but all you need is a good teacher. This step-by-step, project-based approach to learning the fundamentals of drawing teaches you in the easiest way possible. This all-new guide uses color to show the progression of strokes and techniques for completing 50 fun drawing projects from scratch. It also gives you an introduction to the tools and materials you'll need to get started. Features include:

• 50 easy-to-understand project-based lessons, with step-by-step illustrations.
• A variety of the most important drawing subjects are featured, including people, animals, objects, landscapes, still-lifes, buildings, and more.
• Basic concepts of drawing, such as contour, proportion, gradation, abstraction, texture, dimension, perspective, symmetry, light and shadow, texture, depth, and anatomy.